Collegedale Academy
under 1 mi✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades PreK-12872 students15.3 students per teacherSeventh-Day AdventistCo-ed95% to 4-year college
Private schools in Collegedale, TN
2 schools in Collegedale itself and 8 more within 6 miles. 8 of them are on the state’s EFS list. EFS pays $7,530 per student for 2026-27.
Order: schools on the official EFS list first, then nearest. No school pays for its place. Map
Private schools in Collegedale (2)
No matching schools.
Collegedale Academy-Elementary
under 1 miGrades K-5289 students11.2 students per teacherSeventh-Day AdventistCo-ed
Nearby, within 6 miles (8)
No matching schools.
Beacon Academy
3 mi✓ Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades K-859 students8.7 students per teacherSeventh-Day AdventistCo-ed
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades PreK-12525 students8.8 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed69% to 4-year college
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades PreK-121,195 students11.2 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed90% to 4-year college
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades PreK-5106 students4.8 students per teacherEpiscopalCo-ed
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship
Grades 2-1256 students11.2 students per teacherNonsectarianAlternativeCo-ed
Collegedale private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- Collegedale Academy-Elementary, under 1 mi
- Nearby schools by town
- Chattanooga (5) and Ooltewah (2)
- Students
- about 3,102 in all; the typical school has 289
- Smallest and largest
- Parkridge Valley Academy, 56 students; Silverdale Baptist Academy, 1,195 students
- Students per teacher
- 11.2 typical, 4.8 to 15.3 across 7 schools
- Association members
- 3, most often the Association of Christian Schools International
- To a 4-year college
- 90% of graduates at the typical high school (3 reporting)
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 7, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in this state
- Christian, not Catholic6
- Nonsectarian1
- Not in federal survey3
In CollegedaleWithin 6 mi
- Pre-K (and up)4
- Elementary (K to 5)7
- Middle (6 to 8)5
- High school (9 to 12)4
- K to 12, one school3
In CollegedaleWithin 6 mi
- 50 to 1493
- 150 to 2991
- 300 to 5991
- 600 or more2
- Collegedale area80%
- All of Tennessee57%
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 4 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 6, 2026.
- Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.
Private school tuition near Collegedale
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Collegedale Academy | $11,000 to $17,300 | 2026-27 |
| Collegedale Academy-Elementary | $11,000 | 2026-27 |
| Silverdale Baptist Academy | $13,280 to $16,610 | not stated |
| St. Nicholas School | $19,395 | not stated |
Prices from each school’s own website, read in October 2026; fees can be extra. Tuition by state.
Every verified price in Tennessee, by city and grade.
What Tennessee pays
- Program
- Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarships, scholarship
- Award
- $7,530 per student for 2026-27
Keep looking
- Christian schools in and around Collegedale (6)
- Private high schools in and around Collegedale (4)
- Private elementary schools in and around Collegedale (7)
- Private middle schools in and around Collegedale (5)
- Private schools with pre-K in and around Collegedale (4)
- Seventh-day Adventist schools in and around Collegedale (3)
- All schools in Hamilton County
- Private schools in Chattanooga (11 mi)
- Private schools in Cleveland (13 mi)
- Private schools in Athens (37 mi)
- The private schools nearest you, by ZIP code or location
- All Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarships schools
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