Franklin Road Academy
4700 Franklin Pike, Nashville, TN 37220Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- From $28,200
- Grades
- PreK-12
- Students (K-12)
- 1,020
- Students per teacher
- 12.3
- Affiliation
- Christian (nondenominational)
- From Nashville center
- 6.2 miles
Can you use EFS here?
Not on the EFS list we read
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- 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
- 84
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 46% boys, 54% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 99%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Accreditation, state list
- Accredited by Cognia and Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS) (Tennessee Category III), per the Tennessee Department of Education approved list of non-public schools, updated September 10, 2026.
- Accreditation: the state’s list.
- 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
Enrollment over time
- 2021-22 to 2023-24
- 927 to 1,020, up 93 (10%)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 9 (105)
- Smallest grade
- Transitional kindergarten (29)
- Across the grades
- Classes fill up toward the upper grades
- High school grades
- Average 95; lower grades 63
- Ungraded classes
- 9 students
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 170
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 10 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,220
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Tennessee
- 10 days shorter than the 180-day median of 372 schools we list
- School day, against Tennessee
- 10 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (373 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 12.3 here; median 8.8 at 171 TN combined schools
- Size in Davidson County
- Larger than 48 of 49 other schools we list
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.
- Earlier counts: NCES Private School Survey 2019-20 and 2021-22, read October 14, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Franklin Road Academy tuition, and what EFS pays
- Grades K to 5, 2026-27
- $28,200
- Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
- $34,030
- Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27
- $36,370
- By grade
- Rates vary within these bands (details below)
Tuition from Franklin Road Academy's website, checked October 2, 2026.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
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Tuition and fees EFS pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Oak Hill School | $26,225 | 2026-27 | 0.4 |
| Father Ryan High School | $28,750 | 2026-27 | 1.1 |
| Lipscomb Academy | $20,978 to $24,418 | 2026-27 | 2.3 |
Each figure was read on that school's own website. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Oak Hill School | PreK-6 | 478 | <1 |
| Father Ryan High School ✓ | 9-12 | 833 | 1 |
| Genesis Academy | K-12 | 74 | 2 |
| Montessori Centre | PreK-K | 10 | 2 |
| Lipscomb Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 1,298 | 2 |
| St. Edward School ✓ | PreK-8 | 187 | 3 |
| Green Hills Child Development | K | 3 | 3 |
| Grow Academy | PreK-K | 14 | 3 |
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