McGinnis Woods Country Day School
5380 Faircroft Dr, Alpharetta, GA 30005Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- PreK-8
- Students (K-12)
- 188
- Students per teacher
- 7.2
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Alpharetta center
- 4.3 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
- 26
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 54% boys, 46% 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
- 158 to 188, up 30 (19%)
- Path
- Peaked at 192 in 2021-22
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 1 and grade 2 (32 each)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 8 (4)
- 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
- 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
- 7.2 here; median 8 at 184 GA elementary schools
- Size in Forsyth County
- Larger than 4 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.
McGinnis Woods Country Day School tuition, and what Promise Scholarship pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found September 29, 2026)
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $11,740 to $16,900 a year, published by 4 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
What would you pay at McGinnis Woods Country Day School?
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Tuition and fees Promise Scholarship pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| William & Reed Academy | $14,000 | not stated | 1.5 |
| Valor Christian Academy | $13,250 to $16,900 | 2026-27 | 2.3 |
| Friendship Christian School Upper School | $11,740 to $15,759 | 2026-27 | 3.1 |
| Friendship Christian School | $11,740 to $15,759 | 2026-27 | 3.1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learnwell Collective ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 1 | |
| William & Reed Academy | 6-12 | 137 | 2 |
| Alpharetta International Academy | K-6 | 79 | 2 |
| Valor Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 364 | 2 |
| Friendship Christian School Upper School | PreK-12 | 254 | 3 |
| Friendship Christian School | PreK-12 | 270 | 3 |
| Hamzah Science Academy | PreK-7 | 37 | 3 |
| Milton Montessori School | PreK-6 | 46 | 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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