GRADES OFFERED pre-K3–12
TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS 1,375
NUMBER OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS 525
FOUNDED 1959
STUDENTS OF COLOR 13%
AVERAGE CLASS SIZE (K–5) 16
AVERAGE CLASS SIZE (MIDDLE SCHOOL) 18
AVERAGE CLASS SIZE (HIGH SCHOOL) 18
RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION Episcopalian
SENIORS WITH NATIONAL MERIT RECOGNITION 4
GRADE FOREIGN LANGUAGE FIRST OFFERED pre-K3
LANGUAGE(S) OFFERED French, Latin, Mandarin, Spanish
LOWEST TUITION FOR 5-DAY STUDENTS $9,760
ANNUAL TUITION FOR HIGHEST GRADE $25,520
STUDENTS RECEIVING FINANCIAL AID 13%
CLASS SIZE EXPANDS IN pre-K3, pre-K4, K, 4, 5, 6, 9
UNIFORM yes
BUS TRANSPORTATION no
TEACHER RETENTION RATE 90%
AP COURSES OFFERED 24
STUDENTS SCORING 3+ ON AP EXAMS 72%
VARSITY SPORTS baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross-country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming/diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball, wrestling
DIVISION GHSA class A
ART STUDIOS 6
THEATER PRODUCTIONS PER YEAR 5
MUSICAL ENSEMBLES 13
ANNUAL APPLICATIONS PER OPENING fluctuates based upon grade
WHAT’S NEW New this year are a 61,000-square-foot upper school STEM building with a state-of-the-art film studio and print/broadcast journalism suite; a fully equipped upper school robotics lab; and a greenhouse and agricultural aquaponics space. Additionally, HIES was awarded a $500,000, three-year STEAM grant from the Goizueta Foundation, and was named the “Most Positive High School in Atlanta” by Positive Athlete Georgia.

