36 Private Schools in Hamilton County, TN, 30 on EFS List

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School	City	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Lester Coon Adventist School ✓	Apison	K-8	59	8.7	Seventh-Day Adventist
Annoor Academy of Chattanooga ✓	Chattanooga	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Avondale Seventh Day Adventist School ✓	Chattanooga	K-8	51	17	Seventh-Day Adventist
Baylor School ✓	Chattanooga	6-12	1,078	10.6	Nonsectarian
Belvoir Christian Academy ✓	Chattanooga	PreK-8	99	9.9	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
Boyd-Buchanan School ✓	Chattanooga	PreK-12	1,034	11	Church of Christ
Brainerd Baptist School ✓	Chattanooga	PreK-5	266	8.3	Christian (nondenominational)
Chattanooga Christian School ✓	Chattanooga	PreK-12	1,400	11.5	Christian (nondenominational)
Discovery Learners Academy ✓	Chattanooga	Ungraded	50	12.5	Nonsectarian
Girls Preparatory School ✓	Chattanooga	6-12	516	10.3	Nonsectarian, all-girls
Grace Baptist Academy ✓	Chattanooga	PreK-12	525	8.8	Baptist
Hamilton Heights Christian Academy ✓	Chattanooga	9-12	66	11	Christian (nondenominational)
Hickory Valley Christian School ✓	Chattanooga	PreK-5	68	6.5	Christian (nondenominational)
McCallie School ✓	Chattanooga	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Montessori School ✓	Chattanooga	PreK-6	90	8.2	Nonsectarian
Notre Dame High School ✓	Chattanooga	9-12	392	12	Roman Catholic
Orange Grove Center ✓	Chattanooga	2-12	38	9.5	Nonsectarian
Orange Grove School ✓	Chattanooga	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Our Lady of Perpetual Help School ✓	Chattanooga	PreK-8	234	9	Roman Catholic
Point Christian Academy ✓	Chattanooga	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Silverdale Baptist Academy ✓	Chattanooga	PreK-12	1,195	11.2	Baptist
Skyuka Hall School ✓	Chattanooga	K-12	118	5.7	Nonsectarian
St. Jude School ✓	Chattanooga	PreK-8	285	12.5	Roman Catholic
St. Nicholas School ✓	Chattanooga	PreK-5	106	4.8	Episcopal
St. Peters Episcopal School ✓	Chattanooga	PreK-5	181	10.1	Episcopal
The Bright School ✓	Chattanooga	PreK-5	278	9.2	Nonsectarian
Collegedale Academy ✓	Collegedale	PreK-12	872	15.3	Seventh-Day Adventist
Berean Academy ✓	Hixson	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Beacon Academy ✓	Ooltewah	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Ooltewah Adventist School ✓	Ooltewah	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Foundations Academy	Chattanooga	K-2	37	9.2	Christian (nondenominational)
Parkridge Valley Academy	Chattanooga	2-12	56	11.2	Nonsectarian
Scholze Adolescent Center	Chattanooga	8-12	14	14	Nonsectarian
Collegedale Academy-Elementary	Collegedale	K-5	289	11.2	Seventh-Day Adventist
Bethel Christian Academy	Hixson	6-12	28	4.7	Christian (nondenominational)
Signal Mountain Christian School	Signal Mountain	K-5	99	11.6	Christian (nondenominational)

Hamilton County private schools at a glance

Towns: 6; the most in Chattanooga (28), Collegedale (2) and Hixson (2)
Among Tennessee counties: 4th most private schools of 62; 8% of the state’s 441
Typical school: 118 students (29 reporting)
Smallest and largest: Scholze Adolescent Center, 14 students; Chattanooga Christian School, 1,400 students
Students per teacher: 10.3 typical, 4.7 to 17 across 29 schools
Programs: 1 Montessori, 2 special education
Co-ed or single-sex: 1 all-girls
Association members: 9, most often the Association of Christian Schools International
To a 4-year college: 90% of graduates at the typical high school (12 reporting)
Upcoming application deadlines: 1 school; soonest The Bright School, February 1, 2027
State program: Scholarship, $7,530 per student for 2026-27
How EFS works
Public charter schools: 9 in the county, tuition-free and not counted here
Charter schools in Tennessee

Affiliation, 36 schools

Catholic3
Christian, not Catholic17
Nonsectarian9
Not in federal survey7

Grade levels (overlapping), 36 schools

Pre-K (and up)14
Elementary (K to 5)22
Middle (6 to 8)18
High school (9 to 12)14
K to 12, one school6

School size, 29 reporting

Under 504
50 to 14911
150 to 2996
300 to 5993
600 or more5

On the EFS list: 30 of 36

Hamilton County83%
All of Tennessee57%

Lowest published tuition, 13 schools

Lowest$11,000Middle$13,650Highest$35,350

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, 1 school: each school’s admissions page, last read October 6, 2026.
Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.

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