✓ Georgia Promise Scholarship
Private schools in Athens, GA
12 schools within 12 miles. 8 of them are on the state’s Promise Scholarship list. Promise Scholarship pays up to $6,500 per student.
Schools near Athens
Schools on the official Promise Scholarship list are first, then it goes by distance. No school pays to appear here or to move up.
Joy Village School
2 mi ✓ Georgia Promise Scholarship
Downtown Academy
2 mi ✓ Georgia Promise Scholarship Grades K-5 49 students 5.6 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational)
✓ Georgia Promise Scholarship Grades PreK-8 163 students 9.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic
Athens Academy
3 mi ✓ Georgia Promise Scholarship Grades PreK-12 833 students 6.3 students per teacher Nonsectarian
✓ Georgia Promise Scholarship Grades 9-12 95 students 4.2 students per teacher Roman Catholic
✓ Georgia Promise Scholarship
✓ Georgia Promise Scholarship Grades PreK-12 382 students 10.5 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational)
Grades PreK-K 11 students 11 students per teacher Nonsectarian Early childhood
Grades PreK-4 42 students 5.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori
Grades PreK-8 140 students 15.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori
Living Word Academy
7 mi Grades PreK-8 15 students 3.3 students per teacher Baptist Special program emphasis
On the state’s official list Other private schools
What Georgia pays, and what that leaves you
Georgia Promise Scholarship Education savings account
Up to $6,500 per student Paid in four quarterly installments.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, 2026-09-20. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay?
Tuition and fees Promise Scholarship pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
We filled in the standard Promise Scholarship amount. Change it if your award letter says something different. An award can never be more than the school actually charges. This is arithmetic, not a quote.
Keep looking
- Christian schools in Athens (3)
- All schools in Clarke County
- All schools in Oconee County
- Private schools in Monroe (21 mi)
- Private schools in Loganville (28 mi)
- Private schools in Dacula (28 mi)
- Private schools in Flowery Branch (31 mi)
- Private schools in Gainesville (34 mi)
- Private schools in Lawrenceville (35 mi)
- Private schools in Covington (36 mi)
- Private schools in Snellville (37 mi)
- Private schools in Conyers (41 mi)
- Private schools in Lilburn (41 mi)
- How Promise Scholarship works
Get one email when applications open
Most programs open once a year, and several ran out of money or seats in 2026. Pick your state (you are looking at Athens) and we will email you the day the next window opens, with the official link. That is the only email you get.
One email per application window. No calls, no sharing your details.
Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there near Athens?
We count 12 within 12 miles of downtown Athens. Together they enrolled about 1,730 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest is Athens Academy with 833 students.
Which Athens private schools take Promise Scholarship?
8 of the 12 schools on this page are on the state’s official Promise Scholarship list. They are marked with a green check and listed first. Schools marked here appear on the participating private school list published by the Georgia Education Savings Authority, dated April 23, 2026.
Will Promise Scholarship cover the whole tuition bill?
Sometimes, but do not count on it. Promise Scholarship pays up to $6,500 per student, and schools set their own prices. Ask each school for tuition plus fees, then use the calculator on this page to see what is left for you to pay.