Thales Academy
3835 Carothers Pkwy, Franklin, TN 37067From the 2023-24 federal survey, published July 2026
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- PreK-7
- Students (K-12)
- 283
- Students per teacher
- 13.5
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Franklin center
- 1.6 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
- 22
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 42% boys, 58% girls
- Setting
- City
- Accreditation, state list
- Approved by the Tennessee Department of Education (Category V), per the Tennessee Department of Education approved list of non-public schools, updated September 10, 2026. This is state approval, not accreditation.
- 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
- 192 to 283, up 91 (47%)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 2 (60)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 7 (14)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 185
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,300
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- No
- Year, against Tennessee
- 5 days longer than the 180-day median of 372 schools we list
- School day, against Tennessee
- About the median of 7 hours (373 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 13.5 here; median 8.8 at 114 TN elementary schools
- Size in Williamson County
- Larger than 8 of 12 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.
Thales Academy tuition, and what EFS pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Hopes Development Center | PreK-Transitional K | 20 | <1 |
| Primrose School of Cool Springs | PreK-Transitional K | 12 | 2 |
| Harpeth Montessori | PreK-5 | 45 | 2 |
| Galileo Preparatory Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 3 | |
| Generations Christian Academy | K-10 | 134 | 3 |
| Montessori School of Franklin ✓ | PreK-4 | 28 | 3 |
| Cool Springs Montessori | K | 32 | 3 |
| Fusion Academy Franklin ✓ | 6-12 | 23 | 3 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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