✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades PreK-KNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Montessori schools in Knoxville, TN
7 in Knoxville or within 6 miles; schools in Knoxville itself count at any distance from downtown. 1 is on the state’s EFS list. Schools that report a Montessori program or belong to a Montessori association.
Grades PreK-1182 students10.2 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Grades PreK-846 students15.3 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Grades PreK-891 students6.5 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Grades PreK-877 students3.4 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Grades PreK-KNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Grades PreK-840 students5 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Montessori schools near Knoxville by the numbers
- Where
- all 7 in Knoxville
- Students
- about 336 in all; the typical school has 77
- Smallest and largest
- Little River Montessori School, 40 students; Garden Montessori School, 91 students
- Students per teacher
- 6.5 typical, 3.4 to 15.3 across 6 schools
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- Association members
- 1, the Association Montessori International
- State program
- Scholarship, $7,530 per student for 2026-27
How EFS works
- Nonsectarian7
- Pre-K (and up)7
- Elementary (K to 5)7
- Middle (6 to 8)5
- High school (9 to 12)1
- Under 502
- 50 to 1493
- Montessori schools here14%
- 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.
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