Private Schools

Private Schools in Huntsville, Alabama

16 private schools in Huntsville, Alabama with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 4,137 students: 3 Catholic, 9 other religious and 4 nonsectarian. 8 schools go through high school grades.

Schools listed

Go through high school

Median enrollment

139

Median students per teacher

8.7

Private schools in Huntsville, Alabama

Largest first. Students per teacher is the school’s own report.

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Randolph School	PK–12	1,005	7.9	Nonsectarian
Whitesburg Christian Academy	K–12	893	12.7	Baptist
Holy Spirit Regional Catholic School	PK–8	435	12.5	Catholic
St John Paul II Catholic High School	9–12	357	12.2	Catholic
Oakwood Adventist Academy	K–12	314	14	Seventh-Day Adventist
Valley Fellowship Christian Academy	PK–12	255	7.4	Christian
Holy Family Parochial School	PK–8	171	9.7	Catholic
Grace Lutheran School	PK–8	153	10.9	Lutheran
Huntsville Christian Academy	K–12	124	8.9	Christian
The Montessori School of HuntsvilleMontessori	PK–8	85	3.7	Nonsectarian
Lincoln AcademyEarly childhood	K	76	9.5	Nonsectarian
Huntsville College Preparatory School	K–12	67	8.4	Nonsectarian
Union Chapel Christian Academy	PK–7	57	4.8	Baptist
Calvary Baptist Academy	PK–12	54	7.8	Baptist
Julius R Scruggs Child Development Center/Acad	PK–4	47	5.9	Baptist
Islamic Academy of Huntsville	PK–6	44	3.5	Islamic

Getting in, and keeping up

Private school entrance exams: format, scoring, and dates for the ISEE, SSAT, and HSPT.
ACAP Summative practice tests and score levels, the test public schools in Alabama give.
Using a 529 plan for K-12 tuition and tutoring.
Colleges in Alabama, for families already looking ahead.

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Frequently asked questions

How many private schools are in Huntsville, Alabama?

16 private schools in Huntsville, Alabama with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe Survey. Schools that did not answer are not counted, so the real number is higher.

What is the largest private school in Huntsville, Alabama?

Among schools that answered the survey, Randolph School in Huntsville is the largest, with 1,005 students in grades PK–12.

How big are classes at private schools in Huntsville, Alabama?

The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in Huntsville, Alabama has 8.7 students per teacher and 139 students in total.

Do private schools require an entrance exam?

Many independent schools ask for the ISEE or SSAT, and many Catholic high schools use the HSPT. Each school sets its own rule, so check the admissions page of every school on your list.

Source: NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 2023-24 public-use data file, National Center for Education Statistics. Schools that answered the survey and enrolled at least 30 students. Amish schools are left out. Schools report their own figures, and a school that did not answer the survey does not appear.