Best Tennessee Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 398 religiously affiliated private schools serving 81,089 students in Tennessee (69% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $9,919, which is lower than the Tennessee private school average tuition cost of $11,393.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Christian (33% of schools), Baptist (17% of schools) and Catholic (11% of schools).

Top Ranked Tennessee Private Schools by Religious Affiliation (2024)

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
69
9,901
13%
45
14,099
21%
132
30,700
20%
13
4,319
18%
6
818
21%
6
582
3%
12
1,944
8%
7
1,118
15%
20
854
28%
10
3,917
11%

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