The Capitol School
Tuscaloosa · AL · Private independent · K-12 combined
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STARS Academy → Tuscaloosa Career and Technology Academy → Central High School → Lloyd Wood Education Center → North River Christian Academy → Tuscaloosa Academy → Holy Spirit Catholic School → Northridge High School →📋 At a glance
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- Academic signals not yet ingested for this school
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How The Capitol School compares for families
What families should know about The Capitol School.
- ▸ LocallyAL trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−10 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: STARS Academy, Tuscaloosa Career and Technology Academy, Central High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -2.9%/year, projecting from 2022's 121 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STARS Academy Tuscaloosa |
Public | 1.1 | — | — |
| Tuscaloosa Career and Technology Academy Tuscaloosa |
Public | 1.4 | — | — |
| Central High School Tuscaloosa |
Public | 1.6 | 796 | +4.2% |
| Lloyd Wood Education Center Northport |
Public | 1.8 | 39 | — |
| North River Christian Academy Tuscaloosa |
Private | 2.5 | 207 | +7.8% |
| Tuscaloosa Academy Tuscaloosa |
Private | 3.2 | 435 | +9.8% |
| Holy Spirit Catholic School Tuscaloosa |
Private | 3.5 | 392 | +66.1% |
| Northridge High School Tuscaloosa |
Public | 3.8 | 1,153 | +3.3% |