✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades PreK-884 students11.5 students per teacherLutheran Church (Missouri Synod)Co-ed
Private schools in Knoxville, TN
38 schools in Knoxville itself and 1 more within 6 miles. 18 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 Knoxville (38)
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✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades PreK-12246 students9.8 students per teacherPentecostalCo-ed20% to 4-year college
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades PreK-12581 students12.4 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Special program emphasisCo-ed65% to 4-year college
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades PreK-8217 students10.3 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades PreK-12436 students8.1 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed90% to 4-year college
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades PreK-8503 students12.4 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades KBaptistEarly childhoodCo-ed
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades PreK-KNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades K-555 students6.2 students per teacherJewishCo-ed
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades PreK-121,002 students10.8 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed50% to 4-year college
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades PreK-121,054 students13.2 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed87% to 4-year college
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades PreK-121,048 students7.6 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed100% to 4-year college
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades PreK-KNonsectarianEarly childhoodCo-ed
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades PreK-8329 students8.4 students per teacherEpiscopalCo-ed
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades PreK-12209 students11.9 students per teacherChurch of ChristCo-ed40% to 4-year college
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades K-12819 students7 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed65% to 4-year college
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades PreK-825 students12.5 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Day Spring Christian Academy
under 1 miGrades K-1133 students6.7 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Grades PreK-KNonsectarianEarly childhoodCo-ed
Grades K-936 students7.1 students per teacherSeventh-Day AdventistCo-ed
Grades PreK-1182 students10.2 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Grades PreK-KOther religiousEarly childhoodCo-ed
Peer Academy
4 miGrades K-1045 students3 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed
Grades PreK-846 students15.3 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Grades K-12130 students3.2 students per teacherPentecostalAlternativeCo-ed80% to 4-year college
Grades K-1231 students8.6 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed
Grades 8-1228 students14 students per teacherNonsectarianAll-girls0% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-891 students6.5 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Grades PreK-877 students3.4 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Grades PreK-KNonsectarianEarly childhoodCo-ed
Tates School
9 miGrades PreK-8184 students7.1 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed
Grades PreK-KPresbyterianEarly childhoodCo-ed
Grades PreK-524 students6 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed
Grades PreK-KNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Grades PreK-KNonsectarianEarly childhoodCo-ed
Grades PreK-840 students5 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Grades PreK-KMethodistEarly childhoodCo-ed
Grades PreK-Transitional KNonsectarianEarly childhoodCo-ed
Nearby, within 6 miles (1)
No matching schools.
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades K-12204 students12 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed84% to 4-year college
Knoxville private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- Day Spring Christian Academy, under 1 mi
- Students
- about 7,659 in all; the typical school has 130
- 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 38 schools
- Programs
- 7 Montessori
- Co-ed or single-sex
- 1 all-girls; the rest co-ed
- Association members
- 12, most often the Association of Christian Schools International
- To a 4-year college
- 65% of graduates at the typical high school (11 reporting)
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 2, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in Knoxville
- Catholic3
- Christian, not Catholic18
- Jewish1
- Other faiths1
- Nonsectarian16
In KnoxvilleWithin 6 mi
- Pre-K (and up)28
- Elementary (K to 5)38
- Middle (6 to 8)26
- High school (9 to 12)16
- K to 12, one school11
In KnoxvilleWithin 6 mi
- Under 509
- 50 to 1496
- 150 to 2995
- 300 to 5994
- 600 or more4
- Knoxville area46%
- 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 8 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.
Private school tuition near Knoxville
Lowest$6,500Middle$12,000Highest$25,240
- Kindergarten to grade 5
- $12,000 middle, $6,500 to $25,240 (8 schools)
- Grades 6 to 8
- $12,875 middle, $6,500 to $28,190 (8 schools)
- Grades 9 to 12
- $12,311 middle, $6,500 to $28,190 (6 schools)
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Apostolic Christian School | $6,500 | 2026-27 |
| Grace Christian Academy | $8,800 to $12,715 | 2026-27 |
| Concord Christian School | $9,890 to $11,907 | 2026-27 |
| Berean Christian School | $10,000 to $11,750 | 2026-27 |
| Sacred Heart Cathedral School | $14,000 | 2026-27 |
| Christian Academy of Knoxville | $15,530 to $18,295 | not stated |
| The Episcopal School of Knoxville | $18,250 to $19,250 | 2026-27 |
| Webb School of Knoxville | $25,240 to $28,190 | not stated |
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
Lowest$6,500Middle$9,945Highest$18,250
EFS award $7,530Award covers the listed priceListed price is higher
The award covers the full listed price at 1 of 6 schools with a verified 2026-27 price.
Prices from each school’s own website, read in October 2026: the lowest listed grade band, fees not included. Award from Tennessee Department of Education, Education Freedom Scholarships, read October 9, 2026.
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