Name

Paideia School

Legal name

The Paideia School

Website

https://paideiaschool.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Paideia School is a nonprofit, independent progressive school in Atlanta, Georgia, serving students ages 3 through 12th grade across four academic divisions. It is distinguished by multiage classrooms, team-teaching, and a 7:1 student-teacher ratio, funded through annual tuition and philanthropic giving.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tuition - Half Day Program: Annual tuition for the Half Day program (Ages 3-5), covering morning or afternoon sessions. Tuition for 2026-27 is $13,995 per year.
2. Tuition - Elementary School: Annual tuition for Elementary program (Grades K-6), covering full-day instruction. Tuition for 2026-27 is $30,780 per year.
3. Tuition - Junior High School: Annual tuition for Junior High program (Grades 7-8). Tuition for 2026-27 is $34,563 per year.
4. Tuition - High School: Annual tuition for High School program (Grades 9-12). Tuition for 2026-27 is $34,563 for Grades 9-11 and $35,037 for Grade 12.
5. Summer Camp Fees: Revenue from summer camp programs including Mini Camp ($250/week), Full Day camps ($375/week), Betwixt & Between Camp ($400/week), Junior High themed camps ($400-$425/week), and sports camps ($250-$295). Aftercare available for $75/week.
6. Financial Aid Tax Credit Program: Georgia's Financial Aid Tax Credit program contributes to the school's financial aid funding.
7. Annual Fundraising (The Paideia Fund): Annual fundraising program supporting financial aid, with contributions going toward the annual fund and endowment.
8. Event-Based Fundraising: Fundraising events including the annual Pi Party, Eat Lunch with your Child Day, and Slither (annual 5K run) generate funds for financial aid.
9. Additional Fees and Optional Programs: Optional programs including Pi-Bites lunch program, yearbooks, class trips, music instrument rental, athletic expenses, and Bash (prom) tickets.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Paideia School is an independent, nonprofit progressive school in Atlanta serving students ages 3 through 12th grade. The school delivers full-day academic instruction across four divisions — Half Day (Ages 3-5), Elementary (K-6), Junior High (7-8), and High School (9-12) — built on multiage classrooms, team teaching with two or more teachers per room, a central subject thematic curriculum, and a 7:1 student-teacher ratio. Supplementary offerings include summer camps, college counseling, financial aid, arts, athletics, and STEAM/robotics programs.

Product overview

Paideia School is a progressive independent school offering a unified educational program across four developmental stages: Half Day (Ages 3-5), Elementary (K-6), Junior High (7-8), and High School (9-12). The school provides team-teaching, multiage classrooms, and a 7:1 student-teacher ratio across its programs. Beyond core academics, the school offers supplementary programs including Summer Camp, College Counseling, Financial Aid, STEAM/Robotics, Arts, and Athletics. All programs are integrated through a unified Framework of Values emphasizing joy, curiosity, and whole-child development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Half Day Program Play-based early childhood education program for children ages 3-5 featuring multiage classrooms and a 6:1 student-teacher ratio. Includes morning (8:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m.) and afternoon (11:45 a.m.-3:00 p.m.) sessions at the historic 1341 Building.
• Elementary School Full-day elementary program for Kindergarten through Grade 6 with multiage classrooms, team-teaching approach, and 1:9 teacher-student ratio. Features central subject thematic curriculum, reading and writing workshops, Everyday Mathematics, and STEAM education.
• Junior High School Middle school program for Grades 7-8 featuring the Homebase teacher partnership (same two teachers for two years), STEAM maker spaces, short-term exploratory classes beginning mid-May, the annual Junior High Musical, and a team-teaching approach with up to four teachers per student.
• High School College preparatory program for Grades 9-12 offering AP courses, college-level seminars (97% participation), and a 7:1 student-teacher ratio. Includes the Pepperdene speaker series, student-run musicals, 79 student clubs, and comprehensive college counseling.
• Paideia Summer Camp

Quantifiable outcome

• 97% of High School seniors take AP or College Level Seminars
• +9 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• RidwellminorOthers · 1 January 2026Ridwell is a recycling startup that partners with Paideia Elementary students for plastic film collection and recycling initiatives, supporting the school's sustainability curriculum.
• Mission & DatacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Mission & Data serves as the strategic planning consultant guiding Paideia's strategic planning process. The firm is facilitating community engagement through focus groups and surveys to help articulate the school's strategic focus areas and priorities for 2026 and beyond.
• A Better ChanceminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1988A Better Chance is a school referral service focused on identifying, recruiting, and developing leadership ability of students of color. Paideia has been a member school since 1988. The program waives application fees for referred students and follows a specialized admissions process.
• Clarity Application (Clarity Tuition)coreTechnology or IntegrationClarity Application is the financial aid application platform used by Paideia to process family financial information and determine financial need. The platform is mobile-friendly, available in English and Spanish, with a $60 submission fee.
• Ravenna HubcoreTechnology or IntegrationRavenna Hub is the admissions software platform that manages the entire admissions process including inquiry forms, applications, event registration, visiting days, interviews, and decision notifications. Families create accounts to access admissions events and apply to the school.
• Chris180minorOthersChris180 is a community organization serving adolescents experiencing homelessness. Paideia students partner with Chris180 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day service projects, including providing supply kits. In 2025, students supplied over 3,000 kits with a goal of 5,000 bags for the following year.

Scale indicators21 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• The Westminster Schools: Atlanta's largest and most prominent independent K-12 school, serving roughly 1,900 students on a 180-acre campus. Westminster is the most direct peer to Paideia in the same metro market, competing for the same affluent Atlanta families with a college-preparatory (less progressive) model.
• The Galloway School: Atlanta progressive independent school serving students from age 3 through 12th grade with a similar child-centered, project-based approach. Galloway is Paideia's closest progressive pedagogy peer in the same metro market, directly competing for families seeking alternative education models.
• The Mount Vernon School: Atlanta progressive independent school with an inquiry-based, design-thinking pedagogy from age 3 through Grade 12. Mount Vernon is Paideia's closest progressive-pedagogy peer in metro Atlanta, directly competing for families prioritizing innovation and project-based learning.
• Woodward Academy: One of the largest independent schools in the Southeast, serving approximately 2,700 students across multiple campuses in metro Atlanta. Woodward is a direct peer competing in the same Atlanta private K-12 market with similar college-preparatory programming.
• Pace Academy: Atlanta independent K-12 school in Buckhead serving approximately 1,150 students. Pace is a direct peer in the same metropolitan market, competing for high-achieving families with strong college placement and similar tuition levels to Paideia.
• The Lovett School: Major Atlanta independent K-12 school serving approximately 1,700 students in Buckhead. Lovett is a leading direct peer competing for the same Atlanta private school market with strong college placement outcomes, similar tuition pricing, and comparable extracurricular programming.

Regional players

• The Lab School of Washington: Washington DC progressive independent school with a constructivist, arts-integrated pedagogy serving grades K-12. The Lab School shares Paideia's progressive, experiential educational philosophy and comparable scale, but operates on the East Coast in a different metro market.
• The Nueva School: Bay Area progressive independent school serving gifted learners from PreK through Grade 12 with a similar inquiry-based, design-thinking, and whole-child philosophy. Nueva is a strong peer on pedagogy and progressive mission, though it serves a different geographic market (California).
• Bank Street School: NYC progressive independent school and graduate school of education founded on the Bank Street College model of progressive, child-centered learning. Bank Street is a meaningful pedagogical peer — sharing Paideia's progressive, experiential philosophy — but operates in a different geographic market.

Emerging players

• The Friends School of Atlanta: Smaller Atlanta progressive Quaker school serving grades K-8 with a values-based, community-centered pedagogy. While smaller in scale and not serving high school, Friends School is an emerging progressive peer in the same metro market, appealing to families seeking alternative education models.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/PaideiaSchool
• Instagraminstagram.com/thepaideiaschool
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/paideia-school

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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