School Finance in Georgia

Understanding education finance can be difficult. Funding for public education is complicated and there is more to private school finance than just tuition.  

That is why CEG has compiled this easy-to-understand section on how education is financed in Georgia.  Here, you can learn about funding systems past, present, and future.  Click on the links below or at left to learn more about:

Public School Finance

 The Adequate Program for Education in Georgia (1974 to 1985)

 The Quality Basic Education Act (1985 to present)

 Investing in Educational Excellence -- The future of education funding in Georgia?

 Charter School Funding

Private School Finance

 Tuition Model

 State-Supported Options
         Georgia Special Needs Scholarship (SB 10)
         Tuition Tax Credit Scholarship Program (HB 1133)