Tallulah Falls School

Tallulah Falls School is a private boarding and day school located in the town of Tallulah Falls, Georgia, United States, within Habersham and Rabun Counties. The school is located on a wooded campus in northeast Georgia on the southern slopes of Cherokee Mountain at the foothills of the Appalachian chain. The school was founded in 1909 by Mary Ann Lipscomb of Athens.

Tallulah Falls School
Tallulah Falls, Georgia United States
Information
Type	Private
Motto	"The Light in the Mountains"[citation needed]
Established	1909
President	Larry A. Peevy
Principal	David Chester, middle school
Principal	Jeremy Stille, upper school
Faculty	22.4 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades	5 to 12
Enrollment	544[1] (2023–24)
Student to teacher ratio	5.6:1[1]
Color(s)	Green and gold
Sports	Tennis, track and field, soccer, cross country, basketball, softball, cheerleading, swimming, baseball, volleyball, swim, tennis, E-sports
Mascot	Indian
Nickname	Tribe
Website	https://www.tallulahfalls.org/

Tallulah Falls School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Location	Jct. of US 441 and Tallulah School Rd. Tallulah Falls, Georgia
Coordinates	34°43′54″N 83°23′36″W
Built	1909
Architect	Fred Orr
Architectural style	Bungalow/Craftsman
NRHP reference No.	91002026[2]
Added to NRHP	January 30, 1992

An aerial view of the school captured in fall 2014. This image showcases the recently expanded and renovated upper school academic building. Photo/Marie Nease-Wing Dreamer Photography

The school is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[2]

In the fall of 2014, TFS opened its expanded and renovated Upper School academic building.^[3] On the same day as the dedication, school officials broke ground on a new gymnasium project on the middle school campus. The $4.5 million structure was slated for completion in the fall of 2016.^[4]

In the Summer of 2017, construction began on a natatorium complex featuring a competition-sized pool with bleacher seating for 240 people.^[5]