Candies Creek Academy, Charleston, TN

Candies Creek Academy is a Baptist private school in Charleston, TN teaching grades PreK-10. It reported 80 students and about 7.1 students for every teacher in the 2023-24 federal survey.

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School facts

Grades: PreK-10
Students: 80
Teachers: 13
Students per teacher: 7.1
Student body: Coeducational
Program: Special program emphasis
Affiliation: Baptist
Setting: Rural

Member of: American Association of Christian Schools, Association of Classical and Christian Schools

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Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarships Scholarship

$7,530 per student for 2026-27

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Other private schools nearby

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Faith Haven Christian Academy	PreK-5	47	6.7	Christian (nondenominational)	4
Ludic Spectrum Center	Ungraded	18	9	Nonsectarian	5
Lighthouse Christian Academy	5-7	4	2	Christian (nondenominational)	5
Bowman Hills School	K-8	90	10.5	Seventh-Day Adventist	6
The Montessori School of Cleveland	PreK-8	50	5.6	Nonsectarian	6
Tennessee Christian Preparatory School	PreK-12	158	6.3	Christian (nondenominational)	6
United Christian Academy	PreK-12	37	4.6	Christian (nondenominational)	6
Cleveland Christian School	K-12	102	12.6	Christian (nondenominational)	8

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