✓ Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship
Private schools in Memphis, TN
48 schools in Memphis itself and 1 more within 6 miles. 39 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 Memphis (48)
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✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades K-930 students7.3 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
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✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades PreK-8306 students8.8 students per teacherEpiscopalCo-ed
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades 6-12361 students11.1 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed88% to 4-year college
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades K-12570 students10.3 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed96% to 4-year college
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades PreK-6362 students9.6 students per teacherMethodistCo-ed
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✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades PreK-12749 students8 students per teacherEpiscopalAll-girls100% to 4-year college
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✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades PreK-12114 students11.4 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed0% to 4-year college
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades PreK-12675 students7.7 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed100% to 4-year college
Concord Academy
4 mi✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades 6-1265 students7.2 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed57% to 4-year college
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades PreK-1081 students11.1 students per teacherSeventh-Day AdventistCo-ed
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades PreK-8258 students7.4 students per teacherPresbyterianCo-ed
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✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades PreK-888 students5.3 students per teacherLutheran Church (Missouri Synod)Co-ed
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades PreK-12198 students5.2 students per teacherJewishCo-ed100% to 4-year college
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship
Pure Academy
5 mi✓ Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades K-1239 students5.5 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades 9-12702 students12 students per teacherRoman CatholicAll-boys89% to 4-year college
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades 7-12609 students8.3 students per teacherNonsectarianAll-boys100% to 4-year college
Hutchison School
7 mi✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades PreK-12697 students6.7 students per teacherNonsectarianAll-girls100% to 4-year college
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades PreK-12415 students13.3 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed98% to 4-year college
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades PreK-12828 students7.6 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed100% to 4-year college
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades 1-1294 students2.2 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed67% to 4-year college
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✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades PreK-542 students2.8 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades PreK-6342 students8.1 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
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✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades PreK-12475 students6.3 students per teacherIslamicCo-ed100% to 4-year college
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades K-8112 students4.8 students per teacherJewishCo-ed
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades K-12160 students8 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed88% to 4-year college
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✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades K-340 students6.7 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
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✓ Tennessee Education Freedom ScholarshipGrades PreK-8136 students11.3 students per teacherLutheran Church (Missouri Synod)Co-ed
Grades PreK-625 students8.3 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Grades 8-1216 students8 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed
Grades PreK-836 students6.1 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Grades PreK-KMethodistEarly childhoodCo-ed
Grades KChurch of God in ChristEarly childhoodCo-ed
Grades PreK-KChurch of God in ChristEarly childhoodCo-ed
Grades PreK-KChristian (nondenominational)Early childhoodCo-ed
Grades PreK-444 students8.8 students per teacherChurch of God in ChristCo-ed
Varangon Academy
13 miGrades 7-1248 students16 students per teacherNonsectarianAll-boys0% to 4-year college
Nearby, within 6 miles (1)
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Grades 10-1218 students5.1 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)All-boys50% to 4-year college
Memphis private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- Binghampton Christian Academy, 1.9 mi
- Students
- about 8,735 in all; the typical school has 136
- Smallest and largest
- Memphis Recovery Center, 16 students; Lausanne Collegiate School, 828 students
- Students per teacher
- 7.7 typical, 2.2 to 20 across 37 schools
- Programs
- 3 Montessori, 2 special education
- Co-ed or single-sex
- 2 all-girls and 4 all-boys
- Association members
- 9, most often the Association Montessori International
- To a 4-year college
- 96% of graduates at the typical high school (17 reporting)
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 65, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in Memphis
- Catholic2
- Christian, not Catholic22
- Jewish2
- Islamic1
- Nonsectarian10
- Not in federal survey12
In MemphisWithin 6 mi
- Pre-K (and up)22
- Elementary (K to 5)30
- Middle (6 to 8)28
- High school (9 to 12)21
- K to 12, one school11
In MemphisWithin 6 mi
- Under 5010
- 50 to 1497
- 150 to 2993
- 300 to 5997
- 600 or more6
- Memphis area80%
- 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 12 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 Memphis
Lowest$8,400Middle$16,398Highest$26,800
- Kindergarten to grade 5
- $16,200 middle, $8,400 to $25,330 (9 schools)
- Grades 6 to 8
- $18,395 middle, $8,700 to $28,400 (11 schools)
- Grades 9 to 12
- $19,448 middle, $9,250 to $28,980 (8 schools)
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Pleasant View School | $8,400 to $9,250 | 2026-27 |
| Westminister Academy | $8,600 to $18,875 | 2026-27 |
| New Hope Christian Academy | $12,750 | not stated |
| The Collegiate School of Memphis | $14,500 to $14,650 | not stated |
| Christ Methodist Day School | $14,550 to $17,150 | 2026-27 |
| Woodland Presbyterian School | $16,200 to $18,200 | 2026-27 |
| Harding Academy of Memphis | $16,595 to $19,995 | 2026-27 |
| Christian Brothers High School | $18,900 | 2026-27 |
| Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal School | $20,855 to $23,970 | 2026-27 |
| St. Mary's Episcopal School | $21,500 to $28,800 | 2026-27 |
| Hutchison School | $25,330 to $28,980 | 2026-27 |
| Memphis University School | $26,800 | 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
Lowest$8,400Middle$17,748Highest$26,800
EFS award $7,530Award covers the listed priceListed price is higher
The award covers the full listed price at 0 of 10 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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- Private middle schools in and around Memphis (28)
- Private schools with kindergarten in and around Memphis (29)
- Private schools with pre-K in and around Memphis (22)
- All-boys schools in and around Memphis (4)
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