Georgia’s new school voucher program, which subsidizes private education, has helped more than 8,000 children move from public schools with low test score averages to educational organizations predominantly affiliated with Christian churches, data from the Georgia Education Savings Authority shows. 
About $5.4 million of the $7.1 million distributed by the state authority at the start of the fall school semester, known as Promise Scholarships, went to 286 private schools serving 85 counties and nine cities, according to a data investigation by The Current GA and the Georgia Recorder.  Several of the schools are in Hall County, including Lakeview Academy, Lanier Christian School, Genisis Academy, and Chattahoochee Christian School. Schools in Habersham, Dawson and Forsyth counties are also included.
The remaining cash — $1.7 million — went to 153 companies, including giant retailer Amazon, that sell school supplies such as computers, tablets and books.
Click here for a list of the schools and companies that have benefitted so far and the amount of money each has received:
Promise Scholarship Student Spending 8-22 | DocumentCloud
And here for a look at the history of efforts in the state to approve a voucher program:
https://thecurrentga.org/2025/09/23/christian-schools-amazon-attract-most-georgia-voucher-sch
Ken Stanford is Online News Editor for GLORY 97.5
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