Challenge Preparatory Academy
1948 Ellis St., Augusta, GA 30904Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- 5-12
- Students (K-12)
- 22
- Students per teacher
- 4.6
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Augusta center
- 9.3 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
- 7
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 68% boys, 32% girls
- 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
- 2021-22 to 2023-24
- 10 to 22, up 12
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 8 (9)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 11 and grade 12 (1 each)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
- High school grades
- Average 1; lower grades 5
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 45 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,400
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person, virtual and hybrid
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Georgia
- Same as the median of the 575 private schools we list
- School day, against Georgia
- 45 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (583 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 4.6 here; median 8.2 at 279 GA combined schools
- Size in Richmond County
- Smallest of the 8 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.
Challenge Preparatory 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 Challenge Preparatory Academy?
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Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Episcopal Day School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 1 | |
| Curtis Baptist School (Pk-12) ✓ | PreK-12 | 229 | 1 |
| St. Mary on the Hill Catholic School ✓ | K-8 | 495 | 2 |
| Immaculate Conception Catholic School ✓ | PreK-12 | 77 | 2 |
| Ebenezer SDA School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 2 | |
| Melodiousone Educational Institute ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 2 | |
| Westminster Schools of Augusta ✓ | PreK-12 | 501 | 3 |
| Heritage Academy ✓ | PreK-8 | 231 | 3 |
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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