Essential Church School, Birmingham, AL

Essential Church School is a Christian private school in Birmingham, AL teaching grades K-12. It reported 1,185 students and about 19.8 students for every teacher in the 2023-24 federal survey.

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School facts

Grades: K-12
Students: 1,185
Teachers: 96
Students per teacher: 19.8
Student body: Coeducational
Program: Regular
Affiliation: Christian (nondenominational)
Go on to a 4-year college: 25%
Setting: Suburb

These are the numbers the school gave the U.S. Department of Education for the 2023-24 school year, published in July 2026. Enrollment and staffing move every year, so ask the school for today’s figures. Where this comes from. Something wrong? Tell us and we will fix it.

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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.

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Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
Briarwood Christian School ✓	PreK-12	1,552	11.2	Christian (nondenominational)	2
Hilltop Montessori School ✓	PreK-8	97	5.2	Nonsectarian	2
Gods House Kindergarten and Day Care	PreK-K	16	26.7	Presbyterian	5
Joseph S Bruno Montessori Academy ✓	PreK-8	116	5.3	Roman Catholic	5
Our Lady of the Valley School	PreK-8	166	9.3	Roman Catholic	5
Allan Cott School	1-12	59	9.8	Nonsectarian	5
Ardent Preschool & Daycare	PreK-K	3	1	Christian (nondenominational)	7
Mitchell's Place ✓					7

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