Greater Atlanta Christian School

What Greater Atlanta Christian School does

Greater Atlanta Christian School (GAC) is a private, nonprofit Christian school founded in 1968 in Norcross, Georgia, serving more than 1,600 students across an integrated infant-through-12th-grade pipeline that includes the Early Childhood Village, Young Learners, Elementary School, Middle School, and High School. The school operates a STEAM-focused curriculum delivered through research-informed "innovative learning spaces" featuring flexible furniture, writable surfaces, portable technology, and glass-walled collaborative classrooms, supported by specialized facilities including the Cormack High School Complex, Middle School Complex, Fields Science Hall (13,000 sq ft), Nasmyth Environmental Center, Sara D. Williams Fine Arts Center, and the Art & Design Center. GAC's product portfolio spans 60+ STEM courses, comprehensive performing and visual arts programs (Band, Chorus, Dance, Theatre, Orchestra, School of Ballet, School of Music, Visual Arts), 62 athletic teams across 14 sports, summer camps, and academic teams. In 2017, GAC launched Ethos School, an online education platform serving Christian schools, hybrid students, and homeschool families globally, incorporating TrekAI technology to extend the school's reach beyond its physical campus.

The school operates a hybrid revenue model combining recurring tuition and fees (annual subscription billing model, rates not publicly disclosed) with multi-channel fundraising including the Annual Fund, Jesse Long Society major gifts, the Light the Way Capital Campaign, The GAC Endowment and Gift Planning programs, Carothers Scholarship Endowment, and the Georgia GOAL (Gifts of Achievement and Learning) tax-credit scholarship program. GAC's go-to-market is sales-led, executed through a dedicated admissions office offering campus visits, virtual tours, informational sessions, parent partnership programming, alumni family admissions with the Alumni Tuition Grant, and international student admissions. The school targets families within an 89-zip-code / 12-county regional footprint seeking faith-infused education, with its customer base geographically diversified across 12 counties. Recent strategic investments include the 2016-2017 campus redesigns, the Summer 2023 $1.1M Young Learners expansion, and ongoing facility and programmatic additions.

Name

Greater Atlanta Christian School

Legal name

Greater Atlanta Christian School

Website

https://gac.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Greater Atlanta Christian School is a private, nonprofit Christian school founded in 1968 in Norcross, Georgia, serving 1,600+ students from infants through 12th grade with STEAM academics, athletics, arts, and the Ethos School online platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private K-12 Christian Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Private/Independent Online K–12 Schools (EDAJADAC), Faith-Based Early Learning Academies (EDACADAH), Preschool Programs within Private K–12 Schools (EDACABAM)

Keywords

• Private Christian education
• K-12 academic programs
• Faith-based schooling
• Online homeschool platform
• College preparatory curriculum

Headquarters

HQ city

Norcross

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, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: Private school tuition revenue from enrolled students across infant through 12th grade programs. The school offers tuition and affordability options including financial assistance programs.
2. Donations and Annual Fund: Voluntary contributions from parents, alumni, grandparents, and community supporters through the Annual Fund, Jesse Long Society (major donors), and general fundraising campaigns supporting campus improvements and initiatives.
3. Capital Campaigns: Major fundraising initiatives such as the Light the Way Capital Campaign supporting campus transformation projects including enhanced athletic facilities and innovative academic spaces.
4. Endowment and Gift Planning: Planned giving programs including The GAC Endowment, Gift Planning, and Carothers Scholarship Endowment providing long-term financial support and scholarships.
5. Georgia GOAL Program: Georgia GOAL (Gifts of Achievement and Learning) scholarship program providing state tax credits to donors supporting student scholarships.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Greater Atlanta Christian School delivers a faith-based private education spanning infants through 12th grade on a Norcross, Georgia campus, anchored by four academic divisions (Young Learners, Elementary, Middle, High School) and supplemented by STEM, fine arts, and athletics programs. The school also operates Ethos School, an online platform launched in 2017 that extends the curriculum to Christian schools, hybrid students, and homeschool families worldwide. Revenue is generated primarily through tuition, donations, capital campaigns, and endowment giving.

Product overview

Greater Atlanta Christian School is an Infant-12th grade private Christian school serving over 1,800 students across a comprehensive educational ecosystem. The school operates as a unified educational institution offering multiple interconnected programs: Early Childhood Village (infants through pre-K), Elementary School (K-5), Middle School (6-8), and High School (9-12). Core academic programs are enhanced by specialized offerings including STEM (60+ courses), Arts (Band, Chorus, Dance, Theatre, Orchestra, School of Ballet, School of Music, Visual Arts), Athletics (62 teams across 14 sports), and Global Education initiatives. Ethos School provides an innovative online platform extending the school's reach to homeschool families and Christian schools globally. The institution features specialized facilities including the Cormack High School Complex, Nasmyth Environmental Center, Fields Science Hall, Sara D. Williams Fine Arts Center, and Art & Design Center.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ethos School: An innovative online school designed to serve Christian schools, hybrid students, and homeschool families across the globe with online classes and academic support services.

Products and services

• Young Learners Program Infant to two-year-old program creating a safe, caring, faith-filled environment where students are nurtured through developmental milestones in a play-based setting; underwent a $1.1 million physical expansion in Summer 2023.
• Early Childhood Village Early childhood education program serving infants through pre-K aged children in a play-based, faith-filled environment with newly renovated indoor play areas and outdoor learning spaces.
• Elementary School (Lower School) Kindergarten to 5th grade program featuring evidence-based curriculum, core subjects, art, foreign language, music, STEM classes, daily PE, community service, the SPARK program, and the Nasmyth Environmental Center.
• Middle School 6th-8th grade program with active learning classrooms, flexible furniture, writable surfaces, portable technology, research-based teaching practices, and opportunities for learning excursions and missions.
• High School 9th-12th grade comprehensive academic program offering STEM courses, Global Education (Learning Excursions, Study Abroad, Service and Missions), College Counseling, Academic Teams, Hybrid Program, and Academic Support.
• Ethos School Online school platform launched in 2017 that serves Christian schools, hybrid students, and homeschool families globally with online classes and academic support services, incorporating TrekAI technology.
• Arts Programs Comprehensive arts offerings including Band, Chorus, Dance, Theatre, Orchestra, School of Ballet, School of Music (with 8 private music lesson studios), and Visual Arts in the 16,000 sq ft Art & Design Center.
• Athletics Program 62 athletic teams across 14 sports, including a Tennis Academy, Aquatics Program (Spartan Aquatic Club, Swim Lessons, Lifeguard Certification, Spartan Masters Aquatic Club), and Strength & Conditioning.
• Summer Camp Summer programs including General Summer Camp, GROW Day Camp, and Specialty Summer Camps offering sports performance training and various activities for students.
• Academic Teams Competitive academic and literary teams participating in GATA Varsity State Championship Tournaments and regional literary competitions, with events including Literary Interpretation, Essay, Extemporaneous Speaking, and Music categories.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Christian Schools and Homeschool Families (Ethos School)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Ethos School, launched in 2017, serves Christian schools, hybrid students, and homeschool families globally with online classes and academic support services, expanding GAC's educational reach beyond its physical campus.
• Upper Chattahoochee Chapter of Trout UnlimitedminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for environmental education where Trout Unlimited members assist with trout releases and lead activities teaching students about trout and environmental conservation. The partnership supports GAC's hands-on environmental learning programs at the Nasmyth Environmental Center.
• Harding UniversityminorOthersFormer GAC Varsity Boys Soccer Head Coach Thom Jacquet accepted the Head Men's Soccer Coach position at Harding University, representing a connection with the university.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Mount Vernon Presbyterian School: Faith-based (Presbyterian) private PK-12 school in Sandy Springs/Atlanta with an innovation-focused curriculum (Mount Vernon Innovates). Comparable private-school positioning and educational-design philosophy in the same metro.
• Whitefield Academy: Faith-based private K-12 school in Smyrna/Mableton, GA. Competes for the same metro Atlanta faith-based families with comparable academic, athletic, and spiritual-development offerings.
• Wesleyan School: Faith-based private K-12 school in Peachtree Corners, GA — same suburban Atlanta corridor, similar Christian college-prep profile, and overlapping commuter-shed enrollment base. One of the closest direct comparables in the market.
• King's Ridge Christian School: Independent, interdenominational Christian K-12 school in Alpharetta, GA, serving the north Atlanta suburbs. Comparable faith-based college-prep model with similar athletics, arts, and spiritual-formation programming.
• Holy Spirit Preparatory School: Catholic faith-based private school in Atlanta (Buckhead/Sandy Springs), serving preschool through 12th grade. Directly comparable faith-based college-prep institution in the same Atlanta metro market.

Broad incumbents

• Pace Academy: Highly regarded secular private K-12 school in Atlanta's Buckhead district. Established broader-portfolio competitor serving the same high-ability metro Atlanta families that GAC targets.
• The Westminster Schools: Elite secular private K-12 school in Atlanta (Buckhead). Larger, more established, and broader in mission — but competes head-to-head with GAC for the same metro Atlanta college-prep families, particularly at the upper end of the market.

Emerging players

• Liberty University Online Academy: Liberty University's online Christian K-12 academy serving homeschool and remote students globally. Direct comparable to Ethos School as a Christian-branded, online K-12 platform with broader scale and university affiliation.
• Abeka Academy: Christian online K-12 program operated by Abeka (Pensacola, FL), serving homeschool families worldwide. Comparable to Ethos School as a long-established Christian online K-12 delivery platform with proprietary curriculum.
• Bridgeway Academy: Online/homeschool academy offering accredited K-12 programs with Christian and secular tracks. Comparable to GAC's Ethos School as a digital K-12 delivery model targeting homeschool and hybrid families.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@gacspartans
• Facebookfacebook.com/GACSpartans
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/greater-atlanta-christian-school
• Instagraminstagram.com/gacspartans

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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