Is Great Hearts tuition-free?

Yes. The 47 Great Hearts charter academies in Arizona, Texas, Louisiana, and (founding 2026) Florida are tuition-free public charter schools. Funding comes from per-pupil state allocations, supplemented by Foundation gifts and (in Arizona) the Public School Tax Credit. The exception is Great Hearts Christian Academies, a separate private network in Arizona with published tuition of $8,900 (K) to $10,700 (grades 1–7), where about 90% of families receive ESA + STO scholarship aid.

How many Great Hearts academies are there?

47 K–12 charter academies across Arizona, Texas, Louisiana, and Florida (founding 2026), plus three sister programs: Great Hearts Christian Academies (private, Arizona), Great Hearts Online (national), and the Great Hearts Foundation. The network was founded in Phoenix in 2003 and serves approximately 24,000 students.

What is the Great Hearts curriculum?

Classical liberal arts, K–12. Latin from grade 4. Singapore Math taught concrete-pictorial-abstract. Spalding integrated phonics. Two-teacher classrooms in K–5. Humane Letters seminar from 6th through 12th grade. Euclid at the board in 7th grade. Senior thesis defended before the faculty in 12th grade. The motto Veritas · Bonitas · Pulchritudo (Truth · Goodness · Beauty) names the curriculum's organizing principle.

How do I apply to a Great Hearts academy?

Find the academy nearest you using the ZIP-based finder on the Academies page, then apply through the campus's application platform. Most Arizona campuses use SchoolAxis. Most Texas campuses use SchoolMint. Christian Academies (private) use christos.schoolaxis.com. The application is free, the schools are tuition-free, and admission is by lottery for oversubscribed grades.

Can I get a tax credit for donating to Great Hearts?

In Arizona, yes. Every Arizona resident can redirect up to $200 (single filer) or $400 (joint filer) of their state tax liability to a public charter school via the Arizona Public School Tax Credit. The credit is dollar-for-dollar — what you give comes off your state tax bill, not your taxable income. The Great Hearts Foundation also accepts one-time gifts, recurring giving, securities, planned giving, and capital-campaign support.

Where is Great Hearts hiring?

Approximately 80 active faculty roles network-wide as of 2026, listed on the public Oracle Taleo career portal. Roles span Latin specialists, Humane Letters faculty, math and science teachers, and the two-teacher classroom model in K–5. Network leadership is grown internally through APEX, the network's residency for headmasters and deans.

Who founded Great Hearts?

Great Hearts America was founded in Phoenix, Arizona in 2003 by Dr. Daniel Scoggin and Jay Heiler. The first campus, Veritas Preparatory Academy, opened with 96 students. Twenty-two years later the network operates 47 academies across four states with approximately 24,000 students.

From the Academy

The Dispatch

Great Hearts America · Est. 2003 · Published in the tradition

NetworkAugust 13, 2025Vol. XXIII · Network Dispatch

U.S. Secretary of Education visits Great Hearts Harveston

Secretary Linda McMahon began her national "Return Education to the States" tour at Great Hearts Harveston in Baton Rouge — joined by Senator Bill Cassidy, Congresswoman Julia Letlow, Louisiana State Superintendent Cade Brumley, and Great Hearts co-founder and CEO Jay Heiler.

Great Hearts StaffNetwork Communications · See Press Room for full coverage

Pastoral classical scene — Et in Arcadia ego

Nicolas Poussin · Et in Arcadia Ego, 1637–38 · Musée du Louvre, Paris

Further dispatches from the academy

Network

May 22, 2025·Great Hearts Staff

Scottsdale Prep class of 2025 earns $10M in college scholarships

Two National Merit Finalists, a class-average SAT of 1341, and Atish Bala's perfect 36 ACT — bound for Princeton.

Campus

May 22, 2025·Great Hearts Staff

Veritas Prep seniors: $7M in scholarships, avg SAT 1253

The founding Great Hearts campus sent its 2025 graduating class to college 225 points above the national average — and to the University of Chicago, Notre Dame, the U.S. Military Academy, and Hillsdale.

Campus

September 4, 2025·Great Hearts Staff

Great Hearts Harveston welcomes its first ninth-grade class

Harveston added grade 9 in fall 2025 — the first cohort of upper-school students in the network's Louisiana footprint, growing one grade per year through 2028.

Network

February 12, 2026·Great Hearts Staff

2026 National Merit Finalists: Atish Bala, Dharshan Vijayakumar

Two Great Hearts seniors named 2026 National Merit Finalists. Atish Bala (Scottsdale Prep) earned a perfect 36 ACT; Dharshan Vijayakumar (Forest Heights, San Antonio) joins him as the network's second Finalist of the year.

Network

May 8, 2024·Great Hearts Staff

Great Hearts Texas issues $48M in education revenue bonds

The Texas Public Finance Authority Charter School Finance Corporation issued $48,095,000 in revenue bonds — underwritten by Robert W. Baird & Co. — to refinance prior debt and fund new campus construction across San Antonio and Dallas–Fort Worth.

Events

June 15, 2026·The Great Hearts Institute

National Symposium for Classical Education — Phoenix, June 2026

The Great Hearts Institute hosts its annual symposium with confirmed keynotes from Doug Lemov, Jeffrey Rosen (National Constitution Center), and Christopher Perrin (ClassicalU).