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Jewish Day Schools in Savannah, Georgia

There is 1 Jewish day school operating in Savannah, Georgia — one of 19 Jewish day schools across Georgia. Below is what we know about each, sourced from public filings. To find the right fit for your grade and community preference, take our quiz.

🏫 1 in Savannah🕍 3 congregations🏠 $763,500 asking🌡️ 62° Jan · 92° Jul💸 State income tax

1 elementary schools

🧭 Find your best matchesAnswer a few questions about your child and what matters most. 💰 Estimate tuition after aidSee what you would pay with scholarships, vouchers and school aid. 🏘️ Compare places to liveWhich areas cover every grade you need, near a community.

Schools in Savannah, by level

Scroll to the level that matches your child’s age. Within each level, schools are grouped by whether they serve boys, girls, or co-ed classes.

Elementary Schools (K–8) · 1 school

Schools serving kindergarten through grade 8 — some K–5, some K–8, some starting at preschool and ending in 8th grade.

Rambam Day School

Grades: PK - 8th

Public record

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What to consider when evaluating a Jewish day school

Choosing a Jewish day school involves more than convenience. Families typically weigh religious orientation, academic rigor, tuition affordability, and the specific grade range a school serves. Posted tuition is rarely what most families actually pay — almost every Jewish day school has a financial aid program, and many families receive meaningful assistance through need-based aid, scholarship funds, state vouchers or education savings accounts, or staff tuition benefits if a parent works at the school. Our tuition estimator shows what could apply to your family.

About Jewish education in Georgia

Georgia's Jewish day schools are centered in Atlanta, with options spanning Modern Orthodox, Conservative, and pluralistic traditions. Georgia operates a Promise Scholarship ESA program that can support private school tuition for qualifying families.

A year in Savannah

🌸 Spring Mar–May

78° / 60°

Short sleeves, light clothes

Humid

🎭 Purim🫓 Pesach🌾 Shavuos

☀️ Summer Jun–Aug

91° / 75°

Lightest clothes; you will sweat through them

Very humid

Sweat stays on you, so shade gives little relief.

🕯️ Tisha B'Av

🍂 Fall Sep–Nov

78° / 62°

Short sleeves, light clothes

Humid

🍎 Rosh Hashanah🕊️ Yom Kippur🌿 Sukkos

❄️ Winter Dec–Feb

64° / 46°

Long sleeves or a light jacket

Comfortable

🕎 Chanukah🌳 Tu BiShvat

Monthly averages for the middle of Savannah, 2019–2023 (NASA POWER). Holiday dates move about a month from year to year.

Cost of living and learning near Savannah

Housing in the community area

🏠 Asking price

$763,500

$450 per sq ft

🔑 Rent

$1,558 /mo

🧾 Property tax

$4,684 /yr

💵 Household income

$52,509

How we measured this

ZIP areas: 31401, 31409, covering the areas around the congregations and schools. Asking price is the median of current listings across those ZIP areas (Realtor.com research data, September 2026); by ZIP: 31401 $763,500. Owner-estimated median home value, which lags the market: $552,400. Rent, property tax and income are Census ACS 2020–2024 medians.

Tuition by grade

  • Preschool $13,069 · 1 school

Published rates for 2025–26 and 2026–27 at the schools above, before aid. Bars run from $0 to $60,000. See what you would pay after aid →

Georgia: taxes and help with tuition

💸 Income tax

~3.95% at $90k

~4.53% at $150k, state only, married filing jointly

🎓 State scholarship

Up to $6,500

Georgia Promise Scholarship Act +2 more. No income cap on eligibility -- income does NOT gate whether a family can apply (confirmed via 2 independent Deep Research passes, both citing mygeorgiapromise.org handb….

🏛️ Federal credit

Opted in

Opted in to the federal credit; awards begin 2027.

Program details checked 2026-08-16.

Homeschooling in Georgia

  • Notice

    Parent files a Declaration of Intent with the state DOE within 30 days of starting and by Sept 1 each year.

  • Testing or review

    Nationally standardized test at least every 3 years from end of grade 3; results kept by parent, not submitted.

  • Subjects or hours

    Reading, language arts, math, social studies, science; 180 school days of 4.5 hours each per 12 months.

  • Parent

    Teaching parent needs at least a high school diploma or GED.

Checked 2026-10-27 against hallco.org. Part of this comes from an older state document; check the current rule. Rules change and can differ by district; confirm with your district before you start.

Jewish communities near Savannah

Congregations in and around Savannah, nearest first, measured from the middle of Savannah. Missing yours, or something looks wrong? Tell us.

See all synagogues and the Jewish community in Savannah →

Other cities in Georgia with Jewish schools

Atlanta (15) · Sandy Springs (1) · Sparta (1) · Decatur (1)

Common questions about Jewish day schools in Savannah, Georgia

What's the difference between a Jewish day school and a yeshiva?

Both teach a dual curriculum combining Judaic studies with general academic subjects, but "yeshiva" typically refers to schools in the yeshivish or Orthodox tradition with a heavier Torah-study focus. "Jewish day school" is the broader umbrella. See our guide to how Jewish schools differ.

Do we need to be religious to send our children?

No. Many Jewish day schools — particularly community and pluralistic schools, Conservative-movement schools, and Modern Orthodox schools that accept all affiliations — serve families across the full observance spectrum. Some schools require synagogue membership or minimum observance; most don't.

Is the posted tuition what we'll actually pay?

Usually not. Almost every Jewish day school has a financial aid program, and the "collected average" tuition across the cohort is typically 30–40% below the posted rate. Our tuition estimator shows what could apply to your family, and each school can tell you what it offers.

How do families afford Jewish day school tuition?

Public school is free; Jewish day schools copied its format and have to be paid for. Most schools set tuition family by family, through a committee that reviews tax returns and financial documents, so what a family pays depends on what the school judges it can afford. Schools generally do not publish how those amounts are calculated or what other families pay. Donations cover a large share of revenue, much of it from a small number of families, and working families in the middle tend to carry the most, since the cost multiplies with every child. Where staff children attend the school their parent works for, tuition is often part of the compensation package, and it is worth more with each child. Details vary by school. Our article How Yeshiva Day School Tuition Really Works shows the numbers.

How do we pick the right school for our family?

The practical fit factors are grade range, religious orientation (hashkafa), community character, distance from home, and what the tuition actually comes to after aid. Our matching quiz asks about each of these in about five minutes and produces a shortlist of schools that fit your family specifically.

Not sure which school fits?

Answer five questions about your child's grade, your location, and your community preferences — we'll show you the schools that match in Savannah, Georgia.

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Data sourced from the federal NCES Private School Survey and IRS Form 990 filings where available. We do not publish street addresses, phone numbers, enrollment counts, or our internal classification data. Research methodology · Missing a school?