Riverside Preparatory Academy
2001 Riverside Dr, Gainesville, GA 30501Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- 6-12
- Students (K-12)
- 169
- Students per teacher
- 5
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Gainesville center
- 2.9 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
- 34
- Student body
- All-boys
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 72%
- Setting
- City
- 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
- Open house: November 14, 2026: riversidemilitary.org/admissions/visit-us, read October 14, 2026.
- What Riverside Preparatory Academy says on riversidemilitary.org, read October 14, 2026.
Students and school year
Enrollment over time
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 379 to 169, down 210 (55%)
- Path
- Fell in each survey (288 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 11 (38)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 6 (7)
- Across the grades
- Classes fill up toward the upper grades
- High school grades
- Average 34; lower grades 11
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 8 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,440
- 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
- 60 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (583 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 5 here; median 8.2 at 279 GA combined schools
- Size in Hall County
- Larger than 5 of 7 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.
Riverside Preparatory 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 Riverside Preparatory Academy?
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Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gainesville Homeschool Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | <1 | |
| Academy Innovation | 1-9 | 31 | <1 |
| Lakeview Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 473 | 2 |
| Gainsville Preparatory School ✓ | Transitional K-12 | 63 | 2 |
| Elachee Nature Academy | PreK-2 | 13 | 6 |
| Genesis Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 8 | |
| Christ Place Weekday Preschool & Kind. | PreK-K | 10 | 8 |
| Maranatha Christian | PreK-12 | 71 | 8 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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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