Fast Facts
Enrollment: 500
Average class size: 18
Ages/grades: Infant-8th grade
FROM 2018-19 DATA:
Teacher-to-student ratio: 1:7
(69 teaching faculty members)
Student diversity: 41% are culturally or ethnically diverse; 43% male and 57% female
Tuition: $7,930-$13,200 based on grade
Year founded: 2009
School hours:
Infant-2years 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Preschool/Pre-K 8:45 am to 12:45 pm
Kindergarten 8:10 am to 2:25 pm
1st-5th grades 8:10 am to 3:15 pm
6th-8th grades 8:00 am to 3:10 pm
All students in grades K-8th dismiss on Friday afternoons at 2:20 pm.
Before Care begins at 7 am
After Care ends at 6 pm
Infant-2 years
Before Care 7:30-9:00 am
After Care 1-4:30 pm
% of faculty with an advanced degree:
45% in 2018-19
St. Benedict's graduates are accepted into well-known independent high schools as well as Magnet and IB programs including Atlanta Girls' School, Campbell IB, Galloway, Holy Innocents' Episcopal School, Holy Spirit Catholic School, Lovett, Mt. Vernon, Pace, Wheeler, Pebblebrook, Westminster, Whitefield, Woodward, and others.
Spanish is part of core curriculum (4 days/week) and is taught by a team of native Spanish speakers.
Religious curriculum is taught to students in Kindergarten through 8th grade once per week. Students in Preschool through 8th grade attend weekly chapel services.
Various learning styles are accommodated by two teachers in every classroom through the 3rd grade as well as a Student Support team comprised of Learning Resource and Reading Specialists.
Arts: Enriching classes in the Fine Arts for every grade in Kindergarten through 8th grade, including art, music, band, and chorus.
Technology: Promethean Boards (interactive white boards) in each K-8th classroom.
Shared iPads schoolwide
Chromebooks shared for 4th and 5th graders, including keyboarding instruction
1:1 Chromebook program for 6th-8th
Athletics: Cross country, basketball, youth passing football league, golf, swimming
Campus: Main campus for Infant-4th grade (includes church/nave for chapel and performances) with green athletic field, blacktop, and two playgrounds.
South Campus for 5th through 8th grades with large green athletic field and blacktop
Weekly summer camp programs are open to students and to the community for Preschool-8th grade
Accreditation: SAIS/SACS
Memberships: AAAIS, GISA, NAIS, NAES
Application due date: February 7, 2020
for Kindergarten through 8th grade
Admissions for our Preschool is rolling throughout the school year.
Financial aid application due date: March 15, 2020
