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Atlanta, GA Private School Trends (10-Year)

138

Private Schools

+29.0% (+31 schools) 10-yr

29,620

Students

+14.3% (+3,712 students) 10-yr

$19,354

Avg. Tuition

+40.1% (+$5,536) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

+7.1% (+1 student) 10-yr

31%

Students of Color

-6.1% (-2.0 pp) 10-yr

8:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

-11.1% (-1.0) 10-yr

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Enrollment & Diversity

Category

This Town (Atlanta)

This State (GA)

# Schools

138 Schools

913 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private Schools
Year	Atlanta, GA Total Schools
2025	140
2024	152
2023	141
2022	132
2021	137
2020	137
2019	133
2018	135
2017	112
2016	100
2015	107

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# Students

29,620 Students

161,876 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private School
Year	Atlanta, GA Avg	Georgia (GA)	National
2025	250	198	179
2024	227	192	172
2023	241	197	174
2022	256	206	185
2021	245	199	180
2020	252	188	171
2019	264	199	175
2018	256	194	172
2017	294	206	180
2016	314	205	178
2015	270	187	167

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% Students of Color

31%

28%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Atlanta, GA Avg	Georgia (GA)	National
2025	31%	28%	34%
2024	31%	27%	34%
2023	28%	27%	33%
2022	40%	29%	33%
2021	38%	29%	32%
2020	30%	27%	32%
2019	35%	28%	31%
2018	34%	27%	31%
2017	36%	29%	32%
2016	34%	28%	32%
2015	33%	29%	32%

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0.57

0.59

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Atlanta, GA Avg	Georgia (GA)	National
2025	0.57	0.59	0.65
2024	0.57	0.60	0.65
2023	0.55	0.59	0.65
2022	0.54	0.58	0.64
2021	0.54	0.57	0.64
2020	0.54	0.57	0.64
2019	0.55	0.57	0.63
2018	0.55	0.57	0.63
2017	0.54	0.55	0.61
2016	0.53	0.55	0.61
2015	0.53	0.56	0.61

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# American Indian Students

25 Students

282 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

1,151 Students

4,817 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Atlanta, GA Avg	Georgia (GA)	National
2025	4%	4%	5%
2024	4%	4%	5%
2023	4%	4%	5%
2022	3%	3%	4%
2021	4%	3%	4%
2020	4%	3%	4%
2019	3%	4%	4%
2018	3%	3%	4%
2017	4%	2%	4%
2016	3%	3%	4%
2015	3%	3%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

1,153 Students

5,434 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Atlanta, GA Avg	Georgia (GA)	National
2025	4%	3%	9%
2024	4%	3%	9%
2023	4%	3%	9%
2022	3%	3%	8%
2021	3%	3%	9%
2020	3%	3%	9%
2019	3%	3%	8%
2018	3%	3%	8%
2017	2%	2%	8%
2016	2%	2%	8%
2015	2%	2%	8%

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# Black Students

3,189 Students

16,729 Students

% Black Students

10%

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Atlanta, GA Avg	Georgia (GA)	National
2025	10%	10%	7%
2024	10%	10%	7%
2023	10%	10%	8%
2022	10%	10%	7%
2021	10%	10%	7%
2020	10%	10%	8%
2019	10%	10%	7%
2018	11%	11%	7%
2017	11%	10%	7%
2016	11%	10%	7%
2015	12%	11%	8%

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# White Students

19,624 Students

93,728 Students

% White Students

61%

58%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Atlanta, GA Avg	Georgia (GA)	National
2025	61%	58%	52%
2024	61%	58%	52%
2023	63%	59%	52%
2022	65%	60%	54%
2021	65%	61%	54%
2020	64%	61%	54%
2019	64%	61%	56%
2018	64%	62%	56%
2017	64%	63%	58%
2016	66%	63%	58%
2015	66%	62%	58%

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# Hawaiian Students

8 Students

177 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

6,754 Students

40,751 Students

% of Others Students

21%

25%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Atlanta, GA Avg	Georgia (GA)	National
2025	21%	25%	26%
2024	21%	25%	26%
2023	19%	24%	25%
2022	19%	24%	25%
2021	18%	23%	25%
2020	19%	23%	24%
2019	20%	22%	24%
2018	19%	21%	23%
2017	19%	23%	22%
2016	18%	22%	22%
2015	17%	22%	21%

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Academics

# Teachers

4,085 Teachers

17,048 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

8:1

10:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Atlanta, GA Avg	Georgia (GA)	National
2025	8:1	10:1	11:1
2024	8:1	10:1	11:1
2023	8:1	10:1	11:1
2022	8:1	10:1	11:1
2021	8:1	10:1	11:1
2020	8:1	10:1	12:1
2019	8:1	10:1	12:1
2018	8:1	10:1	12:1
2017	8:1	10:1	12:1
2016	8:1	10:1	12:1
2015	9:1	10:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

67%

54%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Atlanta, GA Avg	Georgia (GA)	National
2025	68%	54%	55%
2024	68%	54%	54%
2023	66%	53%	54%
2022	63%	53%	54%
2021	64%	52%	54%
2020	65%	51%	54%
2019	63%	51%	53%
2018	63%	51%	53%
2017	62%	51%	53%
2016	68%	51%	52%
2015	66%	50%	52%

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Average Class Size

15 students

14 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Atlanta, GA Avg	Georgia (GA)	National
2025	15	14	15
2024	15	14	15
2023	15	14	15
2022	15	14	15
2021	15	14	15
2020	14	14	15
2019	14	14	15
2018	14	14	15
2017	14	14	15
2016	14	14	15
2015	14	14	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

15 courses

13 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Atlanta, GA Avg	Georgia (GA)	National
2025	14	13	13
2024	15	12	12
2023	14	12	11
2022	13	11	11
2021	13	11	11
2020	14	11	11
2019	14	11	11
2018	14	10	11
2017	14	10	10
2016	14	10	10
2015	13	9	10

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Average SAT score

1280

(Out of 1600)

1199

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SAT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Atlanta, GA Avg	Georgia (GA)	National
2025	1279	1198	1233
2024	1278	1194	1230
2023	1282	1191	1228
2022	1294	1197	1229
2021	1298	1198	1229
2020	1271	1194	1226
2019	1273	1196	1226
2018	1281	1204	1226
2017	1264	1210	1233
2016	1212	1360	1306
2015	1212	1327	1258

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Atlanta, GA Avg	Georgia (GA)	National
2025	29	26	26
2024	29	26	26
2023	29	26	26
2022	29	26	26
2021	29	26	26
2020	28	25	25
2019	27	25	25
2018	27	25	25
2017	27	25	25
2016	24	24	25
2015	24	24	25

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$19,354

$14,188

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Atlanta, GA Avg	Georgia (GA)	National
2025	$19,148	$14,368	$15,012
2024	$18,190	$12,784	$13,254
2023	$16,463	$11,815	$12,626
2022	$16,091	$11,259	$12,187
2021	$15,527	$10,884	$11,800
2020	$15,365	$10,375	$11,512
2019	$15,383	$10,771	$11,293
2018	$14,722	$10,529	$11,017
2017	$14,428	$10,379	$10,708
2016	$14,444	$9,990	$10,356
2015	$13,818	$9,516	$9,939

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Average Summer Program Cost

$838

$593

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2019-2025)
Year	Atlanta, GA Avg	Georgia (GA)	National
2025	$835	$629	$1,152
2024	$1,155	$632	$1,128
2023	$1,063	$583	$1,156
2022	$1,299	$641	$1,102
2021	$1,143	$559	$1,125
2020	$1,140	$576	$1,217
2019	$575	$506	$1,305

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Average % on Financial Aid

27%

29%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Atlanta, GA Avg	Georgia (GA)	National
2025	26%	29%	34%
2024	27%	28%	34%
2023	27%	27%	34%
2022	25%	25%	33%
2021	23%	24%	33%
2020	24%	24%	32%
2019	22%	24%	31%
2018	21%	23%	30%
2017	20%	22%	30%
2016	21%	20%	29%
2015	21%	21%	28%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$9,825

$4,615

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Atlanta, GA Avg	Georgia (GA)	National
2025	$8,006	$4,205	$7,073
2024	$7,434	$3,981	$6,930
2023	$7,644	$3,693	$6,469
2022	$8,124	$3,746	$6,289
2021	$6,804	$3,650	$6,055
2020	$6,648	$3,634	$5,921
2019	$6,744	$3,563	$5,795
2018	$6,811	$3,372	$5,456
2017	$6,780	$3,455	$5,319
2016	$6,780	$3,293	$5,105
2015	$6,758	$3,244	$5,030

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Average Endowment Size

$69.64 million

$43 million

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Endowment Trends (2021-2025)
Year	Atlanta, GA Avg	Georgia (GA)	National
2025	$66 M	$47 M	$39 M
2024	$96 M	$48 M	$39 M
2023	$95 M	$47 M	$39 M
2022	$90 M	$48 M	$40 M
2021	$79 M	$38 M	$40 M

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Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

68%

80%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Atlanta, GA Avg	Georgia (GA)	National
2025	66%	78%	81%
2024	72%	80%	85%
2023	74%	81%	85%
2022	74%	82%	85%
2021	75%	83%	85%
2020	75%	82%	85%
2019	76%	83%	85%
2018	78%	83%	85%
2017	80%	84%	85%
2016	80%	84%	85%
2015	81%	85%	85%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

10 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

8 sports

9 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private schools in Atlanta, GA?

The private schools in Atlanta, GA include Marist School, Atlanta International School, and Atlanta Jewish Academy Upper School.

How many private schools are located in Atlanta?

138 private schools are located in Atlanta.

How much do private schools cost in Atlanta?

The average tuition cost is $19,354, which is higher than the Georgia private school average tuition cost of $14,188.

How diverse are private schools in Atlanta?

Atlanta private schools are approximately 31% minority students, which is higher than the Georgia private school average of 28%.

What percentage of students in Atlanta go to private school?

18% of all K-12 students in Atlanta are educated in private schools (compared to the GA state average of 8%).

What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in Atlanta?

49% of private schools in Atlanta are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Jewish).

Which private schools in Atlanta are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private schools in Atlanta include: Dunwoody KinderCare vs. Primrose School Of Dunwoody, The Goddard School vs. The Children's School, St. Pius X Catholic High School vs. Marist School

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