Dekalb Christian Academy, Smithville, TN

Dekalb Christian Academy is a Pentecostal private school in Smithville, TN teaching grades PreK-11. It reported 78 students and about 7.4 students for every teacher in the 2023-24 federal survey.

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School facts

Grades: PreK-11
Students: 78
Teachers: 11
Students per teacher: 7.4
Student body: Coeducational
Program: Regular
Affiliation: Pentecostal
Setting: Town

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$7,530 per student for 2026-27

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Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
Faulkner Springs Christian School	3-8	6	6	Seventh-Day Adventist	16
Quebeck Christian Education Satellite-Umbrella	K-11	28	2.3	Baptist	17
Westwood Day School	PreK-K	7	7	Church of Christ	19
Fc Boyd Sr Christian School	PreK-12	140	8.1	Church of Christ	20
Chance Transitional School	8-12	5	5	Nonsectarian	20
Woodbury Seventh-Day Adventist Elementary School	K-9	20	7.7	Seventh-Day Adventist	21
Covenant Academy	K-9	65	6.1	Christian (nondenominational)	23
Algood Christian Elementary	K-8	24	9.6	Seventh-Day Adventist	27

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