The New School
655 Memorial Dr Se, Atlanta, GA 30312Open, per Google (checked Oct 11, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- 9-12
- Students (K-12)
- 79
- Students per teacher
- 6.9
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Atlanta center
- 3.4 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
- 13
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 49% boys, 51% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 100%
- 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
- Application deadline: February 12, 2027 (2027-28 school year): tnsatlanta.org/admissions/apply, read October 14, 2026.
- Open house: November 5, 2026: tnsatlanta.org, read October 14, 2026.
- What The New School says on tnsatlanta.org, read October 14, 2026.
Students and school year
Enrollment over time
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 80 to 79, down 1 (1%)
- Path
- Peaked at 91 in 2021-22, then fell below where it started
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 9 (21)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 10 and grade 11 (19 each)
- Average a grade
- About 20
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 15 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,310
- 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
- 15 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (583 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 6.9 here; median 9.3 at 29 GA secondary schools
- Size in Fulton County
- Larger than 27 of 84 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.
The New School 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 The New School?
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Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| The New School Atlanta | 9-12 | 79 | <1 |
| St. Nicholas Orthodox Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 17 | <1 |
| Wythe Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | <1 | |
| Montessori in Town ✓ | PreK-6 | 59 | 1 |
| Light of the World Christian Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 1 | |
| Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School ✓ | 9-12 | 480 | 1 |
| The Boyce L Ansley School | K-4 | 62 | 2 |
| The Morgan Oliver School ✓ | K-5 | 28 | 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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