Private elementary schools in Tennessee (328)

By city

The 40 largest

School	City	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Lighthouse Christian Academy	Hendersonville	K-12	4,316	not reported	Christian (nondenominational)
Aliyah Academy	Morristown	PreK-12	3,088	not reported	Christian (nondenominational)
Chattanooga Christian School ✓	Chattanooga	PreK-12	1,400	11.5	Christian (nondenominational)
Lipscomb Academy ✓	Nashville	PreK-12	1,298	11.2	Church of Christ
Silverdale Baptist Academy ✓	Chattanooga	PreK-12	1,195	11.2	Baptist
Christian Academy of Knoxville ✓	Knoxville	PreK-12	1,054	13.2	Christian (nondenominational)
Webb School of Knoxville ✓	Knoxville	PreK-12	1,048	7.6	Nonsectarian
Boyd-Buchanan School ✓	Chattanooga	PreK-12	1,034	11	Church of Christ
Franklin Road Academy	Nashville	PreK-12	1,020	12.3	Christian (nondenominational)
Columbia Academy ✓	Columbia	PreK-12	1,003	14.5	Church of Christ
Grace Christian Academy ✓	Knoxville	PreK-12	1,002	10.8	Baptist
Collegedale Academy ✓	Collegedale	PreK-12	872	15.3	Seventh-Day Adventist
Evangelical Christain School ✓	Cordova	PreK-12	841	8.1	Christian (nondenominational)
Goodpasture Christian School ✓	Madison	PreK-12	836	8.3	Church of Christ
Grace Christian Academy ✓	Franklin	PreK-12	833	14.3	Christian (nondenominational)
Lausanne Collegiate School ✓	Memphis	PreK-12	828	7.6	Nonsectarian
Concord Christian School ✓	Knoxville	K-12	819	7	Baptist
St. George's Independent School ✓	Collierville	PreK-12	770	7.5	Episcopal
Middle Tennessee Christian School ✓	Murfreesboro	PreK-12	770	11.8	Church of Christ
Donelson Christian Academy ✓	Nashville	PreK-12	765	12	Christian (nondenominational)
St. Mary's Episcopal School ✓	Memphis	PreK-12	749	8	Episcopal, all-girls
Faith Heritage Christian Academy	Millington	K-12	736	15.2	Baptist
Providence Academy ✓	Johnson City	PreK-12	728	10.4	Christian (nondenominational)
Harpeth Hall School	Nashville	5-12	724	7.1	Nonsectarian, all-girls
Nashville Christian School ✓	Nashville	PreK-12	700	9.2	Christian (nondenominational)
Hutchison School ✓	Memphis	PreK-12	697	6.7	Nonsectarian, all-girls
St. Agnes Academy-St. Dominic School ✓	Memphis	PreK-12	675	7.7	Roman Catholic
Trinity Christian Academy ✓	Jackson	PreK-12	604	9.8	Christian (nondenominational)
Rivers Edge Christian Academy ✓	Knoxville	PreK-12	581	12.4	Christian (nondenominational)
Harding Academy of Memphis ✓	Memphis	K-12	570	10.3	Christian (nondenominational)
Mt Juliet Christian Academy ✓	Mount Juliet	PreK-12	564	11.9	Baptist
Clarksville Academy ✓	Clarksville	PreK-12	530	12.4	Nonsectarian
Fayette Academy ✓	Somerville	PreK-12	528	9.3	Christian (nondenominational)
Grace Baptist Academy ✓	Chattanooga	PreK-12	525	8.8	Baptist
Clarksville Christian School ✓	Clarksville	PreK-12	516	9.8	Church of Christ
Sacred Heart Cathedral School ✓	Knoxville	PreK-8	503	12.4	Roman Catholic
First Assembly Christian School ✓	Cordova	PreK-12	503	10.1	Christian (nondenominational)
Ezell-Harding Christian School ✓	Antioch	PreK-12	484	not reported	Church of Christ
The Oak Hill School	Nashville	PreK-6	478	9.2	Christian (nondenominational)
Pleasant View School ✓	Memphis	PreK-12	475	6.3	Islamic

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What Tennessee pays

TN

Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarships Scholarship

$7,530 per student for 2026-27

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