Downtown Academy
under 1 mi✓ Georgia Promise ScholarshipGrades K-549 students5.6 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Private schools in Athens, GA
10 schools in Athens itself. 7 of them are on the state’s Promise Scholarship list. Promise Scholarship pays up to $6,500 per student.
Order: schools on the official Promise Scholarship list first, then nearest. No school pays for its place. Map
Private schools in Athens (10)
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Athens Academy
4 mi✓ Georgia Promise ScholarshipGrades PreK-12833 students6.3 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed98% to 4-year college
✓ Georgia Promise ScholarshipGrades PreK-8163 students9.4 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Georgia Promise Scholarship
✓ Georgia Promise ScholarshipGrades 9-1295 students4.2 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed90% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8140 students15.6 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Grades PreK-KNonsectarianEarly childhoodCo-ed
Grades PreK-442 students5.2 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Athens private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- Downtown Academy, under 1 mi
- Students
- about 1,322 in all; the typical school has 140
- Smallest and largest
- Waseca Montessori School, 42 students; Athens Academy, 833 students
- Students per teacher
- 6.3 typical, 4.2 to 15.6 across 7 schools
- Programs
- 2 Montessori
- Association members
- 2, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
- Catholic2
- Christian, not Catholic1
- Nonsectarian4
- Not in federal survey3
- Pre-K (and up)5
- Elementary (K to 5)6
- Middle (6 to 8)3
- High school (9 to 12)2
- K to 12, one school1
- Under 502
- 50 to 1492
- 150 to 2991
- 300 to 5990
- 600 or more1
- Athens70%
- All of Georgia51%
Where these facts come from
- Grades, size, affiliation, co-ed, membership, college-going: NCES Private School Universe Survey 2023-24, downloaded September 20, 2026.
- Program list: Georgia Promise Scholarship schools, list dated April 23, 2026, checked November 2, 2026.
- Award and rules: Georgia Promise Scholarship, official page, read October 7, 2026.
- Tuition for 1 school: each school’s own website, last read October 11, 2026.
Private school tuition near Athens
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Athens Christian School | $9,850 to $11,600 | 2026-27 |
Prices from each school’s own website, read in October 2026; fees can be extra. Tuition by state.
Every verified price in Georgia, by city and grade.
What Georgia pays
- Program
- Georgia Promise Scholarship, education savings account
- Award
- Up to $6,500 per student
- Also
- Paid in four quarterly installments.
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