East Cobb Christian School

Name

East Cobb Christian School

Legal name

East Cobb Christian School

Website

https://eccs.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-8 Private Christian Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based (Religious) K–12 Schools (EDAJABAC)

Keywords

• K-8 Christian education
• Private Christian school
• Charlotte Mason method
• Classical Christian curriculum
• Private elementary school

Headquarters

HQ city

Marietta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: Primary operating funding comes from tuition and fees. Additional funding through Annual Giving Fund and Apogee Scholarship donations.
2. Annual Giving Fund: Donations supporting campus improvement projects, student scholarships, and capital improvements beyond tuition-funded operations.
3. Grocery Store Community Rewards: School participates in Kroger Plus Card and Publix Partner programs where families designate ECCS to receive rewards from their grocery purchases.
4. Apogee Scholarship Tax Credits: Georgia state tax credit donations through Apogee Scholarship Fund benefit qualifying families based on financial need. Donors receive dollar-for-dollar Georgia tax credits.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

East Cobb Christian School provides K-8 private Christian education rooted in the Charlotte Mason educational approach, integrating a biblical worldview across academics. Core instruction is augmented by an optional Explore More enrichment program, interscholastic athletics, student clubs, and an Honors Reading Program for advanced readers. The school serves families in the Marietta, Georgia / East Cobb area seeking a faith-based alternative to public schooling.

Product overview

East Cobb Christian School offers a single, unified K-8 educational program based on Charlotte Mason principles. The core academic program includes abbreviated half-day schedules for K-3 students transitioning to full days in 4th-8th grade. Add-on programs include the Explore More optional afternoon program, Specials (Art, Computer, Library, Music, PE), Athletics (Basketball, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Volleyball), Clubs (Drama, Worship Team), and the Honors Reading enrichment program. The school also integrates enrichment activities like Artist Studies, Composer Studies, Nature Studies, and Habits training throughout the curriculum.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• K-8 Academic Program Core K-8 academic program at East Cobb Christian School built on the Charlotte Mason educational philosophy, integrating a biblical worldview across subjects. Designed for parents/guardians in the East Cobb / Marietta, Georgia area seeking a faith-based alternative to public schooling.
• Explore More Program Optional daily enrichment/elective block that extends the standard K-8 curriculum with additional exploratory offerings, available to enrolled families as a separately opted-in program.
• Athletics Program Interscholastic athletics program available to enrolled students, providing competitive team-sport opportunities as an extracurricular offering.
• Clubs Program Student interest clubs offered as an extracurricular activity alongside the academic program, allowing enrolled students to pursue shared-interest activities on campus.
• Honors Reading Program Enrichment program for advanced readers, designed to challenge higher-performing students through additional reading and discussion work above the standard K-8 curriculum.

Quantifiable outcome

• Graduates prepared for high school academic and spiritual demands

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• East Cobb Presbyterian ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECCS operates as a ministry of East Cobb Presbyterian Church. The church provides spiritual oversight and institutional support. School founded as satellite of Perimeter School in 1987.
• KrogerminorGTM or Marketing PartnerKroger Plus Card community rewards program allows families to designate ECCS to receive rewards from grocery purchases through Kroger's Community Rewards program.
• PublixminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPublix Partner Cards program allows families to link their Publix Shopper Card to ECCS to support the school through grocery purchases.
• Apogee Scholarship FundcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner501c3 nonprofit Student Scholarship Organization in Georgia. Donors receive Georgia dollar-for-dollar tax credits. Donations designated to ECCS fund scholarships for families based on financial need. Annual maximum cap of $120 million for Apogee donations. Early applications requested by December 15th for best approval chance.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Perimeter School: The original parent school from which ECCS was founded as a satellite in 1987. Both are private Christian K-12 schools in the Atlanta metro using Charlotte Mason methodologies with similar covenant/parental-involvement models.
• North Cobb Christian School: Private Christian school in Kennesaw/Acworth, GA serving K-12. Overlapping target market with ECCS — evangelical families in the northwest Atlanta suburbs — and similar college-prep faith-based model.
• King's Ridge Christian School: Private Christian school in Alpharetta, GA serving K-12. Direct geographic and demographic competitor in the north Atlanta private Christian school market, with similar college-preparatory mission.
• Wesleyan School: Private Christian school in Peachtree Corners, GA (K-12). Competes for the same evangelical, college-prep-oriented Christian families in the Atlanta metro as ECCS, with a similar parental-involvement ethos.
• Mount Paran Christian School: Large private Christian school in Kennesaw, GA (near Marietta) serving K-12. Comparable target market of faith-seeking families in the northwest Atlanta suburbs, though larger and broader in scope than ECCS.
• Heritage Christian School: Private Christian school in Mableton, GA (southwest Atlanta metro). Direct competitor for evangelical families seeking K-12 Christian education with similar academic and spiritual formation mission.
• Pinecrest Academy: Private Catholic school in Cumming, GA serving K-12. Comparable faith-based independent school serving Atlanta-area families, though Catholic rather than Protestant in orientation.

Others

• Childlight Schools (Network): ECCS is a member of the Childlight Schools network, which connects Charlotte Mason-inspired Christian schools nationally. Relevant as an enabling/ecosystem peer rather than a direct competitor.

Emerging players

• Classical Conversations: National homeschool community / co-op network using classical and Charlotte Mason-influenced pedagogy. Competes for the same Charlotte Mason-oriented Christian families who might otherwise enroll at schools like ECCS.

Regional players

• Trinity Christian School: Private Christian school serving the metro Atlanta area with K-12 programming. Comparable faith-based model and target demographic, though serving a slightly different regional pocket than ECCS.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/EastCobbChristianSchool
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/east-cobb-christian-school

Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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