The Torch Christian Academy
800 Cannon Bridge Rd, Demorest, GA 30535Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- PreK-5
- Students (K-12)
- 90
- Students per teacher
- 8.2
- Affiliation
- Christian (nondenominational)
- From Gainesville center
- 23.6 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
- 11
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 72% boys, 28% girls
- Setting
- Rural
- 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
Enrollment over time
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 61 to 90, up 29 (48%)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Transitional kindergarten (24)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 5 (2)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 172
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 30 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,290
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Georgia
- 8 days shorter than the 180-day median of 575 schools we list
- School day, against Georgia
- 30 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (583 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 8.2 here; median 8 at 184 GA elementary schools
- 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 Torch Christian Academy 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 The Torch Christian Academy?
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Classical School ✓ | K-12 | 97 | 5 |
| Chattahoochee Christian School ✓ | K-8 | 87 | 13 |
| Tallulah Falls School ✓ | 4-12 | 528 | 16 |
| Gainsville Preparatory School ✓ | Transitional K-12 | 63 | 21 |
| Lakeview Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 473 | 21 |
| Riverside Preparatory Academy | 6-12 | 169 | 22 |
| Gainesville Homeschool Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 22 | |
| Academy Innovation | 1-9 | 31 | 22 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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- All private schools near Gainesville
- Christian schools in Georgia
- Private elementary schools in Georgia
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- Private schools with pre-K in Georgia
- Private schools in Habersham County
- Georgia Promise Scholarship: amount and eligibility
- All Georgia Promise Scholarship 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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