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For the 2026-27 school year, there are 2 college-prep and junior boarding schools serving 263 students located throughout Alabama.

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St. Bernard Preparatory School Photo - The Abbey church is located at the center of campus. The location of the church is no accident, as the rich Benedictine tradition, which spans 1500 years, is central to all facets of the St. Bernard experience.

Top Alabama Boarding Schools (2026-27)

School

Location

Quick Facts

St. Bernard Preparatory School

(Catholic)

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1600 St. Bernard Drive, S.E.
Cullman, AL 35055
(256) 255-5890

Gr: 7-12 | 133 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Avg. class size: 20 students Acceptance rate: 80% Tuition listed

Southern Preparatory Academy

(Non-denom. / Christian)

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174 Ward Circle
Camp Hill, AL 36850
(256) 790-9202

Gr: 7-12 | 130 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Avg. class size: 12 students Acceptance rate: 92% Tuition listed

Historical Statistics Overview

This State (AL)

US (avg. per state)

# Schools

2 Schools

6.4 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Boarding Schools
Year	Alabama (AL) Total	US Avg per State
2025	2	6.4
2024	2	6.2
2023	2	6
2022	2	5.9
2021	2	5.7
2020	2	5.4
2019	2	5.4
2018	2	5.2
2017	1	5.1
2016	1	4.9
2015	1	5
2014	1	5

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# Students

261 Students

2,517 Students

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Trends in Total Number of Boarding School Students
Year	Alabama (AL) Total	US Avg per State
2025	261	2,517
2024	261	2,453
2023	261	2,367
2022	262	2,384
2021	325	2,278
2020	325	2,144
2019	325	2,197
2018	335	2,146
2017	215	2,100
2016	215	1,980
2015	215	1,985
2014	170	1,962

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Academics and Faculty

South Region*

* Fewer than 3 schools in Alabama report these figures, so the South regional average is shown.

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

8:1

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Regional Trends (South) in Average Student-Teacher Ratio
Year	South Region Avg	National Avg
2025	8.29	7.56
2024	8.08	7.42
2023	8	7.27
2022	8.02	7.24
2021	7.95	7.14
2020	8.12	7.1
2019	8.34	7.31
2018	8.27	7.25
2017	8.38	7.28
2016	8.29	7.25
2015	8.56	7.42
2014	8.73	7.45

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% Faculty with Advanced Degree

67%

69%

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Regional Trends (South) in Average % Faculty with Advanced Degrees
Year	South Region Avg	National Avg
2025	67.07%	68.79%
2024	68.23%	68.47%
2023	68.77%	68.7%
2022	68.21%	68.29%
2021	67.98%	67.41%
2020	67.88%	66.44%
2019	67.39%	65.37%
2018	68.73%	65.99%
2017	67.44%	65.94%
2016	66.1%	65.26%
2015	66.02%	64.84%
2014	66.28%	64.51%

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Academic Programs

South Region*

* Fewer than 3 schools in Alabama report these figures, so the South regional average is shown.

Avg. AP Courses

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Regional Trends (South) in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	South Region Avg	National Avg
2025	22.54	21.79
2024	23.22	22.03
2023	23.41	21.94
2022	22.38	21.71
2021	23.55	21.96
2020	22.64	21.81
2019	22.43	21.32
2018	21.91	21.08
2017	23.04	20.87
2016	22.38	20.25
2015	20.09	20.27
2014	19.86	18.54

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Avg. IB Courses

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Regional Trends (South) in Average Number of IB Courses Offered
Year	South Region Avg	National Avg
2025	31.5	28.48
2024	31.5	32.63
2023	31.5	32.37
2022	31.5	31.96
2021	31.5	33.52
2020	31.5	31.42
2019	33	32.29
2018	36.4	33.53
2017	34.2	29.83
2016	34.2	30.17
2015	23	27.41
2014	21.8	26.13

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Avg. Class Size

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Regional Trends (South) in Average Class Size
Year	South Region Avg	National Avg
2025	12.69	12.78
2024	12.71	12.77
2023	12.63	12.73
2022	12.65	12.61
2021	12.69	12.54
2020	12.49	12.41
2019	12.6	12.58
2018	12.88	12.7
2017	13	12.59
2016	13	12.57
2015	13.08	12.63
2014	13.17	12.58

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Academic Performance

South Region*

* Fewer than 3 schools in Alabama report these figures, so the South regional average is shown.

Avg. SAT Score

1232

1271

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Regional Trends (South) in Average SAT Score
Year	South Region Avg	National Avg
2025	1232	1271
2024	1235	1274
2023	1244	1278
2022	1245	1276
2021	1241	1277
2020	1241	1273
2019	1238	1271
2018	1250	1273

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Avg. ACT Score

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Regional Trends (South) in Average ACT Score
Year	South Region Avg	National Avg
2025	25.94	27.06
2024	25.78	26.91
2023	26.06	26.99
2022	26.13	26.75
2021	26.22	26.65
2020	26.25	26.73
2019	26	26.53
2018	26	26.44
2017	25.83	26.15
2016	25.72	25.99
2015	25.54	25.73
2014	25.37	25.4

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Avg. Acceptance Rate

64%

59%

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Regional Trends (South) in Average Acceptance Rate
Year	South Region Avg	National Avg
2025	64.38%	58.56%
2024	62.7%	57.34%
2023	63.57%	56.69%
2022	63.18%	56.48%
2021	64.19%	55.89%
2020	63.1%	55.26%
2019	63.81%	54.55%
2018	62.36%	54.5%
2017	61.63%	54.34%
2016	60.88%	53.38%
2015	62.05%	53.67%
2014	61.75%	53.7%

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Tuition and Finances

South Region*

* Fewer than 3 schools in Alabama report these figures, so the South regional average is shown.

Avg. Tuition (Boarding)

$58,423

$64,455

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Regional Trends (South) in Average Tuition Cost
Year	South Region Avg	National Avg
2025	$58,423	$64,455
2024	$58,791	$62,584
2023	$56,685	$60,415
2022	$53,804	$58,343
2021	$51,965	$57,017
2020	$51,389	$55,760
2019	$49,161	$54,186
2018	$46,459	$52,108
2017	$44,772	$50,594
2016	$43,727	$49,180
2015	$42,344	$47,708
2014	$41,093	$48,599

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Avg. Tuition (Day)

$29,034

$38,004

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Regional Trends (South) in Average Day Student Tuition
Year	South Region Avg	National Avg
2025	$29,034	$38,004
2024	$29,238	$36,732
2023	$27,149	$35,848
2022	$28,229	$34,469
2021	$28,198	$34,614
2020	$27,655	$33,350
2019	$25,186	$31,555
2018	$23,377	$30,133
2017	$21,911	$29,344
2016	$21,464	$29,140
2015	$20,860	$28,042
2014	$20,228	$27,217

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Avg. Tuition (International)

$60,474

$62,450

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Regional Trends (South) in Average International Student Tuition
Year	South Region Avg	National Avg
2025	$60,474	$62,450
2024	$59,657	$59,956
2023	$57,046	$57,872
2022	$54,398	$56,738
2021	$52,368	$54,097
2020	$51,636	$52,930
2019	$50,313	$51,250
2018	$46,981	$47,647
2017	$43,726	$45,370
2016	$42,874	$45,211
2015	$41,119	$45,218
2014	$40,574	$45,073

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Avg. Financial Aid Rate

49%

42%

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Regional Trends (South) in Average Financial Aid Rate
Year	South Region Avg	National Avg
2025	48.9%	41.95%
2024	45.38%	40.75%
2023	46.11%	40.83%
2022	43.87%	39.99%
2021	42.96%	40.06%
2020	42.88%	39.31%
2019	41.72%	38.46%
2018	39.77%	37.83%
2017	38.38%	36.82%
2016	37.81%	36.22%
2015	35.95%	35.64%
2014	35.84%	34.99%

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Avg. Financial Aid Grant

$21,503

$27,075

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Regional Trends (South) in Average Financial Aid Grant
Year	South Region Avg	National Avg
2025	$21,503	$27,075
2024	$22,155	$26,722
2023	$23,238	$26,202
2022	$22,421	$26,183
2021	$23,069	$26,267
2020	$23,159	$26,166
2019	$22,149	$26,311
2018	$21,131	$25,365
2017	$20,206	$24,537
2016	$18,848	$23,339
2015	$17,911	$22,851
2014	$17,997	$22,694

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Avg. Endowment

$62 MM

$84 MM

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Regional Trends (South) in Average School Endowment
Year	South Region Avg	National Avg
2025	$62 million	$84 million
2024	$60 million	$83 million
2023	$59 million	$77 million
2022	$57 million	$73 million
2021	$53 million	$73 million
2020	$49 million	$67 million
2019	$49 million	$67 million
2018	$48 million	$72 million
2017	$47 million	$71 million
2016	$46 million	$68 million
2015	$44 million	$67 million
2014	$43 million	$64 million

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Student Diversity

South Region*

* Fewer than 3 schools in Alabama report these figures, so the South regional average is shown.

% Students of Color

28%

30%

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Regional Trends (South) in Average % Students of Color
Year	South Region Avg	National Avg
2025	27.76%	29.63%
2024	28.2%	29.4%
2023	28.08%	28.56%
2022	27.45%	27.27%
2021	27.56%	26.61%
2020	26.88%	25.85%
2019	24.46%	24.45%
2018	23.07%	23.62%
2017	21.84%	22.39%
2016	20.93%	21.58%
2015	20.35%	21.11%
2014	19.37%	20.77%

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% International Students

18%

27%

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Regional Trends (South) in Average % International Students
Year	South Region Avg	National Avg
2025	18.3%	26.71%
2024	18.98%	26.61%
2023	18%	26.33%
2022	18.24%	25.9%
2021	17.86%	25.04%
2020	17.5%	25.42%
2019	17.9%	25.64%
2018	20.17%	26.43%
2017	20.67%	26.69%
2016	20.71%	25.93%
2015	19.46%	25.38%
2014	18.7%	25.14%

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% Boarding Students

54%

59%

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Regional Trends (South) in Average % Boarding Students
Year	South Region Avg	National Avg
2025	53.96%	59.08%
2024	54.92%	60.19%
2023	55.32%	60.59%
2022	56.38%	61.19%
2021	56.34%	61.06%
2020	56.75%	61.8%
2019	58.02%	62.22%
2018	59.41%	62.39%
2017	59.04%	63.02%
2016	59.32%	63.39%
2015	58.26%	63.63%
2014	58.02%	63.4%

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many boarding schools are located in Alabama?

There are 2 college-preparatory boarding schools located in Alabama.

What is the oldest boarding school in Alabama?

St. Bernard Preparatory School, founded in 1891, is the oldest boarding school in Alabama.

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Academics and Faculty

Regional Trends (South) in Average Student-Teacher Ratio

Regional Trends (South) in Average % Faculty with Advanced Degrees

Academic Programs

Regional Trends (South) in Average Number of AP Courses Offered

Regional Trends (South) in Average Number of IB Courses Offered

Regional Trends (South) in Average Class Size

Academic Performance

Regional Trends (South) in Average SAT Score

Regional Trends (South) in Average ACT Score

Regional Trends (South) in Average Acceptance Rate

Tuition and Finances

Regional Trends (South) in Average Tuition Cost

Regional Trends (South) in Average Day Student Tuition

Regional Trends (South) in Average International Student Tuition

Regional Trends (South) in Average Financial Aid Rate

Regional Trends (South) in Average Financial Aid Grant

Regional Trends (South) in Average School Endowment

Student Diversity

Regional Trends (South) in Average % Students of Color

Regional Trends (South) in Average % International Students

Regional Trends (South) in Average % Boarding Students

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