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Oldest ²ÝÁñÉçÇø High Schools in Georgia

The average private high school in Georgia was founded around 1983 (2026-27).
The oldest private high school in Georgia is Bethesda Academy, founded in 1740.

Quick Facts (2026-27)

  • # GA Schools Ranked: 307
  • Top 20 Range (Year Founded): 1740–1947
  • GA School Avg.: 1982
  • National School Avg.: 1967

Quick Facts (2026-27)

  • # GA Schools Ranked: 307
  • Top 20 Range (Year Founded): 1740–1947
  • GA School Avg.: 1982
  • National School Avg.: 1967
Show school map — Georgia (year founded range: 1740–1947, avg 1982)
Year Founded Range: 1740 1960 Avg. Year Founded: 1922

Oldest ²ÝÁñÉçÇø High Schools in Georgia (2026-27)

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Bethesda Academy Photo
#1Bethesda Academy
Gr: 6-12 | 91 students
Avg. class size: 12 students
Sports: 4
All-boys (Christian)
9520 Ferguson Ave
Savannah, GA 31406
(912) 351-2055
1740year founded
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St. Vincents Academy Photo
#2St. Vincents Academy
Gr: 9-12 | 270 students
Sports: 12
All-girls (Catholic)
207 E Liberty St
Savannah, GA 31401
(912) 236-5508
1845year founded
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Map of Pacelli High School
#3Pacelli High School
Gr: 9-12 | 180 students
Catholic
3556 Trinity Drive
Columbus, GA 31907
(706) 561-8243
1868year founded
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Mount De Sales Academy Photo
#4 Mount De Sales Academy
Gr: 6-12 | 493 students
Avg. class size: 14 students
Sports: 15 | Extracurriculars: 19
Catholic
851 Orange Street
Macon, GA 31201
(478) 751-3240
(2)
1876year founded
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Map of Kidspeace
#5Kidspeace
Gr: 7-12 | 63 students
Alternative School
101 Kidspeace Dr
Bowdon, GA 30108
(888) 424-5437
1882year founded
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Woodward Academy Photo
#6Woodward Academy
Gr: PK-12 | 2,447 students
Avg. class size: 14 students
Sports: 21 | Extracurriculars: 11
1662 Rugby Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30337
(404) 765-4001
(18)
1900year founded
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Marist School Photo
#7Marist School
Gr: 7-12 | 1,120 students
Avg. class size: 17 students
Sports: 17 | Extracurriculars: 22
Catholic
3790 Ashford Dunwoody Road
Atlanta, GA 30319
(770) 936-2214
(1)
1901year founded
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Map of Benedictine Military School
#8Benedictine Military School
Gr: 9-12 | 408 students
Avg. class size: 17 students
Sports: 12
All-boys (Catholic)
6502 Seawright Dr
Savannah, GA 31406
(912) 644-7000
1902year founded
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Rabun-Gap Nacoochee School Photo
#9Rabun-Gap Nacoochee School
Gr: PK-12 | 687 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Sports: 20 | Extracurriculars: 26
Specialized Curriculum (Presbyterian)
339 Nacoochee Drive
Rabun Gap, GA 30568
(706) 746-7720
1903year founded
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Darlington School Photo
#10(°Õ10–T11)Darlington School
Gr: PK-12 | 797 students
Avg. class size: 14 students
Sports: 18 | Extracurriculars: 35
1014 Cave Spring Rd SW
Rome, GA 30161
(706) 236-0436
1905year founded
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Map of Savannah Country Day School
#10(°Õ10–T11)Savannah Country Day School
Gr: PK-12 | 1,198 students
Avg. class size: 16 students
Sports: 14 | Extracurriculars: 16
824 Stillwood Drive
Savannah, GA 31419
(912) 925-8800
(3)
1905year founded
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Map of Greater Atlanta Adventist Academy
#12Greater Atlanta Adventist Academy
Gr: 9-12 | 65 students
Seventh Day Adventist
401 Hamilton E Holmes Dr Nw
Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 799-0337
1906year founded
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Riverside Preparatory Academy Photo
#13Riverside Preparatory Academy
Gr: 6-12
Avg. class size: 12 students
Sports: 10 | Extracurriculars: 17
All-boys | Specialized Curriculum
2001 Riverside Drive
Gainesville, GA 30501
(800) 462-2338
(1)
1907year founded
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Tallulah Falls School Photo
#14Tallulah Falls School
Gr: 4-12 | 565 students
Avg. class size: 14 students
Sports: 17 | Extracurriculars: 13
Po Box 10
Tallulah Falls, GA 30573
(706) 754-0400
(1)
1909year founded
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Immaculate Conception Catholic School of Special Education Photo
#15Immaculate Conception Catholic School of Special Education
Gr: PK-12 | 91 students
Avg. class size: 10 students
Sports: 1 | Extracurriculars: 5
Special Education School (Catholic)
811 Telfair Street
Augusta, GA 30901
(706) 722-9964
(2)
1913year founded
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Georgia Christian School Photo
#16Georgia Christian School
Gr: PK-12 | 340 students
Avg. class size: 18 students
Sports: 11 | Extracurriculars: 4
Church of Christ
4359 Dasher Rd
Valdosta, GA 31601
(229) 559-5131
1914year founded
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The Lovett School Photo
#17The Lovett School
Gr: K-12 | 1,640 students
Avg. class size: 18 students
Sports: 20 | Extracurriculars: 44
Episcopal
4075 Paces Ferry Road NW
Atlanta, GA 30327
(404) 885-2982
(2)
1926year founded
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Adventist Christian School Photo
#18Adventist Christian School
Gr: PK-11 | 47 students
Avg. class size: 12 students
Extracurriculars: 6
Seventh Day Adventist
4301 Wheeler Road
Augusta, GA 30907
(706) 414-2950
(9)
1934year founded
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#19Hallie Turner ²ÝÁñÉçÇø School
Gr: 8-12 | 26 students
Alternative School
2917 University Ave
Columbus, GA 31907
(706) 561-3518
1935year founded
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St. Andrew's School Photo
#20St. Andrew's School
Gr: PK-12 | 528 students
Avg. class size: 16 students
Sports: 14 | Extracurriculars: 16
601 Penn Waller Rd
Savannah, GA 31410
(912) 897-4941
(7)
1947year founded
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Map of The Howard School
#21The Howard School
Gr: 8-12 | 365 students
Special Education School
1192 Foster St Nw
Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 377-7436
1950year founded
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Brookstone School Photo
#22(°Õ22–T23)Brookstone School
Gr: PK-12 | 766 students
Avg. class size: 14 students
Sports: 13
440 Bradley Park Dr
Columbus, GA 31904
(706) 234-1392
1951year founded
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The Westminster Schools Photo
#22(°Õ22–T23)The Westminster Schools
Gr: K-12 | 1,901 students
Avg. class size: 6 students
Sports: 19
Christian
1424 W Paces Ferry Road NW
Atlanta, GA 30327
(404) 609-6202
1951year founded
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St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School Photo
#24 St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School
Gr: NS-12 | 903 students
Avg. class size: 18 students
Sports: 15 | Extracurriculars: 20
Catholic
2020 Kay Cir
Columbus, GA 31907
(706) 561-8232
1952year founded
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Map of Atlanta Jewish Academy
#25Atlanta Jewish Academy
Gr: NS-12 | 432 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Sports: 8
Jewish
5200 Northland Dr Ne
Atlanta, GA 30342
(404) 843-9900
1953year founded
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Aquinas High School Photo
#26(°Õ26–T27)Aquinas High School
Gr: 9-12 | 242 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Sports: 13 | Extracurriculars: 9
Catholic
1920 Highland Ave
Augusta, GA 30904
(706) 736-5516
(1)
1957year founded
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The Walker School Photo
#26(°Õ26–T27)The Walker School
Gr: PK-12 | 947 students
Avg. class size: 11 students
Sports: 16 | Extracurriculars: 54
700 Cobb Parkway N
Marietta, GA 30062
(678) 581-6891
(8)
1957year founded
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Augusta Christian Schools Photo
#28(°Õ28–T30)Augusta Christian Schools
Gr: PK-12 | 657 students
Avg. class size: 18 students
Sports: 14 | Extracurriculars: 17
Christian
313 Baston Road
Augusta, GA 30907
(706) 863-2905
1958year founded
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Pace Academy Photo
#28(°Õ28–T30) Pace Academy
Gr: K-12 | 1,120 students
Avg. class size: 13 students
Sports: 19 | Extracurriculars: 38
966 W. Paces Ferry Road NW
Atlanta, GA 30327
(404) 262-1345
(1)
1958year founded
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Map of St. Pius X Catholic High School
#28(°Õ28–T30)St. Pius X Catholic High School
Gr: 9-12 | 1,096 students
Avg. class size: 21 students
Sports: 19
Catholic
2674 Johnson Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30345
(404) 636-3023
1958year founded
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Map of Arlington Christian School
#31(°Õ31–T32)Arlington Christian School
Gr: PK-12 | 103 students
Christian
4500 Ridge Road
Fairburn, GA 30213
(770) 964-9871
1959year founded
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Holy Innocents' Episcopal School Photo
#31(°Õ31–T32)Holy Innocents' Episcopal School
Gr: PK-12
Avg. class size: 16 students
Sports: 16
Episcopal
805 Mount Vernon Hwy, NW
Atlanta, GA 30327
(404) 303-2150
(3)
1959year founded
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Augusta Preparatory Day School Photo
#33(°Õ33–T35)Augusta Preparatory Day School
Gr: NS-12 | 405 students
Avg. class size: 7 students
Sports: 13 | Extracurriculars: 5
285 Flowing Wells Rd
Augusta, GA 30907
(706) 434-2381
(5)
1960year founded
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Map of Edmund Burke Academy
#33(°Õ33–T35)Edmund Burke Academy
Gr: PK-12 | 362 students
Christian
403 GA Highway 56 S.
Waynesboro, GA 30830
(706) 554-4479
1960year founded
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Stratford Academy Photo
#33(°Õ33–T35)Stratford Academy
Gr: NS-12 | 706 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Sports: 15 | Extracurriculars: 31
6010 Peake Road
Macon, GA 31220
(478) 477-8073
(2)
1960year founded
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