St. Bernard Academy
2304 Bernard Ave, Nashville, TN 37212Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- $18,375
- Grades
- PreK-8
- Students (K-12)
- 338
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From Nashville center
- 3.0 miles
Can you use EFS here?
Not on the EFS list we read
- About the list
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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
- 38
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Diocese
- Diocese of Nashville, TN
- Boys and girls
- 56% boys, 44% girls
- Setting
- City
- Member of
- National Catholic Educational Association
- 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
- 335 to 338, up 3 (1%)
- Path
- Peaked at 362 in 2021-22
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 6 (47)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 8 (31)
- Average a grade
- About 38
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
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- 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
- 9 here; median 8.8 at 114 TN elementary schools
- Size in Davidson County
- Larger than 39 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.
St. Bernard Academy tuition, and what EFS pays
- Grades K to 5, 2026-27
- $18,375
- Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
- $18,375
Tuition from St. Bernard Academy's website, checked October 5, 2026.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
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Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gateway Academy at the Learning Lab | 1-12 | 25 | <1 |
| Linden Waldorf School ✓ | PreK-8 | 131 | <1 |
| Christ the King School ✓ | PreK-8 | 233 | 1 |
| Jewish Middle School | 5-8 | 31 | 1 |
| The Jewish Middle School of Nashville | K-6 | 18 | 1 |
| Primrose School of Nashville 12 South ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 1 | |
| Guidepost Montessori at Green Hills | PreK-6 | 5 | 1 |
| Children's House of Nashville | PreK-K | 12 | 1 |
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