Downtown Academy
under 1 mi ✓ Georgia Promise Scholarship Grades K-5 49 students 5.6 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
Private elementary schools in Athens, GA
6 in Athens or within 6 miles. 3 are on the state’s Promise Scholarship list. Private schools that teach any grade from kindergarten through 5, going by the grade span each school gave the federal survey.
Affiliation, co-ed or single-sex, association membership and the share of graduates going on to a 4-year college come from the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe survey.
Athens Academy
4 mi ✓ Georgia Promise Scholarship Grades PreK-12 833 students 6.3 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 98% to 4-year college
✓ Georgia Promise Scholarship Grades PreK-8 163 students 9.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 140 students 15.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-4 42 students 5.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
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What Georgia pays
Georgia Promise Scholarship Education savings account
Up to $6,500 per student Paid in four quarterly installments.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 1, 2026. Sources and how to apply
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