Horizon Christian Academy
1270 Sawnee Dr, Cumming, GA 30040Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- From $14,300
- Grades
- K-12
- Students (K-12)
- 365
- Students per teacher
- 10.2
- Affiliation
- Christian (nondenominational)
- From Cumming center
- 1.5 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
- Tuition
- $14,300 (K to 5, 2026-27)
- Award
- about $6,500
- Left to pay
- about $7,800, before fees
Award $6,500 Left to pay $7,800
- Tuition: the school’s tuition sheet, checked October 5, 2026.
- Award: Georgia Education Savings Authority, Georgia Promise Scholarship, read October 9, 2026.
- Lowest listed grade band; fees and aid not included. Change the numbers
School facts
- Teachers
- 37
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 52% boys, 48% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 90%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Member of
- Association of Christian Schools International
- Accreditation, state list
- Accredited by ACSI, per the Georgia Promise Scholarship participating private schools list for 2026-27, approved as of April 23, 2026.
- Accreditation: the state’s list.
- 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
- 256 to 365, up 109 (43%)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 8 (41)
- Smallest grade
- Kindergarten (17)
- Average a grade, high school included
- About 28
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 168
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 15 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,220
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person and virtual
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Georgia
- 12 days shorter than the 180-day median of 575 schools we list
- School day, against Georgia
- 15 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (583 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 10.2 here; median 8.2 at 279 GA combined schools
- Size in Forsyth County
- Larger than 8 of 11 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.
Horizon Christian Academy tuition, and what Promise Scholarship pays
- Grades K to 5, 2026-27
- $14,300
- Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
- $15,800
- Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27
- $15,800
What is left after the award: worked out at the top of this page.
Tuition from Horizon Christian Academy's tuition sheet, checked October 5, 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 Horizon Christian Academy?
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Tuition and fees Promise Scholarship pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Tuition filled in: the lowest published price we list (K to 5, 2026-27).
- Award filled in: the 2026-27 Promise Scholarship award for that grade band.
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Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fideles Christian School | $4,800 to $7,675 | 2026-27 | 4.9 |
| Pinecrest Academy | $19,600 to $24,690 | 2026-27 | 6.4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumming First United Methodist Church Preschool | PreK-Transitional K | 47 | 1 |
| Milton Montessori School at Kelly Mill | PreK-4 | 33 | 3 |
| Parkway Presbyterian Preschool and Kindergarten | PreK-K | 12 | 5 |
| Fideles Christian School ✓ | PreK-12 | 449 | 5 |
| Montessori at Vickery | PreK-3 | 59 | 6 |
| Pinecrest Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 473 | 6 |
| Covenant Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 205 | 7 |
| Anvil Academy | 6-8 | 102 | 7 |
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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