Mountain Area Christian Academy
14090 Old Hwy 76, Morganton, GA 30560Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- PreK-12
- Students (K-12)
- 127
- Students per teacher
- 8.5
- Affiliation
- Christian (nondenominational)
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
- 15
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 50% boys, 50% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 70%
- Setting
- Rural
- Member of
- American Association of Christian Schools, 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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On its website
- School uniforms: macalions.org/parent-resources, read October 14, 2026.
- What Mountain Area Christian Academy says on macalions.org, read October 14, 2026.
Students and school year
Enrollment over time
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 140 to 127, down 13 (9%)
- Path
- Peaked at 143 in 2021-22, then fell below where it started
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten (15)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 5 and grade 7 (6 each)
- Average a grade, high school included
- About 10
- Ungraded classes
- 2 students
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 170
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 10 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,220
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Georgia
- 10 days shorter than the 180-day median of 575 schools we list
- School day, against Georgia
- 10 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (583 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 8.5 here; median 8.2 at 279 GA combined schools
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.
Mountain Area Christian Academy tuition, and what Promise Scholarship pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
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 Mountain Area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fannin Christian Learning Center | 9-12 | 61 | 10 |
| Calvary Chapel Christian School | K-4 | 24 | 11 |
| North Georgia Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 257 | 23 |
| Eastgate Life Academy | PreK-12 | 33 | 24 |
| Pleasant Hills Montessori School | K-5 | 17 | 26 |
| Mountain Laurel Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 32 | |
| First Baptist Church of Jasper Pk and Kindergarten | PreK-K | 7 | 32 |
| Lighthouse Christian Academy | PreK-12 | 102 | 35 |
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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