Academe of the Oaks
146 New St., Decatur, GA 30030Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- $25,029
- Grades
- 9-12
- Students (K-12)
- 80
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Decatur center
- Under 1 mile
Can you use Promise Scholarship here?
✓ On the official Georgia Promise Scholarship list
- State list
- Includes this school
- Applying
- The last 2026-27 window is November 1 to 30, 2026. It is open only to families at or below 400% of the poverty level, and awards from it pay for spring 2027 only. The 2027 calendar is due by December 15, 2026.
Source: the official list, dated April 23, 2026.
What you would pay here
- Tuition
- $25,029 (grades 9 to 12, 2026-27)
- Award
- about $6,500
- Left to pay
- about $18,529, before fees
Award $6,500 Left to pay $18,529
- Tuition: the school’s website, checked October 11, 2026.
- Award: Georgia Education Savings Authority, Georgia Promise Scholarship, read October 9, 2026.
- Lowest listed grade band; fees and aid not included. Change the numbers
School facts
- Teachers
- 15
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 45% boys, 55% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 90%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Member of
- Association of Waldorf Schools of North America
- Accreditation, state list
- Accredited by GISA, per the Georgia Promise Scholarship participating private schools list for 2026-27, approved as of April 23, 2026.
- Accreditation: the state’s list.
- School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
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Students and school year
Enrollment over time
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 79 to 80, up 1 (1%)
- Path
- Peaked at 85 in 2021-22
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 9 (27)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 10 (16)
- Average a grade
- About 20
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 160
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,120
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- No
- Year, against Georgia
- 20 days shorter than the 180-day median of 575 schools we list
- School day, against Georgia
- About the median of 7 hours (583 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 10 here; median 9.3 at 29 GA secondary schools
- Size in Dekalb County
- Larger than 29 of 51 other schools we list
Student body, 2023-24
Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.
- Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Earlier counts: NCES Private School Survey 2019-20 and 2021-22, read October 14, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Academe of the Oaks tuition, and what Promise Scholarship pays
- Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27
- $25,029
What is left after the award: worked out at the top of this page.
Tuition from Academe of the Oaks's website, checked October 11, 2026.
Georgia Promise Scholarship Education savings account
- Award
- Up to $6,500 per student
- How it varies
- Paid in four quarterly installments.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 7, 2026. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay at Academe of the Oaks?
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Tuition and fees Promise Scholarship pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Tuition filled in: the lowest published price we list (grades 9 to 12, 2026-27).
- Award filled in: the 2026-27 Promise Scholarship award for that grade band.
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- Whether its published 2026-27 tuition is still current; whether it still takes Promise Scholarship for 2026-27; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Village Project | 6-8 | 39 | <1 |
| Decatur Presbyterian Children's Community | PreK-K | 12 | <1 |
| The Waldorf School of Atlanta ✓ | PreK-8 | 192 | <1 |
| The Friends School of Atlanta ✓ | PreK-8 | 152 | <1 |
| The Ferguson School ✓ | K-3 | 12 | <1 |
| The Hirsch Academy | K-8 | 23 | <1 |
| St. Thomas More Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 430 | 1 |
| Hess Academy | PreK-8 | 79 | 2 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
Next Promise Scholarship date: Open now, until November 30, 2026 (Last 2026-27 application window (400% of poverty or less; funds spring 2027)).
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