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.
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 drama, creative movement, art, music, band, and chorus.
Technology: St. B's. is a school with 1:1 technology for grades K - 8th
Promethean Boards (interactive white boards) in each K-8th classroom.
1:1 iPads K - 3rd Grade
1:1 Chromebook program for 4th-8th, including keyboarding instruction
Platforms utilized include Zoom, Seesaw and Google Glassroom
Athletics: Cross country, basketball, youth passing football league, golf, swimming
Campus: Main campus for Infant-3rd grade (includes church/nave for chapel and performances) with green athletic field, blacktop, and two playgrounds.
New 4th Grade building "The Hive," with access to athletic field and playground
South Campus for 5th through 8th grades with large green athletic field and blacktop
Numerous outdoor learning and eating spaces on all three campuses.
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 8, 2021
for Kindergarten through 8th grade
Admissions for our Preschool is rolling throughout the school year.
Financial aid application due date: March 15, 2020
