All Prior Year Outstanding Charges and Fees Must be Paid in Full Prior to Tuition Being Accepted.
These Payments Will Be Collected at the Same Time and Place as Tuition.

 

Tuition Payment 2025-2026

Tuition for the 2025-2026 school year will be $1,000 per student (a cap of $3,000 for a family with 3 or more children) for out of city Georgia residents. For out of state residents, the tuition amount varies depending on annual state funding. Please contact Diane Miller, Finance Director, at 706-382-3100 ext. 4003 for further details.

As per Board Policy, tuition must be paid in full prior to attending class. NO EXCEPTIONS!

 

• Debit and Credit Cards WILL be accepted. There will be an additional 4% service fee (charged by the credit card company) added to the transaction. This additional fee does not go to the school system.
• Payment needs to be made PRIOR to the first day of school. In the attempt to minimize disruption and limit traffic entering the buildings, the school system is requesting that all tuition payments be made by August 6th.

In-Person Payments:

Tuition for ALL students will be accepted in the office at Gordon Lee High School unless noted below.

Debit/credit card, cash or personal check/cashier check/money order (made payable to Chickamauga City Schools) will be accepted.

Thursday, July 24:	10:00 am -12:00 pm
Monday, July 28:	1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Tuesday, July 29:	4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Wednesday, July 30:	9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Thursday, July 31:	9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Friday, August 1:	7:30 am - 10:00 am

No Personal Checks will be accepted after August 1st.

Only debit/credit card, cash or cashier check/money order (made payable to Chickamauga City Schools) will be accepted.

Monday, August 4:	8:00 am - 11:00 am and  *Accepting at GLHS Gym During GLHS Freshman/ New Student Orientation
Tuesday, August 5:	7:30 am - 10:30 am and *Accepting at CES During CES Open House
Wednesday, August 6:	8:00 am - 11:00 am and *Accepting at GLMS During GLMS Open House

Phone Payments (debit/credit card): Call 706-382-3100 ext. 4003

Wednesday, July 23:	9:00 am -11:00 am
Tuesday, July 29:	9:00 am -11:00 am
Friday, August 1:	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Tuesday, August 5:	1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Returned Checks: Chickamauga City Schools has contracted with Envision Payment Solutions as its check service provider. In the event a check you have written to the school system is returned for any reason as unpaid by your bank, the check will automatically be forwarded to the provider for collection. You will then need to contact Envision directly to arrange for the payment of the check and related fees. The school system is not able to accept payment on returned checks. Additional information is available under the parent link on the school system website. Envision Payment Solutions (877) 290-5460. Please note that multiple returned checks that remain unpaid may result in the school system notifying you that personal checks will no longer be accepted.