Georgia Promise Scholarship (Promise Scholarship)
Award amounts: Georgia Promise Scholarship program site, Georgia Education Savings Authority, November 9, 2026. School list: Georgia Education Savings Authority publishes participating private schools; this directory has not matched that list, as of Nov 9, 2026. The approved-school count is zero because no list has been matched, not because zero schools participate. Funding depends on eligibility, approval and available funds.
Promise Scholarship is Georgia’s education savings account, the program most families call the Georgia school voucher. The published 2026–27 figure is $6,500 per student. Maximum set by law. The Georgia Education Savings Authority may withhold up to 5% for administration. Most students already enrolled in a private school are not eligible.
Who runs it and how to apply
Promise Scholarship is run by the Georgia Education Savings Authority. Families apply through the official site, mygeorgiapromise.org/. The remaining 2026–27 student windows were August 1–31 and November 1–30, 2026. The November window was open on the day this page was checked. Funds, if awarded, are paid in four quarterly installments. The first funding of accounts was described as early July 2026.
What schools must do to take part
A participating private school must be in Georgia, be accredited or seeking accreditation, and meet the program's operating and testing rules. Parents initiate payment to the school. Tuition, fees, and required textbooks are allowed uses. Transportation is capped at $500 a year.
Frequently asked questions
How much is the Georgia school voucher for private school?
$6,500 per student for the 2026–27 school year at an approved private school.
Is Promise Scholarship a school voucher?
Yes, in everyday terms. Promise Scholarship is an education savings account (ESA), which most people call the Georgia school voucher. Instead of a paper voucher, approved families receive funds in an account they use for tuition and other approved costs at participating schools.
Does every applicant get Promise Scholarship funding?
No. To apply, a student must have been in a Georgia public school for two consecutive semesters, or be a rising kindergartener, and must live in an attendance zone on the state's list of the lower-performing 25% of public schools. A parent must have lived in Georgia for at least a year, with a military exception. Income at or below 400% of the federal poverty level gets priority, and spring enrollment is limited to that income group if funding remains. A student who receives the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship, or a scholarship from a student scholarship organization, cannot also receive Promise. No Georgia school in this directory is marked participating. Funding depends on eligibility, approval and available funds.
Which Christian schools accept the Georgia school voucher?
Schools have to be approved by the program. This directory has not matched a school-level participating list (checked November 9, 2026), so no school is marked as accepting Promise Scholarship. A missing mark is not a finding that the school declines the program.
How is cost after funding calculated?
The tuition the school publishes, minus the standard award, never below zero. Fees such as registration, books and transportation may apply on top.
Schools that accept the Promise Scholarship voucher, by city
Cities with fewer than 3 participating schools are on the Georgia city list.