Private Schools

Private Schools in Mobile, Alabama

20 private schools in Mobile, Alabama with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 6,918 students: 7 Catholic, 12 other religious and 1 nonsectarian. 8 schools go through high school grades.

Schools listed

Go through high school

Median enrollment

249

Median students per teacher

11.1

Private schools in Mobile, Alabama

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

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Faith Academy	PK–12	1,798	19.6	Christian
McGill-Toolen Catholic High School	9–12	750	11	Catholic
Mobile Christian School	K–12	611	18.2	Church of Christ
Cottage Hill Christian Academy	PK–12	594	11.9	Baptist
St Luke's Episcopal School	PK–12	428	8.6	Episcopal
St Ignatius Catholic School	PK–8	389	8.6	Catholic
Cottage Hill Christian Academy, Lower	PK–8	369	11.8	Christian
St Mary Catholic School	PK–8	353	5.9	Catholic
Corpus Christi Catholic School	PK–8	330	13.6	Catholic
St Dominic Catholic School	PK–8	277	12.5	Catholic
Covenant Christian School	PK–8	221	9.1	Christian
Knollwood Christian Academy	PK–8	121	7.4	Assembly of God
St Pius X School	PK–8	116	11.2	Catholic
Al-Iman Academy of Mobile	PK–12	115	9.3	Islamic
Government Street Christian School	PK–12	92	6.9	Baptist
Cypress Grove Academy	K–11	85	10.2	Christian
Little Flower Catholic School	PK–8	80	5.8	Catholic
Trinity Lutheran Elementary School	PK–5	74	12.3	Lutheran
Heart of Mary School	PK–8	73	12.2	Christian
Azalea City MontessoriMontessori	PK–6	42	20	Nonsectarian

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 Mobile, Alabama?

20 private schools in Mobile, 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 Mobile, Alabama?

Among schools that answered the survey, Faith Academy in Mobile is the largest, with 1,798 students in grades PK–12.

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

The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in Mobile, Alabama has 11.1 students per teacher and 249 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.