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St. Benedict Catholic School

12786 Illinois St., Elberta, AL 36530

PreK-8 grades
97 students
6.8 students per teacher

St. Benedict Catholic School is a Roman Catholic private school in Elberta, AL teaching grades PreK-8. It reported 97 students and about 6.8 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.

School facts

Grades
PreK-8
Students
97
Teachers
15
Students per teacher
6.8
Student body
Coeducational
Program
Regular
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
Setting
Town

Member of: National Catholic Educational Association

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

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 St. Benedict Catholic School?

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.

Other private schools nearby

School Grades Students Per teacher Affiliation Miles
Uphc Small Steps Learning Center PreK-Transitional K 1 0.5 Pentecostal 6
Snook Christian Academy PreK-12 329 14.3 Church of Christ 7
South Baldwin Christian Academy PreK-12 157 10.1 Christian (nondenominational) 8
Gulf Shores City Schools 11
Central Christian School PreK-12 247 7.1 Christian (nondenominational) 12
St. Patrick Catholic School PreK-8 177 16.1 Roman Catholic 12

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