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Great Hearts Academies

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Great Hearts Academies reviews

3.4

51% would recommend to a friend

(496 total reviews)
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Jay Heiler

69% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Great Hearts Academies has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 496 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Great Hearts Academies employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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496 reviews
4.0
Jan 22, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The Spirit, curriculum, people, and values of the school are excellent.

Cons

There are many expectations to meet that can burden young/new teachers. It is a challenging democraphic of students even for veteran teachers.

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Great Hearts Academies Response
4mo
We appreciate your feedback. We know our teachers and staff make our schools incredibly unique and special. While we acknowledge that the administration of each academy may vary slightly, it is our goal to bring alignment and clarity to all academies around our common mission. Thank you for taking the time to address such an important issue for employees, which impacts our overall health and wellbeing. Finding balance in a work environment is a collective effort on the part of administration and the employees, and that partnership is not always aligned at times. We appreciate your input on this issue, and we have in recent years made it our goal to eliminate the non-essential burdens on teachers. We will share your feedback with our leadership.
3.0
Dec 22, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Good community of teachers who care.

Cons

Lack of support and training. Overfilling student enrollment.

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Great Hearts Academies Response
5mo
We appreciate your feedback. We know our teachers and staff make our schools incredibly unique and special. Thank you for providing us with feedback on support and training. While we acknowledge that the administration of each academy may vary slightly, it is our goal to bring alignment and clarity to all academies around the mission to pursue truth, goodness, and beauty. Those pillars demand that our teachers and staff model virtuous excellence, but in any human endeavor, we fall short of those expectations and the work is hard at times. We have been engaged in ongoing work on this issue for several years despite no significant funding increases from the states in which we operate, and simultaneously we must balance the need to maintain smaller class sizes, robust network resources, and safe and welcoming campuses. Great Hearts does provide excellent benefits (medical, dental, etc.), with employee premiums that are significantly below the national and regional averages. We have increased our salary ranges in certain regions over the past year. We will continue to work to improve in these areas.
3.0
Dec 2, 2025

Okay for a first job

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Lessons already planned for you Basic rules to follow Good schedule Friendly staff

Cons

Salary too low Too many changes Unsupportive administration

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Great Hearts Academies Response
6mo
Thanks for your feedback. We know that our Great Hearts staff and teaching faculty community make our schools incredibly special. While we acknowledge that the administration of each academy may vary slightly, it is our goal to bring alignment and clarity to all academies around the mission to pursue truth, goodness, and beauty. Those pillars demand that our teachers and staff model virtuous excellence, but in any human endeavor, we fall short of those expectations and the work is hard at times. We are aware that our salaries are lower than many district schools and some charter schools. We have been engaged in ongoing work on this issue for several years despite no significant funding increases from the states in which we operate, and simultaneously we must balance the need to maintain smaller class sizes, robust network resources, and safe and welcoming campuses. Great Hearts does provide excellent benefits (medical, dental, etc.), with employee premiums that are significantly below the national and regional averages. We will continue to work to improve in these areas.
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