40 Special Education Schools in Georgia by City

Special education schools in Georgia at a glance

Share of the state’s private schools: 6%, 40 of 708
Towns: 22; the most in Atlanta (5), Lawrenceville (4) and Roswell (4)
Counties: 16 with at least one
Students: about 3,095 in all; the typical school has 64
Smallest and largest: Fleming Day School, 11 students; The Howard School, 303 students
Students per teacher: 5.5 typical, 2.7 to 10 across 37 schools
Co-ed or single-sex: all co-ed
Association members: 3, most often the Association of Christian Schools International
To a 4-year college: 27% of graduates at the typical high school (14 reporting)
State program: Education savings account, up to $6,500 per student
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Affiliation, 40 schools

Catholic1
Christian, not Catholic8
Nonsectarian31

Grade levels (overlapping), 40 schools

Pre-K (and up)3
Elementary (K to 5)30
Middle (6 to 8)30
High school (9 to 12)22
K to 12, one school5

School size, 36 reporting

Under 5018
50 to 14911
150 to 2996
300 to 5991

On the Promise Scholarship list: 8 of 40

Special education schools20%
All private schools in Georgia51%

Lowest published tuition, 7 schools

Lowest$13,300Middle$25,000Highest$47,900

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 7 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 6, 2026.

By city

The 40 largest

School	City	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
The Howard School	Atlanta	K-12	303	5	Nonsectarian
The Cottage School	Roswell	3-12	276	6.3	Nonsectarian
Mill Springs Academy	Alpharetta	K-12	270	5.8	Nonsectarian
The Schenck School	Atlanta	K-6	250	7.5	Nonsectarian
Mde School of East Cobb	Marietta	1-12	214	6.3	Nonsectarian
The Swift School ✓	Roswell	1-8	170	6.2	Nonsectarian
The Bedford School	Fairburn	1-9	152	5.7	Nonsectarian
Gracepoint School	Marietta	1-8	134	3.4	Christian (nondenominational)
Sage School ✓	Lawrenceville	1-6	100	3.6	Christian (nondenominational)
Cumberland Academy of Georgia	Atlanta	2-12	99	4.9	Nonsectarian
Chatham Academy	Savannah	1-12	83	5.5	Nonsectarian
Immaculate Conception Catholic School ✓	Augusta	PreK-12	77	5.6	Roman Catholic
The Bridge of Georgia	Monroe	Ungraded	76	7.6	Baptist
Brookwood Christian Language School ✓	Acworth	1-12	74	5.3	Christian (nondenominational)
Porter Academy	Roswell	Ungraded	71	9	Nonsectarian
The Joseph Sams School	Fayetteville	Ungraded	71	6.8	Nonsectarian
Special Needs School of Gwinnett	Lawrenceville	PreK-12	70	10	Nonsectarian
Woodfield Academy	Macon	1-12	64	5.5	Nonsectarian
New Heights Academy	Alpharetta	Ungraded	49	4.9	Nonsectarian
Academy of Rome & Cartersville ✓	Rome	2-12	46	7.3	Nonsectarian
Southern Raised Learning Academy	Fayetteville	K-12	41	8.2	Nonsectarian
Advance Learning Center ✓	Kingsland	1-12	40	6.7	Christian (nondenominational)
Advance Academy at Matthew Reardon Ctr for Autism	Savannah	Ungraded	40	2.7	Nonsectarian
Clearwater Academy	Tyrone	1-12	37	4.6	Nonsectarian
The Lionheart School	Alpharetta	Ungraded	36	2.8	Nonsectarian
Stepping Stones Education Therapy Center	Griffin	PreK-K	32	3.2	Nonsectarian
Academy Innovation	Gainesville	1-9	31	4.6	Nonsectarian
The Loom School	Decatur	K-8	27	6.3	Nonsectarian
Byron Christian Academy	Byron	1-12	26	10	Christian (nondenominational)
The Hirsch Academy	Decatur	K-8	23	not reported	Nonsectarian
Hope Springs Christian Learning Center	Lawrenceville	2-8	22	5.5	Christian (nondenominational)
The Link School	Acworth	Ungraded	21	3.6	Nonsectarian
Atlanta Prep	Atlanta	1-8	21	3.3	Nonsectarian
Alexsander Academy	Roswell	3-12	19	3.8	Nonsectarian
Benjamin Academy ✓	McDonough	2-12	15	3	Nonsectarian
Threshold Community Program	Decatur	8-12	14	not reported	Nonsectarian
Fleming Day School	Lithonia	4-12	11	4.8	Christian (nondenominational)
Friendship Forest Academy ✓	Lawrenceville	Ungraded	9	not reported	Nonsectarian
The Ellis School of Atlanta	Atlanta	Ungraded	8	2.7	Nonsectarian
Triumph in Life	Austell	5-12	5	3.6	Nonsectarian

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