✓ Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship Grades PreK-12 158 students 6.3 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 50% to 4-year college
Private elementary schools in Cleveland, TN
10 in Cleveland or within 12 miles. 2 are on the state’s EFS list. Private schools that teach any grade from kindergarten through 5, going by the grade span each school gave the federal survey.
Affiliation, co-ed or single-sex, association membership and the share of graduates going on to a 4-year college come from the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe survey.
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship Grades PreK-5 47 students 6.7 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
United Christian Academy
under 1 mi Grades PreK-12 37 students 4.6 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Bowman Hills School
1 mi Grades K-8 90 students 10.5 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 50 students 5.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades K-12 102 students 12.6 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 67% to 4-year college
Grades K-6 Under 10 K-12 students Nonsectarian Alternative Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 73 students 6.5 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed 75% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-10 80 students 7.1 students per teacher Baptist Special program emphasis Co-ed
Grades 5-7 Under 10 K-12 students Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
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- Private elementary schools in Mc Minnville (62 mi)
- Private elementary schools in Maryville (64 mi)
- Private elementary schools in Monterey (70 mi)
- Private elementary schools in Knoxville (75 mi)
- Private elementary schools in Murfreesboro (99 mi)
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Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
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