Hess Academy
611 Medlock Rd, Decatur, GA 30033Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- PreK-8
- Students (K-12)
- 79
- Students per teacher
- 4.2
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Decatur center
- 1.7 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
- 24
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 57% boys, 43% girls
- Setting
- Suburb
- 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
- 59 to 79, up 20 (34%)
- Path
- Grew in each survey (70 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 7 (17)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 2 and grade 4 (5 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
- 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
- 4.2 here; median 8 at 184 GA elementary schools
- Size in Dekalb County
- Larger than 28 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.
Hess Academy tuition, and what Promise Scholarship pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $15,700 to $25,029 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academe of the Oaks | $25,029 | 2026-27 | 1.6 |
| St. Thomas More Catholic School | $15,700 | 2026-27 | 1.7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Ferguson School ✓ | K-3 | 12 | 1 |
| Montessori School at Emory | PreK-8 | 85 | 1 |
| Global Village Project | 6-8 | 39 | 1 |
| Decatur Presbyterian Children's Community | PreK-K | 12 | 1 |
| Academe of the Oaks ✓ | 9-12 | 80 | 2 |
| St. Thomas More Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 430 | 2 |
| Primrose School of Druid Hills | PreK-K | 7 | 2 |
| Glenn School | PreK-K | 14 | 2 |
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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