St. John the Evangelist Catholic School
800 Gornto Rd Rear, Valdosta, GA 31602Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- PreK-8
- Students (K-12)
- 89
- Students per teacher
- 6.7
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From Valdosta center
- 1.6 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
- Net cost
- Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. See the school’s tuition page
School facts
- Teachers
- 14
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Diocese
- Diocese of Savannah, GA
- Boys and girls
- 48% boys, 52% girls
- Setting
- City
- Member of
- National Catholic Educational Association
- Accreditation, state list
- Accredited by Cognia/AdvancED, 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
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 108 to 89, down 19 (18%)
- Path
- Fell in each survey (104 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten (15)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 5 (6)
- Average a grade
- About 10
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 25 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,340
- 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
- 25 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (583 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 6.7 here; median 8 at 184 GA elementary schools
- Size in Lowndes County
- Larger than 4 of 9 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.
St. John the Evangelist Catholic School tuition, and what Promise Scholarship pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found October 11, 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 St. John the Evangelist Catholic School?
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Tuition and fees Promise Scholarship pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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- Its full-year tuition and required fees; whether it still takes Promise Scholarship for 2026-27; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crossroads Baptist School ✓ | PreK-6 | 154 | <1 |
| Open Bible Christian School | PreK-12 | 107 | 2 |
| Wiku Family Resource Center ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 3 | |
| Valdosta Christian Academy | K-8 | 21 | 4 |
| Valwood School ✓ | PreK-12 | 448 | 5 |
| Lighthouse Christian School | PreK-12 | 22 | 6 |
| Highland Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 189 | 7 |
| Bemiss Academy ✓ | K-1 | 16 | 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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