Devereux Ackerman Academy

1291 Stanley Rd Nw Kennesaw, GA 30152

Quick Facts (26-27)

  • School Type: Alternative School
  • Grades: 4-12
  • Enrollment: 100 students
  • Application Deadline: None / Rolling
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

Quick Facts (26-27)

  • School Type: Alternative School
  • Grades: 4-12
  • Enrollment: 100 students
  • Application Deadline: None / Rolling
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

School Facts

School Type
Religious Affiliation
Grades Offered
Grades 4-12
Students By Grade

Student Body

Total Students
100 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
% Students of Color
66%
State avg.: 28%

Academic Profile

Total Classroom Teachers
14 teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
7:1
National avg.: 11:1

Tuition & Financial Aid

Admission Deadline
None / Rolling

School Notes

  • Devereux Georgia offers troubled male and female youth an individualized treatment program based on their diagnosis while building from their strengths and potential.
  • At Devereux Georgia, our treatment places emphasis on learning from the successes of today, rather than reliving the failures of the past.
  • Every experience throughout each day is seen as therapeutic, and every day is planned to resemble that of a healthy adolescent.
  • Through this innovative program, adolescents have time to internalize change, develop self-discipline and self-esteem, and practice newly acquired personal and social skills.
  • Devereux youth return to society as emotionally stable and vocationally able young citizens.
  • At DGTN, we place emphasis on learning from the successes of today, rather than reliving the failures of the past.
  • Every experience throughout each day is seen as therapeutic, and every day is planned to resemble that of a healthy adolescent.
  • Devereux Georgia offers troubled male and female youth an individualized treatment program based on their diagnosis while building from their strengths and potential. At Devereux Georgia, our treatment places emphasis on learning from the successes of today, rather than reliving the failures of the past. Every experience throughout each day is seen as therapeutic, and every day is planned to resemble that of a healthy adolescent. Through this innovative program, adolescents have time to internalize change, develop self-discipline and self-esteem, and practice newly acquired personal and social skills. Devereux youth return to society as emotionally stable and vocationally able young citizens. At DGTN, we place emphasis on learning from the successes of today, rather than reliving the failures of the past. Every experience throughout each day is seen as therapeutic, and every day is planned to resemble that of a healthy adolescent.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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When is the application deadline for Devereux Ackerman Academy?
The application deadline for Devereux Ackerman Academy is rolling (applications are reviewed as they are received year-round).

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The average private school tuition in Kennesaw, GA is $12,634 for elementary schools (read more about average private school tuition across the country).
The average acceptance rate in Kennesaw, GA is 89% (read more about average acceptance rates across the country).

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