The Hillsboro School
2 mi ✓ Alabama CHOOSE Act Grades PreK-12 34 students 4 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori
Private schools in Helena, AL
27 schools within 12 miles. 13 of them are on the state’s CHOOSE Act list. CHOOSE Act pays $7,000 per student at a participating school.
Schools near Helena
Schools on the official CHOOSE Act list are first, then it goes by distance. No school pays to appear here or to move up.
✓ Alabama CHOOSE Act Grades PreK-12 27 students 3.6 students per teacher Baptist
✓ Alabama CHOOSE Act Grades PreK-K 6 students 3.8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori
✓ Alabama CHOOSE Act Grades PreK-12 287 students 9.9 students per teacher Presbyterian Special program emphasis
✓ Alabama CHOOSE Act
✓ Alabama CHOOSE Act Grades K-12 63 students 8.6 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist
Bessemer Academy
9 mi ✓ Alabama CHOOSE Act
✓ Alabama CHOOSE Act
✓ Alabama CHOOSE Act Grades PreK-8 116 students 5.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Montessori
Spring Valley School
10 mi ✓ Alabama CHOOSE Act Grades 1-12 131 students 4.1 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education
✓ Alabama CHOOSE Act Grades 9-12 540 students 12.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic
Southminster Day School
11 mi ✓ Alabama CHOOSE Act Grades PreK-5 151 students 8.6 students per teacher Presbyterian
✓ Alabama CHOOSE Act Grades K-10 81 students 8.2 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational)
Primrose School of Riverwoods
under 1 mi Grades PreK-K 45 students 22.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Early childhood
Grades PreK-K 9 students 9 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Early childhood
Grades PreK-K 70 students 70 students per teacher Baptist Early childhood
The Day Program
5 mi Grades 7-11 39 students 8.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian
Grades PreK-K 8 students 8 students per teacher Baptist Early childhood
Grades PreK-8 408 students 11.7 students per teacher Roman Catholic
Grades PreK-K 15 students 8.3 students per teacher Methodist Early childhood
Grades PreK-K 13 students 3.2 students per teacher Baptist Early childhood
Grades PreK-K 3 students 1 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Early childhood
Grades PreK-8 166 students 9.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic
Grades PreK-Transitional K 10 students 10 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Early childhood
On the state’s official list Other private schools
All 27 schools within 12 miles
What Alabama pays, and what that leaves you
Alabama CHOOSE Act Education savings account
$7,000 per student at a participating school Homeschooled students get $2,000 each, up to $4,000 a family.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, 2026-09-20. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay?
Tuition and fees CHOOSE Act pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
We filled in the standard CHOOSE Act amount. Change it if your award letter says something different. An award can never be more than the school actually charges. This is arithmetic, not a quote.
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- Private schools in Birmingham (16 mi)
- Private schools in Gardendale (27 mi)
- Private schools in Tuscaloosa (40 mi)
- How CHOOSE Act works
Get one email when applications open
Most programs open once a year, and several ran out of money or seats in 2026. Pick your state (you are looking at Helena) and we will email you the day the next window opens, with the official link. That is the only email you get.
One email per application window. No calls, no sharing your details.
Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there near Helena?
We count 27 within 12 miles of downtown Helena. Together they enrolled about 2,346 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest is John Carroll Catholic High School with 540 students.
Which Helena private schools take CHOOSE Act?
13 of the 27 schools on this page are on the state’s official CHOOSE Act list. They are marked with a green check and listed first. Schools marked here appear on the participating-schools list the Alabama Department of Revenue publishes. We match by school name and city.
Will CHOOSE Act cover the whole tuition bill?
Sometimes, but do not count on it. CHOOSE Act pays $7,000 per student at a participating school, and schools set their own prices. Ask each school for tuition plus fees, then use the calculator on this page to see what is left for you to pay.