diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-## [_Unreleased_](https://github.com/freckle/freckle-app/compare/v1.9.0.2...main)
+## [_Unreleased_](https://github.com/freckle/freckle-app/compare/v1.9.0.3...main)
+
+## [v1.9.0.3](https://github.com/freckle/freckle-app/compare/v1.9.0.2...v1.9.0.3)
+
+- Use option `PGSCHEMA` environment variable to set schema at connection start.
 
 ## [v1.9.0.2](https://github.com/freckle/freckle-app/compare/v1.9.0.1...v1.9.0.2)
 
diff --git a/freckle-app.cabal b/freckle-app.cabal
--- a/freckle-app.cabal
+++ b/freckle-app.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version:      1.18
 name:               freckle-app
-version:            1.9.0.2
+version:            1.9.0.3
 license:            MIT
 license-file:       LICENSE
 maintainer:         Freckle Education
diff --git a/library/Freckle/App/Database.hs b/library/Freckle/App/Database.hs
--- a/library/Freckle/App/Database.hs
+++ b/library/Freckle/App/Database.hs
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@
   , pccDatabase :: String
   , pccPoolSize :: Int
   , pccStatementTimeout :: PostgresStatementTimeout
+  , pccSchema :: Maybe String
   }
   deriving stock (Show, Eq)
 
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@
   database <- Env.var Env.nonempty "PGDATABASE" mempty
   port <- Env.var Env.auto "PGPORT" mempty
   poolSize <- Env.var Env.auto "PGPOOLSIZE" $ Env.def 10
+  schema <- optional $ Env.var Env.nonempty "PGSCHEMA" mempty
   statementTimeout <-
     Env.var (Env.eitherReader readPostgresStatementTimeout) "PGSTATEMENTTIMEOUT"
       $ Env.def (PostgresStatementTimeoutSeconds 120)
@@ -210,6 +212,7 @@
     , pccDatabase = database
     , pccPoolSize = poolSize
     , pccStatementTimeout = statementTimeout
+    , pccSchema = schema
     }
 
 data AuroraIamToken = AuroraIamToken
@@ -270,20 +273,22 @@
   token' <- createAuroraIamToken conf
   writeIORef tokenIORef token'
 
-setTimeout :: MonadIO m => PostgresConnectionConf -> Connection -> m ()
-setTimeout PostgresConnectionConf {..} conn = do
+setStartupOptions :: MonadIO m => PostgresConnectionConf -> Connection -> m ()
+setStartupOptions PostgresConnectionConf {..} conn = do
   let timeoutMillis = postgresStatementTimeoutMilliseconds pccStatementTimeout
-  void $ liftIO $ execute
-    conn
-    [sql| SET statement_timeout = ? |]
-    (Only timeoutMillis)
+  liftIO $ do
+    void $ execute
+      conn
+      [sql| SET statement_timeout = ? |]
+      (Only timeoutMillis)
+    for_ pccSchema $ \schema -> execute conn [sql| SET search_path TO ? |] (Only schema)
 
 makePostgresPoolWith
   :: (MonadUnliftIO m, MonadLoggerIO m) => PostgresConnectionConf -> m SqlPool
 makePostgresPoolWith conf@PostgresConnectionConf {..} = case pccPassword of
   PostgresPasswordIamAuth -> makePostgresPoolWithIamAuth conf
   PostgresPasswordStatic password -> createPostgresqlPoolModified
-    (setTimeout conf)
+    (setStartupOptions conf)
     (postgresConnectionString conf password)
     pccPoolSize
 
@@ -298,7 +303,7 @@
     token <- readIORef tokenIORef
     let connStr = postgresConnectionString conf (unpack $ aitToken token)
     conn <- connectPostgreSQL connStr
-    setTimeout conf conn
+    setStartupOptions conf conn
     openSimpleConn logFunc conn
 
 postgresConnectionString :: PostgresConnectionConf -> String -> ByteString
diff --git a/package.yaml b/package.yaml
--- a/package.yaml
+++ b/package.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: freckle-app
-version: 1.9.0.2
+version: 1.9.0.3
 maintainer: Freckle Education
 category: Utils
 github: freckle/freckle-app