Downtown Academy
165 Pulaski St., Athens,, GA 30601Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- K-5
- Students (K-12)
- 49
- Students per teacher
- 5.6
- Affiliation
- Christian (nondenominational)
- From Athens 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
- Net cost
- Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. Check the school’s website
School facts
- Teachers
- 10
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 57% boys, 43% 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
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 64 to 49, down 15 (23%)
- Path
- Fell in each survey (53 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 2 (11)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 4 and grade 5 (6 each)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 30 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,350
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Georgia
- Same as the median of the 575 private schools we list
- School day, against Georgia
- 30 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (583 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 5.6 here; median 8 at 184 GA elementary schools
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.
Downtown Academy tuition, and what Promise Scholarship pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
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 Downtown Academy?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees Promise Scholarship pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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- Its full-year tuition and required fees; whether it still takes Promise Scholarship for 2026-27; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double Helix STEAM School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | <1 | |
| Joy Village School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 2 | |
| Primrose School of Athens | PreK-K | 11 | 4 |
| Waseca Montessori School | PreK-4 | 42 | 4 |
| Athens Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 833 | 4 |
| St. Joseph Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 163 | 4 |
| Athens Montessori School | PreK-8 | 140 | 4 |
| Monsignor Donovan Catholic High School ✓ | 9-12 | 95 | 5 |
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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