Columbia Academy
1 mi✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades PreK-121,003 students14.5 students per teacherChurch of ChristCo-ed46% to 4-year college
Private schools in Columbia, TN
5 schools in Columbia itself and 3 more within 12 miles. 2 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 Columbia (5)
No matching schools.
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades PreK-12467 students12.5 students per teacherPresbyterianCo-ed85% to 4-year college
The Kings Daughters School-Cfa Campus
under 1 miGrades 3-1223 students14.4 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
The Kings Daughters School
under 1 miGrades Ungraded74 students10.6 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Grades PreK-12313 students7.8 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed80% to 4-year college
Nearby, within 12 miles (3)
No matching schools.
Grades K-634 students8.3 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Grades 8-1228 students9.3 students per teacherNonsectarianAll-boys
Grades PreK-6158 students15.8 students per teacherChurch of ChristCo-ed
Columbia private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- The Kings Daughters School-Cfa Campus, under 1 mi
- Nearby schools by town
- Spring Hill (3)
- Students
- about 2,100 in all; the typical school has 158
- Smallest and largest
- The Kings Daughters School-Cfa Campus, 23 students; Columbia Academy, 1,003 students
- Students per teacher
- 12.5 typical, 7.8 to 15.8 across 8 schools
- Programs
- 2 special education
- Co-ed or single-sex
- 1 all-boys; the rest co-ed
- Association members
- 4, most often the Association of Christian Schools International
- To a 4-year college
- 80% of graduates at the typical high school (3 reporting)
- Christian, not Catholic5
- Nonsectarian3
In ColumbiaWithin 12 mi
- Pre-K (and up)4
- Elementary (K to 5)6
- Middle (6 to 8)7
- High school (9 to 12)5
- K to 12, one school3
In ColumbiaWithin 12 mi
- Under 503
- 50 to 1491
- 150 to 2991
- 300 to 5992
- 600 or more1
- Columbia area25%
- 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 2 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 6, 2026.
Private school tuition near Columbia
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Agathos Classical School | $8,387 to $9,732 | 2026-27 |
| Columbia Academy | $10,470 to $11,910 | 2026-27 |
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 Columbia (5)
- Private high schools in and around Columbia (5)
- Private elementary schools in and around Columbia (6)
- Private middle schools in and around Columbia (7)
- Private schools with pre-K in and around Columbia (4)
- All schools in Maury County
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- Private schools in Nashville (40 mi)
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