Southminster Day School, Vestavia Hills, AL

Southminster Day School is a Presbyterian private school in Vestavia Hills, AL teaching grades PreK-5. It reported 151 students and about 8.6 students for every teacher in the 2023-24 federal survey. It is on Alabama’s official CHOOSE Act list.

Can you use CHOOSE Act here?

✓ On the official Alabama CHOOSE Act list Confirmed open

The state’s own list includes this school. We last read that list on 2026-09-17. See the official source. Lists change, so confirm with the school before you enroll.

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School facts

Grades: PreK-5
Students: 151
Teachers: 19
Students per teacher: 8.6
Student body: Coeducational
Program: Regular
Affiliation: Presbyterian
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.

What Alabama pays, and what that leaves you

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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.

Figures read from each program’s official pages, 2026-09-20. Sources and how to apply

What would you pay at Southminster Day School?

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Montessori Kids Universe Homewood	K	102	51	Nonsectarian	2
John Carroll Catholic High School ✓	9-12	540	12.5	Roman Catholic	3
Our Lady of Sorrows	PreK-8	343	13.7	Roman Catholic	3
Creative Montessori School ✓	PreK-8	133	4.3	Nonsectarian	3
Gods House Kindergarten and Day Care	PreK-K	16	26.7	Presbyterian	3
Maranathan Academy ✓					3
Hoover Christian School ✓	K-12	63	8.6	Seventh-Day Adventist	3
Wonderstead ✓					3

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