Montgomery Bell Academy
4001 Harding Pike, Nashville, TN 37205Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- 7-12
- Students (K-12)
- 850
- Students per teacher
- 7.7
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Nashville center
- 4.2 miles
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
- 122
- Student body
- All-boys
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 100%
- Setting
- City
- 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
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 795 to 850, up 55 (7%)
- Path
- Grew in each survey (822 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 9 (150)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 8 (135)
- Average a grade, high school included
- About 142
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 182
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 30 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,370
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Tennessee
- 2 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
- 7.7 here; median 8.3 at 25 TN secondary schools
- Size in Davidson County
- Larger than 47 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.
Montgomery Bell Academy tuition, and what EFS pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $19,725 to $26,500 a year, published by 2 private schools nearby. School by school
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay at Montgomery Bell Academy?
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overbrook School | $19,725 | 2026-27 | 0.4 |
| St. Cecilia Academy | $21,450 to $26,500 | 2026-27 | 0.4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overbrook School ✓ | PreK-6 | 216 | <1 |
| St. Cecilia Academy ✓ | 7-12 | 295 | <1 |
| Jewish Upper School of Nashville: Kehilla High School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | <1 | |
| Jewish Middle School | 5-8 | 31 | <1 |
| The Jewish Middle School of Nashville | K-6 | 18 | <1 |
| Linden Waldorf School ✓ | PreK-8 | 131 | 2 |
| St. Ann School ✓ | PreK-8 | 171 | 2 |
| St. Ann Catholic School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 2 | |
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