Top Ranked Florence Private Elementary Schools (2026-27)

Mars Hill Bible School

Gr: PK-12 | 752 students

Avg. class size: 20 students

Sports: 11 | Extracurriculars: 17

Church of Christ

698 Cox Creek Pkwy

Florence, AL 35630

(256) 767-1203

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St. Joseph Regional Catholic School

Gr: PK-8 | 148 students

Sports: 5

Montessori School (Catholic)

115 Plum St

Florence, AL 35630

(256) 766-1923

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Riverhill School

Gr: PK-6 | 185 students

Avg. class size: 14 students

Sports: 3 | Extracurriculars: 10

2710 Darby Drive

Florence, AL 35630

(256) 764-8200

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Shoals Christian School

Gr: K-12 | 216 students

Avg. class size: 15 students

Sports: 10 | Extracurriculars: 14

Christian

301 Heathrow Dr

Florence, AL 35633

(256) 767-7070

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Victory Christian Academy

Gr: NS-8

Christian

2302 Hough Rd

Florence, AL 35630

(256) 767-1749

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Florence, Alabama Private Schools (Closed)

Florence Christian Academy

Gr: PK-12 | 92 students

Baptist

2701 Florence Blvd

Florence, AL 35630

(256) 764-3591

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Florence, AL Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

-16.7% (-1 school) 10-yr

1,301

Students

+9.0% (+107 students) 10-yr

$6,713

Avg. Tuition

+29.2% (+$1,518) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

-20.0% (-4 students) 10-yr

11%

Students of Color

+57.1% (+4.0 pp) 10-yr

15:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

+25.0% (+3.0) 10-yr

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Enrollment & Diversity

Category

This Town (Florence)

This State (AL)

# Schools

5 Schools

336 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private Elementary Schools
Year	Florence, AL Total Schools
2025	5
2024	6
2023	6
2022	6
2021	6
2020	6
2019	6
2018	6
2017	6
2016	6
2015	6

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# Students

1,301 Students

69,603 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private Elementary School
Year	Florence, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	325	212	199
2024	279	202	192
2023	215	206	193
2022	232	222	205
2021	232	218	201
2020	232	205	188
2019	237	214	193
2018	242	214	190
2017	242	212	199
2016	249	212	196
2015	239	196	183

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% Students of Color

11%

24%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Florence, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	11%	24%	33%
2024	11%	23%	32%
2023	12%	23%	32%
2022	7%	24%	32%
2021	7%	24%	31%
2020	7%	24%	31%
2019	7%	24%	31%
2018	7%	24%	30%
2017	11%	24%	31%
2016	11%	23%	31%
2015	7%	24%	31%

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0.56

0.54

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Florence, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	0.56	0.54	0.64
2024	0.56	0.54	0.64
2023	0.46	0.53	0.63
2022	0.31	0.55	0.62
2021	0.31	0.55	0.62
2020	0.31	0.54	0.62
2019	0.29	0.55	0.61
2018	0.31	0.55	0.60
2017	0.29	0.51	0.59
2016	0.28	0.51	0.59
2015	0.28	0.51	0.58

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# American Indian Students

n/a

133 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

25 Students

1,381 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Florence, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	2%	2%	5%
2024	2%	2%	5%
2023	3%	2%	5%
2022	2%	2%	5%
2021	2%	2%	5%
2020	2%	2%	5%
2019	2%	2%	4%
2018	2%	3%	4%
2017	2%	2%	4%
2016	2%	2%	4%
2015	2%	2%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

36 Students

1,906 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Florence, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	3%	3%	9%
2024	3%	3%	9%
2023	3%	3%	9%
2022	1%	2%	8%
2021	1%	2%	9%
2020	1%	2%	9%
2019	1%	2%	8%
2018	1%	2%	8%
2017	1%	1%	8%
2016	1%	1%	8%
2015	1%	1%	8%

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# Black Students

43 Students

7,879 Students

% Black Students

11%

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Florence, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	3%	11%	8%
2024	3%	11%	8%
2023	4%	12%	8%
2022	4%	12%	7%
2021	4%	12%	8%
2020	4%	12%	8%
2019	4%	12%	8%
2018	4%	12%	8%
2017	4%	11%	7%
2016	4%	12%	8%
2015	4%	12%	8%

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# White Students

741 Students

45,621 Students

% White Students

56%

64%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Florence, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	56%	64%	55%
2024	56%	65%	55%
2023	71%	66%	55%
2022	82%	64%	57%
2021	82%	64%	57%
2020	82%	65%	58%
2019	84%	63%	59%
2018	82%	63%	59%
2017	83%	67%	61%
2016	84%	67%	61%
2015	84%	67%	61%

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# Hawaiian Students

3 Students

62 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

471 Students

14,018 Students

% of Others Students

36%

20%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Florence, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	36%	20%	22%
2024	36%	19%	22%
2023	19%	17%	22%
2022	11%	20%	22%
2021	11%	20%	20%
2020	11%	19%	19%
2019	9%	21%	20%
2018	11%	20%	20%
2017	10%	19%	19%
2016	9%	18%	18%
2015	9%	18%	18%

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All Ethnic Groups

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# Teachers

90 Teachers

6,360 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

15:1

11:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Florence, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	15:1	11:1	11:1
2024	15:1	11:1	11:1
2023	11:1	11:1	11:1
2022	11:1	11:1	11:1
2021	11:1	11:1	11:1
2020	11:1	11:1	11:1
2019	11:1	12:1	11:1
2018	11:1	12:1	11:1
2017	11:1	11:1	11:1
2016	10:1	12:1	12:1
2015	12:1	12:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

36%

57%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Florence, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	36%	56%	54%
2024	36%	55%	54%
2023	32%	54%	53%
2022	32%	54%	53%
2021	32%	53%	53%
2020	32%	52%	53%
2019	32%	49%	52%
2018	32%	50%	52%
2017	31%	49%	51%
2016	30%	48%	51%
2015	28%	49%	50%

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Average Class Size

16 students

15 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Florence, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	16	15	16
2024	16	15	15
2023	16	15	15
2022	16	15	15
2021	16	15	15
2020	16	15	15
2019	16	15	15
2018	16	15	15
2017	16	15	15
2016	16	15	15
2015	20	15	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

5 courses

9 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Florence, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	5	9	12
2024	5	10	11
2023	5	7	10
2022	5	7	10
2021	5	8	10
2020	5	8	10
2019	5	7	10
2018	5	7	10
2017	5	7	10
2016	5	6	9
2015	3	7	9

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Florence, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	25	25	26
2024	25	25	26
2023	25	25	26
2022	25	25	26
2021	25	24	26
2020	25	25	26
2019	25	24	26
2018	25	24	25
2017	25	25	25
2016	25	25	25
2015	25	24	25

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$6,713

$10,686

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Florence, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	$6,713	$10,629	$14,043
2024	$6,713	$7,860	$12,357
2023	$6,713	$7,834	$11,693
2022	$6,713	$7,492	$11,199
2021	$6,713	$7,289	$10,824
2020	$6,713	$7,359	$10,496
2019	$6,713	$7,276	$10,300
2018	$6,713	$7,280	$10,056
2017	$6,713	$7,233	$9,712
2016	$6,223	$6,473	$9,307
2015	$5,195	$6,847	$8,903

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Average % on Financial Aid

19%

32%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Florence, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	19%	31%	34%
2024	19%	28%	33%
2023	19%	27%	33%
2022	19%	27%	32%
2021	19%	28%	32%
2020	19%	27%	31%
2019	19%	26%	30%
2018	19%	23%	29%
2017	19%	23%	29%
2016	19%	21%	28%
2015	16%	20%	27%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$1,445

$4,883

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Florence, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	$1,445	$4,722	$6,227
2024	$1,445	$4,468	$6,113
2023	$1,445	$4,344	$5,785
2022	$1,445	$4,034	$5,514
2021	$1,445	$4,231	$5,269
2020	$1,445	$4,231	$5,141
2019	$1,445	$3,933	$5,007
2018	$1,445	$3,636	$4,752
2017	$1,445	$3,050	$4,582
2016	$1,445	$2,660	$4,396
2015	$1,000	$2,883	$4,230

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Average Endowment Size

$4 million

$17.07 million

Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

85%

87%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Florence, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	85%	87%	81%
2024	85%	90%	85%
2023	85%	89%	85%
2022	85%	90%	85%
2021	85%	89%	86%
2020	85%	89%	86%
2019	85%	90%	85%
2018	85%	90%	85%
2017	85%	90%	86%
2016	85%	89%	85%
2015	85%	89%	86%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

14 extracurriculars

9 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

7 sports

8 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private elementary schools in Florence, AL?

The private elementary schools in Florence, AL include St. Joseph Regional Catholic School and Mars Hill Bible School.

How many private elementary schools are located in Florence?

5 private elementary schools are located in Florence.

How diverse are private elementary schools in Florence?

Florence private elementary schools are approximately 11% minority students, which is lower than the Alabama private school average of 24%.

What percentage of private elementary schools are religiously affiliated in Florence?

80% of private elementary schools in Florence are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Church of Christ).

Which private elementary schools in Florence are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private elementary schools in Florence include: St. Joseph Regional Catholic School vs. Shoals Christian School, Mars Hill Bible School vs. Shoals Christian School, Victory Christian Academy vs. Shoals Christian School

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Asian Student Percentage Trends

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