Top Tennessee Private Schools

For the 2021 school year, there are 580 top private schools in Tennessee, serving 102,642 students.
The average private school tuition is $9,401 for elementary schools and $10,300 for high schools (view national tuition averages).
The average acceptance rate is 88% (view national acceptance rates).
Minority enrollment is 16% and the student:teacher ratio is 9:1.
71% of schools are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Baptist).
There are 12 Blue Ribbon schools, 14 all-girls schools, 26 all-boys schools, 34 Montessori schools, 64 schools offering summer programs and 348 Preschools/Day Care schools.

Top Tennessee Private Schools by County (2021)

Popular cities: Memphis (81 schools), Nashville (61 schools), Knoxville (46 schools), Chattanooga (32 schools), Murfreesboro (16 schools).
  • County
    # Schools
    # Students
    % Minority
  • Anderson County
    5 Schools
    358 Students
    18% Minority
  • Bedford County
    2 Schools
    445 Students
    24% Minority
  • Benton County
    1 Schools
    43 Students
    4% Minority
  • Bledsoe County
    3 Schools
    32 Students
    3% Minority
  • Blount County
    8 Schools
    818 Students
    6% Minority
  • Bradley County
    11 Schools
    780 Students
    8% Minority
  • Campbell County
    1 Schools
    17 Students
    19% Minority
  • Carroll County
    1 Schools
    74 Students
    22% Minority
  • Carter County
    1 Schools
    6 Students
    14% Minority
  • Cheatham County
    3 Schools
    541 Students
    8% Minority
  • Claiborne County
    3 Schools
    305 Students
    4% Minority
  • Coffee County
    2 Schools
    74 Students
    8% Minority
  • Crockett County
    1 Schools
    24 Students
    5% Minority
  • Cumberland County
    4 Schools
    203 Students
    4% Minority
  • Davidson County
    77 Schools
    19,687 Students
    14% Minority
  • Decatur County
    1 Schools
    23 Students
    9% Minority
  • Dekalb County
    1 Schools
    3 Students
    - Minority
  • Dickson County
    4 Schools
    233 Students
    12% Minority
  • Dyer County
    3 Schools
    141 Students
    25% Minority
  • Fayette County
    3 Schools
    863 Students
    3% Minority
  • Fentress County
    1 Schools
    67 Students
    3% Minority
  • Franklin County
    2 Schools
    347 Students
    8% Minority
  • Gibson County
    1 Schools
    9 Students
    11% Minority
  • Giles County
    1 Schools
    88 Students
    11% Minority
  • Grainger County
    2 Schools
    387 Students
    11% Minority
  • Greene County
    5 Schools
    370 Students
    10% Minority
  • Grundy County
    2 Schools
    158 Students
    4% Minority
  • Hamblen County
    6 Schools
    778 Students
    7% Minority
  • Hamilton County
    42 Schools
    12,015 Students
    17% Minority
  • Hardeman County
    1 Schools
    4 Students
    20% Minority
  • Hardin County
    3 Schools
    259 Students
    23% Minority
  • Henderson County
    2 Schools
    90 Students
    - Minority
  • Henry County
    1 Schools
    21 Students
    10% Minority
  • Hickman County
    2 Schools
    68 Students
    32% Minority
  • Humphreys County
    2 Schools
    190 Students
    27% Minority
  • Jackson County
    2 Schools
    21 Students
    - Minority
  • Jefferson County
    3 Schools
    67 Students
    9% Minority
  • Johnson County
    1 Schools
    51 Students
    9% Minority
  • Knox County
    50 Schools
    10,671 Students
    11% Minority
  • Lauderdale County
    1 Schools
    19 Students
    - Minority
  • Lawrence County
    4 Schools
    235 Students
    16% Minority
  • Lewis County
    2 Schools
    42 Students
    - Minority
  • Lincoln County
    1 Schools
    258 Students
    8% Minority
  • Loudon County
    2 Schools
    322 Students
    4% Minority
  • Macon County
    2 Schools
    125 Students
    1% Minority
  • Madison County
    11 Schools
    3,064 Students
    10% Minority
  • Marion County
    2 Schools
    47 Students
    3% Minority
  • Maury County
    10 Schools
    2,139 Students
    7% Minority
  • Mcminn County
    3 Schools
    294 Students
    4% Minority
  • Mcnairy County
    2 Schools
    105 Students
    8% Minority
  • Monroe County
    3 Schools
    223 Students
    4% Minority
  • Montgomery County
    12 Schools
    1,380 Students
    16% Minority
  • Morgan County
    3 Schools
    26 Students
    3% Minority
  • Obion County
    1 Schools
    17 Students
    - Minority
  • Perry County
    1 Schools
    3 Students
    - Minority
  • Polk County
    1 Schools
    10 Students
    30% Minority
  • Putnam County
    10 Schools
    448 Students
    13% Minority
  • Rhea County
    3 Schools
    173 Students
    24% Minority
  • Roane County
    5 Schools
    739 Students
    12% Minority
  • Robertson County
    6 Schools
    1,152 Students
    18% Minority
  • Rutherford County
    19 Schools
    3,195 Students
    14% Minority
  • Scott County
    1 Schools
    19 Students
    - Minority
  • Sequatchie County
    2 Schools
    36 Students
    32% Minority
  • Sevier County
    6 Schools
    718 Students
    11% Minority
  • Shelby County
    117 Schools
    26,112 Students
    27% Minority
  • Sullivan County
    14 Schools
    1,240 Students
    4% Minority
  • Sumner County
    13 Schools
    1,604 Students
    13% Minority
  • Tipton County
    2 Schools
    320 Students
    13% Minority
  • Warren County
    6 Schools
    397 Students
    5% Minority
  • Washington County
    12 Schools
    1,491 Students
    10% Minority
  • Wayne County
    1 Schools
    10 Students
    50% Minority
  • Weakley County
    1 Schools
    83 Students
    3% Minority
  • White County
    3 Schools
    70 Students
    4% Minority
  • Williamson County
    24 Schools
    4,884 Students
    8% Minority
  • Wilson County
    10 Schools
    1,394 Students
    4% Minority
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