The Heartwood School
3983 Church St., Clarkson, GA 30021Open, per Google (checked Oct 11, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- 2-11
- Students (K-12)
- 13
- Students per teacher
- 2.4
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Stone Mountain center
- 3.9 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
- 6
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Alternative
- Boys and girls
- 69% boys, 31% 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
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 8 (4)
- Smallest grade
- 3 grades (1 each)
- Average a grade
- About 2
- High school grades
- Average 1; lower grades 2
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,080
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person, virtual and hybrid
- 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 shorter than the median of 7 hours (583 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 2.4 here; median 8.2 at 279 GA combined schools
- Size in Dekalb County
- Larger than 5 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 Heartwood School tuition, and what Promise Scholarship pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found October 14, 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 The Heartwood School?
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solid Foundation Christian Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 1 | |
| Star Community School (Formerly St. Timothy School | PreK-7 | 18 | 1 |
| Montessori School at Emory | PreK-8 | 85 | 2 |
| The Loom School | K-8 | 27 | 3 |
| Arbor Montessori School | PreK-8 | 158 | 3 |
| Threshold Community Program | 8-12 | 14 | 3 |
| Hess Academy | PreK-8 | 79 | 3 |
| Academe of the Oaks ✓ | 9-12 | 80 | 4 |
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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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