Top Ranked Hendersonville Private High Schools (2026-27)

Lighthouse Christian Academy

Gr: K-12 | 5,001 students

Christian

130 Maple Dr N

Hendersonville, TN 37075

(615) 612-5200

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Pope Saint John Paul II Preparatory School

Gr: 6-12 | 722 students

Avg. class size: 20 students

Sports: 19 | Extracurriculars: 9

Catholic

117 Caldwell Dr

Hendersonville, TN 37075

(615) 822-2375

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Hendersonville Christian Academy

Gr: PK-12 | 241 students

Avg. class size: 15 students

Sports: 8 | Extracurriculars: 6

Baptist

260 New Shackle Island Road

Hendersonville, TN 37075

(615) 824-1550

(10)

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Lighthouse Christian School

Gr: 1-12 | 11 students

Christian

130 Maple Dr N

Hendersonville, TN 37075

(615) 612-5200

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Hendersonville, Tennessee Private Schools (Closed)

Restoring Hope Christian Academy

Gr: PK-12 | 101 students

1041 Centerpoint Rd

Hendersonville, TN 37075

(615) 431-0162

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Hendersonville, TN Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

+300.0% (+3 schools) 10-yr

5,975

Students

+937.3% (+5,399 students) 10-yr

$9,697

Avg. Tuition

+24.3% (+$1,897) 9-yr

Avg. Class Size

+28.6% (+4 students) 9-yr

39%

Students of Color

+143.8% (+23.0 pp) 10-yr

66:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

+500.0% (+55.0) 10-yr

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Enrollment & Diversity

Category

This Town (Hendersonville)

This State (TN)

# Schools

4 Schools

308 Schools

# Students

5,975 Students

80,499 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private High School
Year	Hendersonville, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	1,492	267	253
2024	1,195	258	245
2023	444	253	247
2022	476	270	257
2021	465	258	249
2020	381	237	235
2019	378	230	242
2018	257	221	238
2017	436	234	246
2016	441	226	241
2015	576	206	220

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% Students of Color

39%

19%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Hendersonville, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	37%	19%	32%
2024	37%	19%	31%
2023	21%	16%	31%
2022	19%	18%	30%
2021	19%	18%	30%
2020	13%	16%	29%
2019	16%	17%	29%
2018	16%	15%	28%
2017	13%	16%	30%
2016	13%	16%	30%
2015	16%	14%	30%

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0.69

0.52

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Hendersonville, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	0.69	0.51	0.61
2024	0.69	0.51	0.60
2023	0.53	0.49	0.60
2022	0.48	0.48	0.58
2021	0.46	0.46	0.57
2020	0.26	0.45	0.57
2019	0.25	0.44	0.56
2018	0.26	0.42	0.55
2017	0.36	0.40	0.54
2016	0.37	0.38	0.54
2015	0.29	0.35	0.53

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# American Indian Students

45 Students

265 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

442 Students

2,198 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Hendersonville, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	7%	3%	5%
2024	7%	3%	6%
2023	5%	2%	6%
2022	4%	3%	5%
2021	5%	3%	5%
2020	5%	3%	5%
2019	5%	3%	5%
2018	5%	3%	5%
2017	3%	2%	4%
2016	2%	2%	4%
2015	3%	2%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

648 Students

2,958 Students

% Hispanic Students

11%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Hendersonville, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	11%	4%	9%
2024	11%	4%	9%
2023	3%	2%	8%
2022	2%	2%	8%
2021	2%	2%	8%
2020	3%	2%	8%
2019	3%	2%	8%
2018	4%	2%	8%
2017	2%	2%	7%
2016	2%	2%	8%
2015	3%	1%	8%

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# Black Students

238 Students

4,913 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Hendersonville, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	4%	6%	8%
2024	4%	6%	8%
2023	4%	6%	8%
2022	4%	6%	8%
2021	4%	6%	8%
2020	5%	6%	8%
2019	5%	6%	8%
2018	6%	6%	8%
2017	5%	6%	8%
2016	5%	6%	8%
2015	7%	7%	9%

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# White Students

2,405 Students

53,166 Students

% White Students

40%

66%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Hendersonville, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	40%	67%	59%
2024	42%	67%	60%
2023	65%	69%	60%
2022	70%	69%	62%
2021	71%	71%	63%
2020	86%	72%	64%
2019	87%	73%	64%
2018	85%	75%	65%
2017	79%	76%	66%
2016	79%	77%	66%
2015	84%	80%	66%

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# Hawaiian Students

1 Student

56 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

2,198 Students

16,420 Students

% of Others Students

37%

21%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Hendersonville, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	37%	20%	17%
2024	35%	20%	15%
2023	23%	21%	16%
2022	20%	20%	16%
2021	18%	18%	15%
2020	1%	17%	14%
2017	11%	14%	14%
2016	12%	13%	13%
2015	3%	10%	12%

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Academics

# Teachers

91 Teachers

8,264 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

66:1

10:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Hendersonville, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	66:1	10:1	10:1
2024	63:1	10:1	10:1
2023	12:1	10:1	10:1
2022	11:1	10:1	10:1
2021	13:1	9:1	10:1
2020	10:1	9:1	10:1
2019	10:1	9:1	10:1
2018	10:1	9:1	10:1
2017	11:1	10:1	10:1
2016	11:1	10:1	10:1
2015	11:1	10:1	10:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

57%

56%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Hendersonville, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	57%	55%	57%
2024	57%	56%	57%
2023	57%	56%	57%
2022	57%	55%	56%
2021	57%	54%	56%
2020	62%	54%	56%
2019	62%	53%	55%
2018	62%	54%	55%
2017	33%	52%	55%
2016	33%	51%	54%

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Average Class Size

18 students

15 students

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Class Size Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Hendersonville, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	18	15	14
2024	15	14	14
2023	15	14	14
2022	15	14	14
2021	15	14	14
2020	15	14	14
2019	15	14	14
2018	15	14	14
2017	14	14	14
2016	14	14	14

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Average Number of AP Courses

19 courses

16 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Hendersonville, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	20	15	13
2024	20	14	12
2023	20	14	12
2022	20	13	12
2021	28	14	12
2020	21	14	12
2019	20	13	11
2018	20	13	11

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Hendersonville, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	27	26	26
2024	25	26	26
2023	25	26	26
2022	25	25	26
2021	25	25	26
2020	25	25	26
2019	23	25	25
2018	23	25	25
2017	22	25	25

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$9,697

$14,623

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Tuition Cost Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Hendersonville, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	$9,363	$14,671	$17,997
2024	$13,425	$12,687	$17,011
2023	$13,425	$11,496	$16,191
2022	$13,125	$11,097	$15,821
2021	$11,863	$10,607	$15,331
2020	$11,863	$10,342	$15,046
2019	$10,888	$9,799	$14,791
2018	$11,388	$9,786	$14,527
2017	$8,800	$8,497	$14,161
2016	$7,800	$8,644	$13,713

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Average Summer Program Cost

$145

$374

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2020-2025)
Year	Hendersonville, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	$145	$321	$1,513
2024	$145	$320	$1,498
2023	$145	$133	$1,623
2022	$145	$873	$1,473
2021	$145	$873	$1,580
2020	$145	$873	$1,743

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Average % on Financial Aid

27%

25%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Hendersonville, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	27%	25%	38%
2024	34%	26%	37%
2023	31%	26%	36%
2022	31%	26%	36%
2021	37%	26%	36%
2020	35%	27%	35%
2019	34%	26%	34%
2018	34%	26%	33%
2017	40%	24%	32%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$5,820

$7,940

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Hendersonville, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	$5,820	$7,993	$9,714
2024	$4,210	$7,826	$9,498
2023	$4,050	$7,251	$8,890
2022	$4,050	$7,092	$8,717
2021	$4,050	$6,620	$8,472
2020	$4,050	$7,036	$8,370
2019	$2,600	$5,786	$7,924
2018	$2,600	$5,967	$7,471
2017	$2,600	$5,320	$7,202

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Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

92%

87%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Hendersonville, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	87%	85%	79%
2024	87%	85%	81%
2023	87%	85%	81%
2022	87%	85%	81%
2021	87%	87%	81%
2020	87%	87%	81%
2019	87%	86%	81%
2018	87%	86%	80%
2017	93%	85%	81%
2016	93%	88%	80%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

8 extracurriculars

15 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

14 sports

11 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private high schools in Hendersonville, TN?

The private high schools in Hendersonville, TN include Pope Saint John Paul II Preparatory School and Lighthouse Christian Academy.

How many private high schools are located in Hendersonville?

4 private high schools are located in Hendersonville.

What percentage of private high schools are religiously affiliated in Hendersonville?

100% of private high schools in Hendersonville are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Baptist).

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

Popular comparisons of private high schools in Hendersonville include: Lighthouse Christian School vs. Hendersonville Christian Academy

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