Private Schools

Private Schools in Savannah, Georgia

18 private schools in Savannah, Georgia with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 5,083 students: 4 Catholic, 9 other religious and 5 nonsectarian. 9 schools go through high school grades.

Schools listed

Go through high school

Median enrollment

137

Median students per teacher

9.1

Private schools in Savannah, Georgia

Largest first. Students per teacher is the school’s own report.

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Calvary Day School	PK–12	1,100	10	Baptist
Savannah Country Day School	PK–12	1,004	9.7	Nonsectarian
St Andrew's SchoolSpecial program	PK–12	460	8.4	Nonsectarian
Blessed Sacrament School	PK–8	420	14	Catholic
Hancock Day School	PK–8	416	10.7	Nonsectarian
Benedictine Military SchoolBoys	9–12	410	9.4	Catholic
St James Catholic School	PK–8	353	8.5	Catholic
St Peter the Apostle Catholic School	PK–8	219	11	Catholic
Veritas AcademySpecial program	PK–12	163	8.7	Presbyterian
Butler Christian Academy	PK–12	111	11.6	Pentecostal
Bethesda AcademyBoys	6–12	89	7.2	Seventh-Day Adventist
Chatham AcademySpecial education	1–12	83	5.5	Nonsectarian
Rambam Day School	PK–8	60	2.8	Jewish
Savana Legacy Acadamy	K–8	44	7.3	Christian
Ramah Junior Academy	K–8	41	10.3	Seventh-Day Adventist
Advance Academy at Matthew Reardon CTR for AutismSpecial education	Ungraded	40	2.7	Nonsectarian
Ramah Junior Academy	1–8	40	13.3	Seventh-Day Adventist
St John Academy	2–12	30	3.9	Baptist

Getting in, and keeping up

Private school entrance exams: format, scoring, and dates for the ISEE, SSAT, and HSPT.
Georgia Milestones practice tests and score levels, the test public schools in Georgia give.
Using a 529 plan for K-12 tuition and tutoring in Georgia.
Colleges in Georgia, for families already looking ahead.

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Frequently asked questions

How many private schools are in Savannah, Georgia?

18 private schools in Savannah, Georgia with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe Survey. Schools that did not answer are not counted, so the real number is higher.

What is the largest private school in Savannah, Georgia?

Among schools that answered the survey, Calvary Day School in Savannah is the largest, with 1,100 students in grades PK–12.

How big are classes at private schools in Savannah, Georgia?

The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in Savannah, Georgia has 9.1 students per teacher and 137 students in total.

Do private schools require an entrance exam?

Many independent schools ask for the ISEE or SSAT, and many Catholic high schools use the HSPT. Each school sets its own rule, so check the admissions page of every school on your list.

Source: NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 2023-24 public-use data file, National Center for Education Statistics. Schools that answered the survey and enrolled at least 30 students. Amish schools are left out. Schools report their own figures, and a school that did not answer the survey does not appear.