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Oldest Private High Schools in Tennessee

The average private high school in Tennessee was founded around 1973 (2026-27).
The oldest private high school in Tennessee is St. Mary's Episcopal School, founded in 1847.

Quick Facts (2026-27)

  • # TN Schools Ranked: 188
  • Top 20 Range (Year Founded): 1847–1904
  • TN School Avg.: 1972
  • National School Avg.: 1967

Quick Facts (2026-27)

  • # TN Schools Ranked: 188
  • Top 20 Range (Year Founded): 1847–1904
  • TN School Avg.: 1972
  • National School Avg.: 1967
Show school map — Tennessee (year founded range: 1847–1904, avg 1972)
Year Founded Range: 1847 1952 Avg. Year Founded: 1902

Oldest Private High Schools in Tennessee (2026-27)

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St. Mary's Episcopal School Photo
#1St. Mary's Episcopal School
Gr: NS-12 | 791 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Sports: 12 | Extracurriculars: 55
All-girls (Episcopal)
60 Perkins Extended
Memphis, TN 38117
(901) 537-1472
(2)
1847year founded
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St. Agnes Academy and St. Dominic School Photo
#2St. Agnes Academy and St. Dominic School
Gr: PK-12 | 775 students
Avg. class size: 10 students
Sports: 14 | Extracurriculars: 66
Catholic
4830 Walnut Grove Rd
Memphis, TN 38117
(901) 435-5819
(7)
1851year founded
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St. Cecilia Academy Photo
#3St. Cecilia Academy
Gr: 7-12 | 259 students
Avg. class size: 13 students
Sports: 14 | Extracurriculars: 34
All-girls (Catholic)
4210 Harding Pike
Nashville, TN 37205
(615) 298-4525
(2)
1860year founded
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Harpeth Hall School Photo
#4Harpeth Hall School
Gr: 5-12 | 729 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Sports: 17
All-girls
3801 Hobbs Road
Nashville, TN 37215
(615) 297-9543
1865year founded
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Montgomery Bell Academy Photo
#5Montgomery Bell Academy
Gr: 7-12 | 849 students
Avg. class size: 14 students
Sports: 22 | Extracurriculars: 19
All-boys
4001 Harding Road
Nashville, TN 37205
(615) 298-5514
(1)
1867year founded
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St. Andrew's-sewanee School Photo
#6St. Andrew's-sewanee School
Gr: 6-12 | 200 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Sports: 12 | Extracurriculars: 31
Episcopal
290 Quintard Rd
Sewanee, TN 37375
(931) 598-5651
1868year founded
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The Webb School Photo
#7The Webb School
Gr: 6-12 | 426 students
Avg. class size: 11 students
Sports: 12 | Extracurriculars: 29
319 Webb Road East
Bell Buckle, TN 37020
(931) 389-6003
(13)
1870year founded
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Christian Brothers High School Photo
#8Christian Brothers High School
Gr: 9-12 | 735 students
Avg. class size: 12 students
Sports: 16 | Extracurriculars: 38
All-boys (Catholic)
5900 Walnut Grove Rd
Memphis, TN 38120
(901) 261-4900
1871year founded
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Notre Dame High School Photo
#9Notre Dame High School
Gr: 9-12 | 393 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Sports: 17 | Extracurriculars: 26
Catholic
2701 Vermont Avenue
Chattanooga, TN 37404
(423) 624-4618
1876year founded
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The King's Academy Photo
#10The King's Academy
Gr: PK-12 | 459 students
Avg. class size: 14 students
Sports: 13 | Extracurriculars: 9
Baptist
202 Smothers Rd
Seymour, TN 37865
(865) 573-8321
1880year founded
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Battle Ground Academy Photo
#11Battle Ground Academy
Gr: K-12 | 908 students
Avg. class size: 18 students
Sports: 14 | Extracurriculars: 19
336 Ernest Rice Lane
Franklin, TN 37069
(615) 794-3501
(2)
1889year founded
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Lipscomb Academy Photo
#12Lipscomb Academy
Gr: NS-12 | 1,420 students
Avg. class size: 16 students
Sports: 17 | Extracurriculars: 31
Church of Christ
3901 Granny White Pike
Nashville, TN 37204
(615) 966-1600
(3)
1891year founded
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Collegedale Academy - High School Photo
#13Collegedale Academy - High School
Gr: 9-12 | 376 students
Sports: 8 | Extracurriculars: 8
Seventh Day Adventist
4855 College Drive East
Collegedale, TN 37315
(423) 396-2124
1892year founded
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Baylor School Photo
#14(T14–T15)Baylor School
Gr: 6-12 | 1,113 students
Avg. class size: 14 students
Sports: 26 | Extracurriculars: 59
171 Baylor School Road
Chattanooga, TN 37405
(423) 267-5902
1893year founded
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Memphis University School Photo
#14(T14–T15)Memphis University School
Gr: 6-12 | 665 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Sports: 14 | Extracurriculars: 22
All-boys
6191 Park Avenue
Memphis, TN 38119
(901) 260-1304
1893year founded
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Map of Beacon School
#16Beacon School
Gr: 5-12 | 66 students
Alternative School (Christian)
404 Holston Dr
Greeneville, TN 37743
(423) 787-8708
1895year founded
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Map of New Pathways Academy
#17New Pathways Academy
Gr: 10 | 56 students
1531 Dick Lonas Rd
Knoxville, TN 37909
(865) 602-2021
1896year founded
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Hutchison School Photo
#18Hutchison School
Gr: NS-12 | 819 students
Sports: 13 | Extracurriculars: 17
All-girls
1740 Ridgeway Rd
Memphis, TN 38119
(901) 762-6672
(9)
1902year founded
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Map of Madison Academy
#19(T19–T20)Madison Academy
Gr: 9-12 | 84 students
Seventh Day Adventist
100 Academy Rd
Madison, TN 37115
(615) 865-4055
1904year founded
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Map of Madison Nazarene Christian Academy
#19(T19–T20)Madison Nazarene Christian Academy
Gr: NS-12 | 51 students
Alternative School (Church of the Nazarene)
503 Lanier Drive
Madison, TN 37115
(615) 865-2746
1904year founded
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McCallie School Photo
#21McCallie School
Gr: 6-12 | 994 students
Avg. class size: 13 students
Sports: 19 | Extracurriculars: 94
All-boys (Christian)
500 Dodds Avenue
Chattanooga, TN 37404
(423) 624-8300
(4)
1905year founded
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Girls Preparatory School Photo
#22Girls Preparatory School
Gr: 6-12 | 489 students
Avg. class size: 9 students
Sports: 17 | Extracurriculars: 57
All-girls
205 Island Avenue
Chattanooga, TN 37405
(423) 634-7600
1906year founded
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Map of Highland Academy
#23Highland Academy
Gr: 9-12 | 100 students
Seventh Day Adventist
211 Highland Circle Dr
Portland, TN 37148
(615) 325-2036
1907year founded
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Memphis Junior Academy Photo
#24Memphis Junior Academy
Gr: PK-10 | 51 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Extracurriculars: 2
Seventh Day Adventist
50 N Mendenhall Rd
Memphis, TN 38117
(901) 683-1061
(1)
1910year founded
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University School Of Nashville Photo
#25University School Of Nashville
Gr: K-12 | 1,075 students
Avg. class size: 14 students
Sports: 21
2000 Edgehill Avenue
Nashville, TN 37212
(615) 321-8000
(4)
1915year founded
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Father Ryan High School Photo
#26Father Ryan High School
Gr: 9-12 | 863 students
Avg. class size: 16 students
Sports: 20
Catholic
700 Norwood Drive
Nashville, TN 37204
(615) 383-4200
(1)
1925year founded
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Lausanne Collegiate School Photo
#27Lausanne Collegiate School
Gr: NS-12 | 876 students
Avg. class size: 14 students
Sports: 15 | Extracurriculars: 71
1381 W Massey Rd
Memphis, TN 38120
(901) 474-1000
(10)
1926year founded
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Knoxville Catholic High School Photo
#28 Knoxville Catholic High School
Gr: 9-12 | 627 students
Avg. class size: 17 students
Sports: 18 | Extracurriculars: 5
Catholic
9245 Fox Lonas Rd
Knoxville, TN 37923
(865) 560-0313
1932year founded
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Map of Stokes Academy
#29Stokes Academy
Gr: 6-12 | 34 students
All-boys | Alternative School (Baptist)
90 Stanley Ln
Greeneville, TN 37743
(423) 639-9449
1939year founded
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Map of East Tn Christian Home & Academy
#30East Tn Christian Home & Academy
Gr: 8-12 | 6 students
All-girls (Christian)
517 Allen Ave
Elizabethton, TN 37643
(423) 542-4423
1946year founded
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Map of Margolin Hebrew Academy
#31Margolin Hebrew Academy
Gr: PK-12 | 206 students
Jewish
390 S White Station Rd
Memphis, TN 38117
(901) 682-2400
1949year founded
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Laurelbrook School Photo
#32Laurelbrook School
Gr: 9-12 | 36 students
Avg. class size: 50 students
Extracurriculars: 2
Seventh Day Adventist
114 Campus Dr Frnt
Dayton, TN 37321
(423) 775-3339
1950year founded
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Map of Harbart Hills Academy
#33Harbart Hills Academy
Gr: 2-12 | 63 students
Seventh Day Adventist
3575 Lonesome Pine Rd
Savannah, TN 38372
(731) 925-3098
(2)
1951year founded
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Boyd Buchanan School Photo
#34(T34–T35)Boyd Buchanan School
Gr: PK-12 | 1,052 students
Avg. class size: 14 students
Sports: 19 | Extracurriculars: 6
Church of Christ
4650 Buccaneer Trail
Chattanooga, TN 37411
(706) 270-3108
1952year founded
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Harding Academy Photo
#34(T34–T35)Harding Academy
Gr: NS-12 | 675 students
Sports: 13 | Extracurriculars: 28
Christian
1100 Cherry Road
Memphis, TN 38117
(901) 767-4494
1952year founded
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The Tennessee average private high schools founding year is 1973 for 2026-27.
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