31 Catholic Schools in Tennessee, 29 on EFS List

Catholic schools in Tennessee at a glance

Share of the state’s private schools: 7%, 31 of 441
Towns: 16; the most in Nashville (10), Chattanooga (3) and Knoxville (3)
Counties: 13 with at least one
Students: about 8,647 in all; the typical school has 225
Smallest and largest: Chesterton Academy of the Incarnation, 24 students; Father Ryan High School, 833 students
Students per teacher: 10.5 typical, 4.9 to 15.7 across 31 schools
Co-ed or single-sex: 1 all-girls and 1 all-boys; the rest co-ed
Association members: 28, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
To a 4-year college: 97% of graduates at the typical high school (6 reporting)
Upcoming application deadlines: 2 schools; soonest St. Rose Catholic School, January 5, 2027
State program: Scholarship, $7,530 per student for 2026-27
How EFS works

Grade levels (overlapping), 31 schools

Pre-K (and up)23
Elementary (K to 5)25
Middle (6 to 8)26
High school (9 to 12)8
K to 12, one school1

School size, 31 reporting

Under 502
50 to 1497
150 to 29912
300 to 5996
600 or more4

On the EFS list: 29 of 31

Catholic schools94%
All private schools in Tennessee57%

Lowest published tuition, 13 schools

Lowest$6,450Middle$15,600Highest$28,750

Where these facts come from

Grades, size, affiliation, co-ed, membership, college-going: NCES Private School Universe Survey 2023-24, downloaded September 20, 2026.
Program list: Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarships schools, list dated August 24, 2026, checked November 4, 2026.
Award and rules: Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarships, official page, read October 2, 2026.
Tuition for 13 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 11, 2026.
Deadlines, 2 schools: each school’s admissions page, last read October 6, 2026.

By city

The 31 largest

School	City	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Father Ryan High School ✓	Nashville	9-12	833	9.5	Roman Catholic
Pope John Paul II Preparatory School ✓	Hendersonville	6-12	733	12.6	Roman Catholic
Christian Brothers High School ✓	Memphis	9-12	702	12	Roman Catholic, all-boys
St. Agnes Academy-St. Dominic School ✓	Memphis	PreK-12	675	7.7	Roman Catholic
Sacred Heart Cathedral School ✓	Knoxville	PreK-8	503	12.4	Roman Catholic
St. Matthew Catholic School ✓	Franklin	PreK-8	418	15.7	Roman Catholic
Notre Dame High School ✓	Chattanooga	9-12	392	12	Roman Catholic
St. Bernard Academy	Nashville	PreK-8	338	9	Roman Catholic
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School ✓	Cordova	PreK-8	325	12.5	Roman Catholic
St. Rose Catholic School ✓	Murfreesboro	PreK-8	304	13.3	Roman Catholic
Holy Rosary Academy ✓	Nashville	PreK-8	296	13.1	Roman Catholic
St. Cecilia Academy ✓	Nashville	7-12	295	6.8	Roman Catholic, all-girls
St. Jude School ✓	Chattanooga	PreK-8	285	12.5	Roman Catholic
Our Lady of Perpetual Help School ✓	Chattanooga	PreK-8	234	9	Roman Catholic
Christ the King School ✓	Nashville	PreK-8	233	14.6	Roman Catholic
St. Joseph School ✓	Madison	PreK-8	225	8	Roman Catholic
St. Joseph School ✓	Knoxville	PreK-8	217	10.3	Roman Catholic
Overbrook School ✓	Nashville	PreK-6	216	8.9	Roman Catholic
St. Edward School ✓	Nashville	PreK-8	187	9.6	Roman Catholic
St. Ann School ✓	Nashville	PreK-8	171	9	Roman Catholic
St. Marys School ✓	Oak Ridge	PreK-8	167	10.5	Roman Catholic
St. Mary's School ✓	Johnson City	K-8	166	10.5	Roman Catholic
St. Patrick Catholic School ✓	Mc Ewen	PreK-8	131	9.8	Roman Catholic
Immaculate Conception School ✓	Clarksville	K-8	124	11.4	Roman Catholic
Holy Trinity Montessori	Nashville	PreK-8	115	5.5	Roman Catholic
St. Dominic Catholic School ✓	Kingsport	PreK-5	85	12	Roman Catholic
St. John Vianney Catholic School ✓	Gallatin	PreK-8	80	5.3	Roman Catholic
Sacred Heart School ✓	Lawrenceburg	PreK-9	78	14.4	Roman Catholic
St. Pius X Classical Academy ✓	Nashville	PreK-8	70	5.6	Roman Catholic
St. John Neumann School ✓	Knoxville	PreK-8	25	12.5	Roman Catholic
Chesterton Academy of the Incarnation ✓	Franklin	9-11	24	4.9	Roman Catholic

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