Essential Church School

Birmingham, Alabama · Grades K–12 · 1,173 students · Private school

Combined (elementary & secondary) · Suburban setting · Shelby County

Enrollment

1,173

Grades

K–12

Student-teacher ratio

19.7:1

Type

Christian (no specific denomination)

About these figures

Data is from the U.S. Department of Education's Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 2021–22 school year — a biennial census of private K-12 schools. Enrollment is total reported enrollment across all grades. The school reported 59.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. NCES classifies it as: Other religious, unaffiliated. Private schools are not required to take state accountability assessments, so no proficiency data or projected rating is shown.

School website

essentialchurchschool.org

Methodology & sources

NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 2021-22 public-use file (as of 2021-22)

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Data last refreshed July 29, 2026.