The Friends School of Atlanta
under 1 mi ✓ Georgia Promise Scholarship Grades PreK-8 152 students 3.9 students per teacher Friends
Private schools in Decatur, GA
119 schools within 12 miles. 48 of them are on the state’s Promise Scholarship list. Promise Scholarship pays up to $6,500 per student.
Schools near Decatur
Schools on the official Promise Scholarship list are first, then it goes by distance. No school pays to appear here or to move up.
The Waldorf School of Atlanta
under 1 mi ✓ Georgia Promise Scholarship Grades PreK-8 192 students 5.3 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special program emphasis
Academe of the Oaks
under 1 mi ✓ Georgia Promise Scholarship Grades 9-12 80 students 10 students per teacher Nonsectarian
The Ferguson School
2 mi ✓ Georgia Promise Scholarship Grades K-3 12 students 8.6 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational)
✓ Georgia Promise Scholarship Grades K-8 131 students 2.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic
✓ Georgia Promise Scholarship Grades PreK-12 180 students 15 students per teacher Islamic
✓ Georgia Promise Scholarship Grades K-5 28 students 4.7 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special program emphasis
Zohor Academy USA
3 mi ✓ Georgia Promise Scholarship Grades K-10 44 students 14.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian
✓ Georgia Promise Scholarship
✓ Georgia Promise Scholarship
Cambridge Academy
4 mi ✓ Georgia Promise Scholarship Grades PreK-5 45 students 9 students per teacher Nonsectarian
✓ Georgia Promise Scholarship
Montessori in Town
4 mi ✓ Georgia Promise Scholarship Grades PreK-6 59 students 8.4 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori
The Marks Academy
4 mi ✓ Georgia Promise Scholarship
Cliff Valley School
5 mi ✓ Georgia Promise Scholarship Grades PreK-8 392 students 5.3 students per teacher Nonsectarian
✓ Georgia Promise Scholarship Grades PreK-8 129 students 9.1 students per teacher Greek Orthodox
✓ Georgia Promise Scholarship Grades PreK-8 484 students 15.7 students per teacher Roman Catholic
✓ Georgia Promise Scholarship Grades K-12 141 students 4.9 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special program emphasis
Capstone Academy
6 mi ✓ Georgia Promise Scholarship
✓ Georgia Promise Scholarship Grades K-8 99 students 16.5 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist
✓ Georgia Promise Scholarship Grades PreK-12 17 students 3.7 students per teacher Other religious
Wythe Academy
6 mi ✓ Georgia Promise Scholarship
✓ Georgia Promise Scholarship Grades 9-12 480 students 17.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic
✓ Georgia Promise Scholarship Grades PreK-8 85 students 3.3 students per teacher Presbyterian
On the state’s official list Other private schools
All 119 schools within 12 miles
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.
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- 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 Decatur) 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 Decatur?
We count 119 within 12 miles of downtown Decatur. Together they enrolled about 19,465 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest is Woodward Academy with 2,627 students.
Which Decatur private schools take Promise Scholarship?
48 of the 119 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.