First Baptist Academy
1139 Usher St. Nw, Covington, GA 30014Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- PreK-8
- Students (K-12)
- 104
- Students per teacher
- 4.4
- Affiliation
- Baptist
- From Covington center
- Under 1 mile
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
- 32
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Setting
- Suburb
- Member of
- Association of Christian Schools International
- 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
- 77 to 104, up 27 (35%)
- Path
- Grew in each survey (100 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- 3 grades (16 each)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 6 and grade 8 (7 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
- 6 hours 25 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,160
- 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
- 35 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (583 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 4.4 here; median 8 at 184 GA elementary schools
- Size in Newton County
- Larger than 3 of 7 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.
First Baptist Academy tuition, and what Promise Scholarship pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $5,500 to $9,800 a year, published by 2 private schools nearby. School by school
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
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Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peachtree Academy Private School | $7,500 to $9,800 | 2026-27 | 2.4 |
| Covington Academy | $5,500 | 2026-27 | 3.2 |
Each figure was read on that school's own website. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montessori School of Covington | PreK-8 | 46 | <1 |
| The Apostolic Gospel Preparatory School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 1 | |
| Journey Forward Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 1 | |
| Georgia Preparatory School | K-8 | 49 | 1 |
| Peachtree Academy Private School ✓ | PreK-12 | 247 | 2 |
| Unity Learning Network STEM School Covington | PreK-6 | 475 | 3 |
| Grace Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 94 | 3 |
| Covington Academy ✓ | K-12 | 330 | 3 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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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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