St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School
2100 N Germantown Pkwy, Cordova, TN 38016Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- $11,475
- Grades
- PreK-8
- Students (K-12)
- 325
- Students per teacher
- 12.5
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From Cordova center
- 2.1 miles
Can you use EFS here?
✓ On the official Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship list
- State list
- Includes this school
- 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: the official list, dated August 24, 2026.
What you would pay here
- Tuition
- $11,475 (K to 5, 2026-27)
- Award
- about $7,530
- Left to pay
- about $3,945, before fees
Award $7,530 Left to pay $3,945
- Tuition: the school’s website, checked October 6, 2026.
- Award: Tennessee Department of Education, Education Freedom Scholarships, read October 9, 2026.
- Lowest listed grade band; fees and aid not included. Change the numbers
School facts
- Teachers
- 26
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Diocese
- Diocese of Memphis, TN
- Boys and girls
- 50% boys, 50% girls
- Setting
- City
- Member of
- National Catholic Educational Association
- Accreditation, state list
- Accredited by CUA-Lumen (NCPSA) (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
- 425 to 325, down 100 (24%)
- Path
- Fell in each survey (355 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 8 (45)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 1 (25)
- Average a grade
- About 36
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 10 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,290
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Tennessee
- Same as the median of the 372 private 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
- 12.5 here; median 8.8 at 114 TN elementary schools
- Size in Shelby County
- Larger than 31 of 47 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. Francis of Assisi Catholic School tuition, and what EFS pays
- Grades K to 5, 2026-27
- $11,475
- Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
- $11,475
What is left after the award: worked out at the top of this page.
Tuition from St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School's website, checked October 6, 2026.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees EFS pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Tuition filled in: the lowest published price we list (K to 5, 2026-27).
- Award filled in: the 2026-27 EFS award for that grade band.
- Change them for your child’s grade.
- Ask the school
- Whether its published 2026-27 tuition is still current; whether it still takes Education Freedom Scholarship for 2026-27; its application deadline. More questions to ask
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School admissions
- Deadline
- Not given on the admissions page we checked
Source: school website, checked October 6, 2026. Dates can change, so confirm them with the admissions office. Other schools' application deadlines.
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Benedict at Auburndale High School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | <1 | |
| Cadance Academy Preschool | PreK-2 | 20 | 2 |
| Lamplighter Montessori School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 2 | |
| Varangon Academy | 7-12 | 48 | 2 |
| Evangelical Christain School ✓ | PreK-12 | 841 | 2 |
| Faith Christian Academy | K-9 | 20 | 3 |
| Immanuel Lutheran School ✓ | PreK-8 | 136 | 4 |
| Lambs & Ivy School ✓ | PreK-1 | 9 | 4 |
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