Top Ranked Columbia Private Schools (2026-27)

Agathos Classical School

Gr: PK-12 | 345 students

Avg. class size: 15 students

Sports: 8 | Extracurriculars: 4

Specialized Curriculum (Christian)

1201 Mapleash Ave

Columbia, TN 38401

(931) 388-0556

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Columbia Academy

Gr: NS-12 | 1,154 students

Avg. class size: 17 students

Sports: 16 | Extracurriculars: 9

Church of Christ

1101 W 7th St

Columbia, TN 38401

(931) 388-5363

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Zion Christian Academy

Gr: PK-12 | 444 students

Avg. class size: 16 students

Sports: 12 | Extracurriculars: 15

Presbyterian

6901 Old Zion Road

Columbia, TN 38401

(931) 388-5731

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Calvary Baptist Academy

Gr: 3-12 | 5 students

Baptist

1411 School St

Columbia, TN 38401

(931) 338-7221

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Christian Heritage Academy

Gr: PK-12 | 84 students

Christian

900 Trotwood Avenue

Columbia, TN 38401

(931) 388-9718

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The Kings Daughters School

Gr: Inquire with school | 110 students

Avg. class size: 8 students

Special Education School

412 West 9th Street

Columbia, TN 38401

(931) 388-3810

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The Kings Daughters School-cfa Campus

Gr: 3-12 | 24 students

Special Education School

900 Trotwood Ave

Columbia, TN 38401

(931) 380-0292

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Lighthouse Christian School

Gr: 2-9 | 9 students

Pentecostal

2000 Williamsport Pike

Columbia, TN 38401

(931) 381-8730

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White Stone Academy

Gr: PK-12 | 120 students

2800 Trotwood Ave

Columbia, TN 38401

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Columbia, TN Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

+50.0% (+3 schools) 10-yr

2,295

Students

+81.9% (+1,033 students) 10-yr

$8,447

Avg. Tuition

+40.8% (+$2,447) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

+16.7% (+2 students) 10-yr

Students of Color

-37.5% (-3.0 pp) 10-yr

13:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

+18.2% (+2.0) 10-yr

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Enrollment & Diversity

Category

This Town (Columbia)

This State (TN)

# Schools

9 Schools

605 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private Schools
Year	Columbia, TN Total Schools
2025	9
2024	9
2023	8
2022	6
2021	6
2020	6
2019	6
2018	6
2017	6
2016	6
2015	6

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# Students

2,295 Students

113,497 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private School
Year	Columbia, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	255	203	179
2024	257	197	172
2023	266	196	174
2022	321	210	185
2021	309	202	180
2020	299	190	171
2019	260	187	175
2018	255	181	172
2017	222	190	180
2016	222	184	178
2015	210	174	167

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% Students of Color

21%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Columbia, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	5%	20%	34%
2024	5%	20%	34%
2023	6%	19%	33%
2022	6%	20%	33%
2021	6%	20%	32%
2020	6%	19%	32%
2019	6%	20%	31%
2018	6%	19%	31%
2017	8%	21%	32%
2016	8%	21%	32%
2015	8%	20%	32%

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0.49

0.56

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Columbia, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	0.49	0.56	0.65
2024	0.49	0.56	0.65
2023	0.49	0.54	0.65
2022	0.47	0.53	0.64
2021	0.45	0.52	0.64
2020	0.43	0.52	0.64
2019	0.42	0.50	0.63
2018	0.40	0.50	0.63
2017	0.55	0.47	0.61
2016	0.55	0.46	0.61
2015	0.53	0.45	0.61

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# American Indian Students

n/a

307 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

16 Students

2,796 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Columbia, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	1%	3%	5%
2024	1%	3%	5%
2023	1%	3%	5%
2022	1%	2%	4%
2021	1%	2%	4%
2020	1%	2%	4%
2019	1%	3%	4%
2018	2%	3%	4%
2017	1%	2%	4%
2016	2%	3%	4%
2015	1%	2%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

22 Students

4,321 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Columbia, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	1%	4%	9%
2024	1%	4%	9%
2023	1%	3%	9%
2022	1%	3%	8%
2021	1%	3%	9%
2020	2%	3%	9%
2019	1%	2%	8%
2018	1%	3%	8%
2017	1%	2%	8%
2016	1%	2%	8%
2015	1%	2%	8%

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# Black Students

49 Students

7,090 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Columbia, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	2%	6%	7%
2024	2%	7%	7%
2023	2%	6%	8%
2022	2%	7%	7%
2021	2%	7%	7%
2020	2%	7%	8%
2019	2%	7%	7%
2018	2%	7%	7%
2017	3%	7%	7%
2016	3%	7%	7%
2015	4%	8%	8%

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# White Students

1,467 Students

68,608 Students

% White Students

64%

61%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Columbia, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	64%	61%	52%
2024	63%	61%	52%
2023	64%	62%	52%
2022	67%	64%	54%
2021	69%	65%	54%
2020	72%	66%	54%
2019	73%	68%	56%
2018	74%	68%	56%
2017	54%	71%	58%
2016	54%	71%	58%
2015	60%	72%	58%

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# Hawaiian Students

n/a

87 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

742 Students

28,634 Students

% of Others Students

32%

26%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Columbia, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	32%	26%	26%
2024	33%	25%	26%
2023	32%	26%	25%
2022	29%	24%	25%
2021	27%	23%	25%
2020	23%	22%	24%
2019	23%	20%	24%
2018	21%	19%	23%
2017	41%	18%	22%
2016	40%	17%	22%
2015	34%	16%	21%

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# Teachers

176 Teachers

11,179 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

13:1

10:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Columbia, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	13:1	10:1	11:1
2024	14:1	10:1	11:1
2023	13:1	10:1	11:1
2022	12:1	10:1	11:1
2021	12:1	10:1	11:1
2020	11:1	10:1	12:1
2019	11:1	10:1	12:1
2018	11:1	10:1	12:1
2017	10:1	10:1	12:1
2016	10:1	10:1	12:1
2015	11:1	11:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

47%

55%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Columbia, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	47%	54%	55%
2024	47%	54%	54%
2023	47%	55%	54%
2022	44%	55%	54%
2021	44%	53%	54%
2020	44%	52%	54%
2019	40%	52%	53%
2018	40%	53%	53%
2017	40%	51%	53%
2016	40%	51%	52%
2015	40%	50%	52%

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Average Class Size

14 students

15 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Columbia, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	14	15	15
2024	14	15	15
2023	14	15	15
2022	14	15	15
2021	14	15	15
2020	13	15	15
2019	12	15	15
2018	12	15	15
2017	12	15	15
2016	11	14	15
2015	12	14	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

11 courses

15 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Columbia, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	11	15	13
2024	11	14	12
2023	11	13	11
2022	11	13	11
2021	11	14	11
2020	11	13	11
2019	4	13	11
2018	2	12	11
2017	2	12	10
2016	2	13	10
2015	2	13	10

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Columbia, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	25	26	26
2024	25	26	26
2023	25	26	26
2022	25	26	26
2021	25	25	26
2020	25	25	25
2019	25	25	25
2018	25	25	25
2017	25	25	25
2016	25	24	25
2015	25	24	25

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$8,447

$13,467

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Columbia, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	$8,447	$13,484	$15,012
2024	$7,613	$11,729	$13,254
2023	$7,213	$10,860	$12,626
2022	$6,998	$10,528	$12,187
2021	$7,672	$10,285	$11,800
2020	$7,510	$10,020	$11,512
2019	$7,510	$9,588	$11,293
2018	$6,000	$9,538	$11,017
2017	$6,000	$8,676	$10,708
2016	$6,000	$8,511	$10,356
2015	$6,000	$8,472	$9,939

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Average % on Financial Aid

15%

25%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Columbia, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	15%	25%	34%
2024	15%	25%	34%
2023	15%	25%	34%
2022	15%	25%	33%
2021	15%	25%	33%
2020	15%	25%	32%
2019	15%	25%	31%
2018	15%	25%	30%
2017	15%	24%	30%
2016	15%	25%	29%
2015	15%	23%	28%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$1,300

$6,808

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Columbia, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	$1,300	$6,809	$7,073
2024	$1,300	$6,443	$6,930
2023	$1,300	$5,839	$6,469
2022	$1,300	$5,804	$6,289
2021	$1,300	$5,361	$6,055
2020	$1,300	$5,594	$5,921
2019	$1,300	$4,578	$5,795
2018	$1,300	$4,636	$5,456
2017	$1,300	$4,394	$5,319
2016	$1,300	$4,594	$5,105
2015	$1,300	$3,882	$5,030

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Average Endowment Size

$3.1 million

$56.42 million

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Endowment Trends (2022-2025)
Year	Columbia, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	$3 M	$43 M	$39 M
2024	$3 M	$47 M	$39 M
2023	$3 M	$51 M	$39 M
2022	$3 M	$53 M	$40 M

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Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

97%

84%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2021-2025)
Year	Columbia, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	97%	83%	81%
2024	85%	86%	85%
2023	80%	86%	85%
2022	80%	86%	85%
2021	80%	88%	85%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

9 extracurriculars

12 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

12 sports

9 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private schools in Columbia, TN?

The private schools in Columbia, TN include Agathos Classical School, Zion Christian Academy, and Columbia Academy.

How many private schools are located in Columbia?

9 private schools are located in Columbia.

How diverse are private schools in Columbia?

Columbia private schools are approximately 5% minority students, which is lower than the Tennessee private school average of 21%.

What percentage of students in Columbia go to private school?

26% of all K-12 students in Columbia are educated in private schools (compared to the TN state average of 10%).

What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in Columbia?

67% of private schools in Columbia are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Church of Christ).

Which private schools in Columbia are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private schools in Columbia include: Columbia Academy vs. Zion Christian Academy, Agathos Classical School vs. Zion Christian Academy, Lighthouse Christian School vs. Columbia Academy

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