72 Private Schools in Shelby County, TN, 52 on EFS List

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School	City	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Mid-South Gifted Academy ✓	Collierville	On the state list; not in the federal survey
St. George's Independent School ✓	Collierville	PreK-12	770	7.5	Episcopal
Evangelical Christain School ✓	Cordova	PreK-12	841	8.1	Christian (nondenominational)
First Assembly Christian School ✓	Cordova	PreK-12	503	10.1	Christian (nondenominational)
Heritage Baptist Academy ✓	Cordova	PreK-5	49	12.2	Baptist
Lambs & Ivy School ✓	Cordova	PreK-1	9	9	Nonsectarian
Lamplighter Montessori School ✓	Cordova	On the state list; not in the federal survey
St. Benedict at Auburndale High School ✓	Cordova	On the state list; not in the federal survey
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School ✓	Cordova	PreK-8	325	12.5	Roman Catholic
Briarcrest Christian School ✓	Eads	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Bodine School ✓	Germantown	1-6	100	5.7	Nonsectarian
Madonna Learning Center ✓	Germantown	Ungraded	66	5.8	Nonsectarian
Binghampton Christian Academy ✓	Memphis	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Bornblum Jewish Community School ✓	Memphis	K-8	112	4.8	Jewish
Bowie Reading and Learning Center ✓	Memphis	1-12	94	2.2	Nonsectarian
Breath of Life Academy ✓	Memphis	K-3	40	6.7	Christian (nondenominational)
Breath of Life Preparatory Academy ✓	Memphis	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Brinkley Heights Urban Academy ✓	Memphis	PreK-12	114	11.4	Baptist
Central Baptist School ✓	Memphis	K-12	160	8	Baptist
Christ Methodist Day School ✓	Memphis	PreK-6	362	9.6	Methodist
Christ the King Lutheran School ✓	Memphis	PreK-8	88	5.3	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
Christian Brothers High School ✓	Memphis	9-12	702	12	Roman Catholic, all-boys
Concord Academy ✓	Memphis	6-12	65	7.2	Nonsectarian
Creative Life Preparatory School ✓	Memphis	K-12	39	5.5	Nonsectarian
Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal School ✓	Memphis	PreK-8	306	8.8	Episcopal
Greater Praise Christian Academy ✓	Memphis	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Harding Academy of Memphis ✓	Memphis	K-12	570	10.3	Christian (nondenominational)
Holy Rosary Catholic School ✓	Memphis	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Hutchison School ✓	Memphis	PreK-12	697	6.7	Nonsectarian, all-girls
Immanuel Lutheran School ✓	Memphis	PreK-8	136	11.3	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
Lausanne Collegiate School ✓	Memphis	PreK-12	828	7.6	Nonsectarian
Little Learners Literacy Academy ✓	Memphis	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Margolin Hebrew Academy ✓	Memphis	PreK-12	198	5.2	Jewish
Memphis Junior Academy ✓	Memphis	PreK-10	81	11.1	Seventh-Day Adventist
Memphis Performing Arts & Creative Academy ✓	Memphis	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Memphis University School ✓	Memphis	7-12	609	8.3	Nonsectarian, all-boys
New Hope Christian Academy ✓	Memphis	PreK-6	342	8.1	Christian (nondenominational)
Pleasant View School ✓	Memphis	PreK-12	475	6.3	Islamic
Presbyterian Day School ✓	Memphis	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Pure Academy ✓	Memphis	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Sensational Enlightment ✓	Memphis	PreK-5	42	2.8	Christian (nondenominational)
St. Agnes Academy-St. Dominic School ✓	Memphis	PreK-12	675	7.7	Roman Catholic
St. Louis Catholic School ✓	Memphis	On the state list; not in the federal survey
St. Mary's Episcopal School ✓	Memphis	PreK-12	749	8	Episcopal, all-girls
St. Paul Catholic School ✓	Memphis	On the state list; not in the federal survey
The Collegiate School of Memphis ✓	Memphis	6-12	361	11.1	Christian (nondenominational)
The Lab School of Memphis ✓	Memphis	On the state list; not in the federal survey
The Land Academy Elementary School ✓	Memphis	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Westminister Academy ✓	Memphis	PreK-12	415	13.3	Christian (nondenominational)
Woodland Presbyterian School ✓	Memphis	PreK-8	258	7.4	Presbyterian
Word of Faith Christian Academy ✓	Memphis	K-9	30	7.3	Christian (nondenominational)
Tipton-Rosemark Academy ✓	Millington	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Morris Wilson Campus School	Arlington	6-12	87	8.7	Nonsectarian
Faith Christian Academy	Bartlett	K-9	20	3.6	Christian (nondenominational)
Central Learning Center	Collierville	PreK-Transitional K	5	2.2	Christian (nondenominational)
Kingdom Christian Academy	Collierville	K-8	14	3.5	Pentecostal
Cadance Academy Preschool	Cordova	PreK-2	20	20	Nonsectarian
Highland Day School	Cordova	PreK-K	9	9	Church of Christ
Tennessee Preparatory Academy	Cordova	10-12	18	5.1	Christian (nondenominational), all-boys
Evangelical Christian School-Lower School Branch	Germantown	PreK-3	215	12	Christian (nondenominational)
Germantown Baptist Church Learning Center	Germantown	PreK-Transitional K	12	6.7	Baptist
The Phoenix School for Creative Learning	Germantown	4-12	13	4.3	Nonsectarian
Christ Trinity Christian Academy	Memphis	PreK-4	44	8.8	Church of God in Christ
Christ Trinity Christian Academy-Site 2	Memphis	K	5	5	Church of God in Christ
Christ Trinity Christian Academy-Site 4	Memphis	PreK-K	5	5	Church of God in Christ
Cornerstone Learning Center	Memphis	PreK-K	20	20	Christian (nondenominational)
Emmanuel United Methodist Kindergarten	Memphis	PreK-K	10	4.3	Methodist
Maria Montessori School	Memphis	PreK-8	36	6.1	Nonsectarian
Memphis Recovery Center	Memphis	8-12	16	8	Nonsectarian
Midtown Montessori School	Memphis	PreK-6	25	8.3	Nonsectarian
Varangon Academy	Memphis	7-12	48	16	Nonsectarian, all-boys
Faith Heritage Christian Academy	Millington	K-12	736	15.2	Baptist

Shelby County private schools at a glance

Towns: 8; the most in Memphis (48), Cordova (10) and Germantown (5)
Among Tennessee counties: 1st most private schools of 62; 16% of the state’s 441
Typical school: 114 students (47 reporting)
Smallest and largest: The Phoenix School for Creative Learning, 13 students; Evangelical Christain School, 841 students
Students per teacher: 8 typical, 2.2 to 20 across 55 schools
Programs: 3 Montessori, 5 special education
Co-ed or single-sex: 2 all-girls and 4 all-boys
Association members: 15, most often the Association of Christian Schools International
To a 4-year college: 96% of graduates at the typical high school (21 reporting)
State program: Scholarship, $7,530 per student for 2026-27
How EFS works
Public charter schools: 62 in the county, tuition-free and not counted here
Charter schools in Tennessee

Affiliation, 72 schools

Catholic3
Christian, not Catholic33
Jewish2
Islamic1
Nonsectarian16
Not in federal survey17

Grade levels (overlapping), 72 schools

Pre-K (and up)31
Elementary (K to 5)46
Middle (6 to 8)38
High school (9 to 12)28
K to 12, one school15

School size, 47 reporting

Under 5015
50 to 14910
150 to 2994
300 to 5999
600 or more9

On the EFS list: 52 of 72

Shelby County72%
All of Tennessee57%

Lowest published tuition, 14 schools

Lowest$8,400Middle$16,398Highest$26,800

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 14 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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