Greenforest McCalep Christian Academy
3250 Rainbow Dr, Decatur, GA 30034Checked against the official list (dated April 23, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- PreK-12
- Students (K-12)
- 92
- Students per teacher
- 5.6
- Affiliation
- Baptist
- From Decatur center
- 4.5 miles
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. See the school’s tuition page
School facts
- Teachers
- 18
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 61% boys, 39% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 100%
- 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
- 125 to 92, down 33 (26%)
- Path
- Fell in each survey (113 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 11 (18)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 2 (2)
- Across the grades
- Classes fill up toward the upper grades
- High school grades
- Average 12; lower grades 5
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,260
- 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
- About the median of 7 hours (583 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 5.6 here; median 8.2 at 279 GA combined schools
- Size in Dekalb County
- Larger than 33 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.
Greenforest McCalep Christian 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 Greenforest McCalep Christian Academy?
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Tuition and fees Promise Scholarship pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilombo Academic & Cult. Inst. | PreK-8 | 32 | 1 |
| St. Peter Claver Regional Catholic School ✓ | K-8 | 131 | 2 |
| Cambridge Academy ✓ | PreK-5 | 45 | 2 |
| Johnson's Learning Center | PreK-K | 25 | 3 |
| Christine Elizabeth Academy | 1-5 | 44 | 3 |
| The Friends School of Atlanta ✓ | PreK-8 | 152 | 3 |
| The Waldorf School of Atlanta ✓ | PreK-8 | 192 | 3 |
| Basix Knowledge Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 4 | |
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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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