Ben Franklin Academy
1585 Clifton Road, Ne, Atlanta, GA 30329Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- 9-12
- Students (K-12)
- 100
- Students per teacher
- 4.7
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Atlanta center
- 6.2 miles
Can you use Promise Scholarship here?
Not on the Promise Scholarship list we read
- About the list
- How the Promise Scholarship list works
- 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: Promise Scholarship official source, dated April 23, 2026.
School facts
- Teachers
- 27
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 32%
- Setting
- City
- 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
- 106 to 100, down 6 (6%)
- Path
- Dipped to 94 in 2021-22, then recovered part of the way
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 12 (53)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 9 and grade 10 (13 each)
- Across the grades
- Classes fill up toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,080
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Georgia
- Same as the median of the 575 private schools we list
- School day, against Georgia
- 60 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (583 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 4.7 here; median 9.3 at 29 GA secondary schools
- Size in Dekalb County
- Larger than 36 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.
Ben Franklin Academy tuition, and what Promise Scholarship pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found September 29, 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 Ben Franklin Academy?
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Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zohor Academy USA ✓ | K-10 | 44 | <1 |
| Glenn School | PreK-K | 14 | <1 |
| Torah Day School of Atlanta | K-8 | 360 | 1 |
| Intown Community School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 1 | |
| Temima, the Richard and Jean Katz High School for Girls | 9-12 | 68 | 1 |
| Primrose School of Druid Hills | PreK-K | 7 | 1 |
| Yeshivah Ohr Yisrael | 9-12 | 66 | 2 |
| Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael of Atlanta | 9-12 | 68 | 2 |
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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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