The Ferguson School
308 Clairemont Ave, Decatur, GA 30030Checked against the official list (dated April 23, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- K-3
- Students (K-12)
- 12
- Students per teacher
- 8.6
- Affiliation
- Christian (nondenominational)
- From Decatur center
- Under 1 mile
Can you use Promise Scholarship here?
- 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
School facts
- Teachers
- 2
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 83% boys, 17% girls
- Setting
- Suburb
- Accreditation, state list
- Accredited by GAC, 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
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 2 (5)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 1 (1)
- Across the grades
- Classes fill up toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 30 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,170
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person and hybrid
- Library or media center
- No
- Year, against Georgia
- Same as the median of the 575 private schools we list
- School day, against Georgia
- 30 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (583 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 8.6 here; median 8 at 184 GA elementary schools
- Size in Dekalb County
- Larger than 4 of 51 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.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
The Ferguson School tuition, and what Promise Scholarship pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $15,700 to $25,029 a year, published by 2 private schools nearby. School by school
- 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
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Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Thomas More Catholic School | $15,700 | 2026-27 | 0.6 |
| Academe of the Oaks | $25,029 | 2026-27 | 0.9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Village Project | 6-8 | 39 | <1 |
| Decatur Presbyterian Children's Community | PreK-K | 12 | <1 |
| St. Thomas More Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 430 | <1 |
| Academe of the Oaks ✓ | 9-12 | 80 | <1 |
| Hess Academy | PreK-8 | 79 | 1 |
| The Hirsch Academy | K-8 | 23 | 1 |
| The Waldorf School of Atlanta ✓ | PreK-8 | 192 | 2 |
| Glenn School | PreK-K | 14 | 2 |
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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