40 Private Schools in Knox County, TN, 19 on EFS List

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School	City	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Apostolic Christian School ✓	Knoxville	PreK-12	246	9.8	Pentecostal
Berean Christian School ✓	Knoxville	PreK-12	436	8.1	Christian (nondenominational)
Christian Academy of Knoxville ✓	Knoxville	PreK-12	1,054	13.2	Christian (nondenominational)
Concord Christian School ✓	Knoxville	K-12	819	7	Baptist
First Lutheran School ✓	Knoxville	PreK-8	84	11.5	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
Giving Tree Montessori ✓	Knoxville	PreK-K	10	3.8	Nonsectarian
Grace Christian Academy ✓	Knoxville	PreK-12	1,002	10.8	Baptist
Knoxville Christian School ✓	Knoxville	PreK-12	209	11.9	Church of Christ
Morning Star Child Development Center ✓	Knoxville	PreK-K	10	10	Nonsectarian
Rivers Edge Christian Academy ✓	Knoxville	PreK-12	581	12.4	Christian (nondenominational)
Sacred Heart Cathedral School ✓	Knoxville	PreK-8	503	12.4	Roman Catholic
St. John Neumann School ✓	Knoxville	PreK-8	25	12.5	Roman Catholic
St. Joseph School ✓	Knoxville	PreK-8	217	10.3	Roman Catholic
Stanford Eisenberg Knoxville Jewish Day School ✓	Knoxville	K-5	55	6.2	Jewish
The Episcopal School of Knoxville ✓	Knoxville	PreK-8	329	8.4	Episcopal
Webb School of Knoxville ✓	Knoxville	PreK-12	1,048	7.6	Nonsectarian
West Hills Baptist Preschool & Kindergarten ✓	Knoxville	K	13	6.5	Baptist
First Baptist Academy ✓	Powell	PreK-12	417	11.8	Baptist
Temple Baptist Academy ✓	Powell	K-12	204	12	Baptist
Cedar Springs Weekday School	Knoxville	PreK-K	17	3.8	Presbyterian
Concord United Methodist Kindergarten	Knoxville	PreK-K	13	6.2	Methodist
Day Spring Christian Academy	Knoxville	K-11	33	6.7	Christian (nondenominational)
Garden Montessori School	Knoxville	PreK-8	91	6.5	Nonsectarian
Grace Covenant Baptist Academy	Knoxville	PreK-5	24	6	Baptist
Knoxville Adventist School	Knoxville	K-9	36	7.1	Seventh-Day Adventist
Knoxville Baptist Christian School	Knoxville	K-12	31	8.6	Baptist
Knoxville Montessori School	Knoxville	PreK-11	82	10.2	Nonsectarian
Little River Montessori School	Knoxville	PreK-8	40	5	Nonsectarian
Mead Montessori School	Knoxville	PreK-8	46	15.3	Nonsectarian
Montessori Internationale School	Knoxville	PreK-K	3	not reported	Nonsectarian
Natures Way Montessori School	Knoxville	PreK-8	77	3.4	Nonsectarian
New Pathways Academy	Knoxville	8-12	28	14	Nonsectarian, all-girls
Peer Academy	Knoxville	K-10	45	3	Nonsectarian
Pride & Joy Children's Academy	Knoxville	PreK-K	6	6	Other religious
Primrose School of Farragut	Knoxville	PreK-Transitional K	12	6.3	Nonsectarian
Primrose School of Hardin Valley	Knoxville	PreK-K	15	7.9	Nonsectarian
Primrose School of West Knoxville	Knoxville	PreK-K	10	6.2	Nonsectarian
Tates School	Knoxville	PreK-8	184	7.1	Nonsectarian
Trinity Christian Academy	Knoxville	K-12	130	3.2	Pentecostal
University of Tennessee Early Learning Center	Knoxville	PreK-K	12	6	Nonsectarian

Knox County private schools at a glance

Towns: 2; the most in Knoxville (38) and Powell (2)
Among Tennessee counties: 3rd most private schools of 62; 9% of the state’s 441
Typical school: 130 students (29 reporting)
Smallest and largest: Grace Covenant Baptist Academy, 24 students; Christian Academy of Knoxville, 1,054 students
Students per teacher: 7.6 typical, 3 to 15.3 across 39 schools
Programs: 7 Montessori
Co-ed or single-sex: 1 all-girls; the rest co-ed
Association members: 13, most often the Association of Christian Schools International
To a 4-year college: 80% of graduates at the typical high school (12 reporting)
State program: Scholarship, $7,530 per student for 2026-27
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Public charter schools: 2 in the county, tuition-free and not counted here
Charter schools in Tennessee

Affiliation, 40 schools

Catholic3
Christian, not Catholic19
Jewish1
Other faiths1
Nonsectarian16

Grade levels (overlapping), 40 schools

Pre-K (and up)29
Elementary (K to 5)39
Middle (6 to 8)27
High school (9 to 12)17
K to 12, one school12

School size, 29 reporting

Under 509
50 to 1496
150 to 2995
300 to 5995
600 or more4

On the EFS list: 19 of 40

Knox County48%
All of Tennessee57%

Lowest published tuition, 9 schools

Lowest$6,500Middle$10,000Highest$25,240

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 9 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.

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