St. Joseph School
under 1 mi✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades PreK-8225 students8 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Private schools in Madison, TN
5 schools in Madison itself and 12 more within 6 miles. 11 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 Madison (5)
No matching schools.
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades K-1232 students3.3 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades PreK-12836 students8.3 students per teacherChurch of ChristCo-ed99% to 4-year college
Madison Academy
2 mi✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades 9-1278 students6.8 students per teacherSeventh-Day AdventistCo-ed93% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8178 students13.8 students per teacherSeventh-Day AdventistCo-ed
Nearby, within 6 miles (12)
No matching schools.
Davidson Academy
4 mi✓ Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades K-12159 students7.9 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed100% to 4-year college
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades PreK-8134 students7.3 students per teacherEpiscopalCo-ed
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades PreK-12238 students16.4 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed0% to 4-year college
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades 6-12733 students12.6 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed97% to 4-year college
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades K-996 students10.2 students per teacherSeventh-Day AdventistCo-ed
Grades K-1120 students5 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Academy for God
5 miGrades PreK-12233 students6.1 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed80% to 4-year college
Imani Montessori
5 miGrades 4-1013 students5.2 students per teacherOther religiousCo-ed
Grades K-818 students9 students per teacherIslamicCo-ed
Grades PreK-KChurch of ChristEarly childhoodCo-ed
Madison private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- St. Joseph School, under 1 mi
- Nearby schools by town
- Nashville (5), Goodlettsville (2), Hendersonville (2) and Old Hickory (2)
- Students
- about 2,993 in all; the typical school has 159
- Smallest and largest
- Imani Montessori, 13 students; Goodpasture Christian School, 836 students
- Students per teacher
- 7.9 typical, 2.5 to 16.4 across 15 schools
- Programs
- 1 special education
- Association members
- 7, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
- To a 4-year college
- 97% of graduates at the typical high school (6 reporting)
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 37, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in Madison
- Catholic2
- Christian, not Catholic10
- Islamic1
- Other faiths1
- Nonsectarian1
- Not in federal survey2
In MadisonWithin 6 mi
- Pre-K (and up)7
- Elementary (K to 5)13
- Middle (6 to 8)13
- High school (9 to 12)10
- K to 12, one school5
In MadisonWithin 6 mi
- Under 504
- 50 to 1493
- 150 to 2995
- 300 to 5990
- 600 or more2
- Madison area65%
- 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 3 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 5, 2026.
- Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.
Private school tuition near Madison
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Metro Christian Academy | $6,200 to $6,500 | 2026-27 |
| Pope John Paul II Preparatory School | $15,600 to $21,000 | 2026-27 |
| Goodpasture Christian School | $15,840 to $16,800 | 2026-27 |
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
Keep looking
- Christian schools in and around Madison (10)
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- Private middle schools in and around Madison (13)
- Private schools with kindergarten in and around Madison (12)
- Private schools with pre-K in and around Madison (7)
- Seventh-day Adventist schools in and around Madison (3)
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