Mount Paran Christian School
1275 Stanley Road, Kennesaw, 30152
770-578-0182
mtparanschool.com
GRADES OFFERED pre-K3–12
TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS 1,180
NUMBER OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS 435
FOUNDED 1976
STUDENTS OF COLOR 24%
AVERAGE CLASS SIZE (K–2) 8
AVERAGE CLASS SIZE (3–5) 14
AVERAGE CLASS SIZE (MIDDLE SCHOOL) 17
AVERAGE CLASS SIZE (HIGH SCHOOL) 12
RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION nondenominational
SENIORS WITH NATIONAL MERIT RECOGNITION 1%
GRADE FOREIGN LANGUAGE FIRST OFFERED pre-K3
LANGUAGE(S) OFFERED French, Spanish
LOWEST TUITION FOR 5-DAY STUDENTS $7,080
ANNUAL TUITION FOR HIGHEST GRADE $20,319
STUDENTS RECEIVING FINANCIAL AID 19%
CLASS SIZE EXPANDS IN K, 6, 9 (open enrollment)
UNIFORM yes
BUS TRANSPORTATION yes (limited)
TEACHER RETENTION RATE 90%
AP COURSES OFFERED 56 (AP and honors courses)
STUDENTS SCORING 3+ ON AP EXAMS 84%
VARSITY SPORTS baseball, basketball, competition and sideline cheerleading, cross-country, fishing, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track & field, volleyball, wrestling
DIVISION GHSA Class A
STEM/STEAM PROGRAM yes
ART STUDIOS 4
THEATER PRODUCTIONS PER YEAR 18
MUSICAL ENSEMBLES 10
ANNUAL APPLICATIONS PER OPENING data N/A
WHAT’S NEW Voted “Best Private School” in Cobb county, Mount Paran Christian School is beginning construction on the Murray Innovation Center, to double size of the high school, to include robotics fabrication lab, maker space, digi-theater, outdoor learning space, and student-run coffee shop. The school has also implemented Project Lead the Way® engineering coursework and has a 1:1 connected learning program, with a device for every middle and high school student included in tuition.