Appalacian Banner Academy
PO Box 8113, Gray, TN 37615From the 2023-24 federal survey, published July 2026
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- Ungraded
- Students (K-12)
- 13
- Students per teacher
- 6.5
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Johnson City center
- Under 1 mile
Can you use EFS here?
Not on the EFS list we read
- About the list
- How the EFS list works
- Applying
- For 2026-27, renewals opened December 9, 2025 and new applications opened January 13, 2026. The window closed February 6, 2026 at 4 p.m. Central, the department’s applications page and its February 20, 2026 announcement say; its 2026-27 FAQ, dated December 22, 2025 and not updated since, still gives January 30, 2026. Dates for 2027-28 are not posted yet.
Source: EFS official source, dated August 24, 2026.
School facts
- Teachers
- 2
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Special education
- Boys and girls
- 92% boys, 8% girls
- Setting
- City
- School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
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Students and school year
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 185
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 30 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,390
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Tennessee
- 5 days longer than the 180-day median of 372 schools we list
- School day, against Tennessee
- 30 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (373 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 6.5 here; median 8.8 at 171 TN combined schools
Student body, 2023-24
Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.
- Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Appalacian Banner Academy tuition, and what EFS pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay at Appalacian Banner Academy?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees EFS pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Ask the school
- Its full-year tuition and required fees; whether it takes Education Freedom Scholarship; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary's Catholic School - Washington ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 1 | |
| St. Mary's School ✓ | K-8 | 166 | 1 |
| Jeremiah School | 9-11 | 33 | 2 |
| Acton Academy Johnson City ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 2 | |
| Central Baptist Preschool and Kindergarten | PreK-K | 16 | 2 |
| Munsey Kindergarten | PreK-K | 13 | 3 |
| Providence Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 728 | 3 |
| Ashley Academy | PreK-8 | 104 | 5 |
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