Enrollment
Enrollment Process
Cherokee Classical Academy (CCA) is a tuition-free public charter school open to all students residing in Cherokee, Cobb, Bartow, Fulton, Pickens, and Paulding Counties, and the cities of Marietta, Cartersville, and Atlanta. CCA will enroll students in grades K-6 for the 2025-2026 school year and add a grade each year until reaching K-12.
All applications submitted after April 1 will be added to the waitlist.
Lottery Details
To the extent that demand exceeds the number of available seats for any given grade, the administration will conduct a public, system-generated, grade-level lottery. Lottery results will be posted to each applicant’s online SchoolMint account on April 1, the day of the lottery.
In accordance with Cherokee Classical Academy’s charter and as permitted by OCGA § 20-2-206 6, Cherokee Classical Academy will grant enrollment preference to the children of board members and the children of full-time employees.
In accordance with O.C.G.A. 20-2-2066(a)(1)(A), and as required based on the terms of the charter agreement, CCA will employ a weighted lottery for economically disadvantaged students. To facilitate the weighted lottery, applicants will indicate their economically disadvantaged status on the application. Applicants who receive offers will be required to provide documentation of their economically disadvantaged status.
“If the lottery has already happened, can I still apply?”
Yes! On April 1, enrollment offers were extended to those who were selected in the lottery. However, since some families will decline their seat, we will continue offering seats to those on the waitlist in numerical order. If you are at all interested in attending, please submit an application. There is still a good chance of receiving an offer of enrollment before school starts in the fall.
“Why did my place on the waitlist change?”
So that the sibling preference can be applied, our waitlist is dynamic. This means that if families who have been offered enrollment for one child accept that offer, the other children in that family will have the sibling preference applied and move up the waitlist. This is why you may see your number on the waitlist change.
Questions?
Janet Tomko, Enrollment and Outreach Director
enrollment@cherokeeclassicalacademy.org
(404) 480-0177