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Nashville, Tennessee Private Schools (Closed)

Cedarcreek Schoolhouse Academy

Gr: K-12 | 338 students

2803 Foster Ave Ste 101

Nashville, TN 37210

(615) 333-0405

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Greater Nashville Junior Academy

Gr: PK-8 | 80 students

Seventh Day Adventist

3307 Brick Church Pike

Nashville, TN 37207

(615) 227-5797

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Park Avenue Christian School

Gr: PK-8 | 128 students

Baptist

4300 Park Ave

Nashville, TN 37209

(615) 383-9681

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Stones River Academy

Gr: 7-12 | 20 students

All-boys

279 Stewarts Ferry Pike

Nashville, TN 37214

(615) 921-9310

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Woodbine Christian Academy

Gr: PK-8 | 131 students

Baptist

2204 Foster Avenue

Nashville, TN 37210

(615) 254-7588

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Nashville, TN Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

+31.3% (+15 schools) 10-yr

17,675

Students

+30.4% (+4,123 students) 10-yr

$17,229

Avg. Tuition

+51.4% (+$5,847) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

19%

Students of Color

+18.8% (+3.0 pp) 10-yr

9:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

-18.2% (-2.0) 10-yr

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Enrollment & Diversity

Trends in Total Number of Private Schools

Year	Nashville, TN Total Schools
2025	61
2024	61
2023	58
2022	56
2021	58
2020	61
2019	58
2018	58
2017	54
2016	54
2015	48

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Private schools up 7 in Nashville, rising from 54 in 2016 to 61 in 2025.

# Students

17,675 Students

113,632 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private School

Year	Nashville, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	322	203	179
2024	316	197	172
2023	317	196	174
2022	315	210	185
2021	301	202	180
2020	281	190	171
2019	286	187	175
2018	276	181	172
2017	294	190	180
2016	288	184	178
2015	301	174	167

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Private school enrollment up 34 students in Nashville, average students per school rose from 288 in 2016 to 322 in 2025.

% Students of Color

19%

21%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Nashville, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	18%	20%	34%
2024	18%	20%	34%
2023	17%	19%	33%
2022	19%	20%	33%
2021	16%	20%	32%
2020	15%	19%	32%
2019	19%	20%	31%
2018	18%	19%	31%
2017	19%	21%	32%
2016	19%	21%	32%
2015	16%	20%	32%

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Students of color flat at 18% in Nashville private schools, matching 2024 and staying far below Tennessee's 20% and the U.S. 34% in 2025.

0.49

0.56

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Diversity Score Trends

Year	Nashville, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	0.50	0.56	0.65
2024	0.50	0.56	0.65
2023	0.50	0.54	0.65
2022	0.46	0.53	0.64
2021	0.44	0.52	0.64
2020	0.43	0.52	0.64
2019	0.42	0.50	0.63
2018	0.42	0.50	0.63
2017	0.38	0.47	0.61
2016	0.38	0.46	0.61
2015	0.36	0.45	0.61

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Diversity score up 12 points in Nashville private schools, rising from 0.38 in 2016 to 0.50 in 2025.

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# American Indian Students

98 Students

307 Students

% American Indian Students

<1%

# Asian Students

384 Students

2,796 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends

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

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Asian students flat at 2% in Nashville private schools from 2020 to 2025, while Tennessee is 3% and the U.S. is 5% in 2025.

# Hispanic Students

408 Students

4,321 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends

Year	Nashville, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	2%	4%	9%
2024	2%	4%	9%
2023	2%	3%	9%
2022	1%	3%	8%
2021	2%	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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Hispanic share still low in Nashville private schools, rising from 1% in 2016 to 2% in 2025 while Tennessee is 4% and the U.S. is 9%.

# Black Students

1,273 Students

7,090 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends

Year	Nashville, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	7%	6%	7%
2024	7%	7%	7%
2023	7%	6%	8%
2022	7%	7%	7%
2021	7%	7%	7%
2020	7%	7%	8%
2019	7%	7%	7%
2018	7%	7%	7%
2017	6%	7%	7%
2016	6%	7%	7%
2015	6%	8%	8%

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# White Students

12,163 Students

68,608 Students

% White Students

69%

61%

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White Student Percentage Trends

Year	Nashville, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	67%	61%	52%
2024	68%	61%	52%
2023	67%	62%	52%
2022	71%	64%	54%
2021	73%	65%	54%
2020	74%	66%	54%
2019	75%	68%	56%
2018	75%	68%	56%
2017	78%	71%	58%
2016	77%	71%	58%
2015	79%	72%	58%

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White share down 10 points in Nashville private schools, from 77% in 2016 to 67% in 2025.

# Hawaiian Students

22 Students

87 Students

% Hawaiian Students

<1%

# Others Students

3,368 Students

28,793 Students

% of Others Students

19%

26%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends

Year	Nashville, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	20%	26%	26%
2024	20%	25%	26%
2023	21%	26%	25%
2022	18%	24%	25%
2021	15%	23%	25%
2020	14%	22%	24%
2019	13%	20%	24%
2018	13%	19%	23%
2017	13%	18%	22%
2016	13%	17%	22%
2015	12%	16%	21%

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Other-race students up 7 points in Nashville private schools, rising from 13% in 2016 to 20% in 2025.

All Ethnic Groups

Academics

# Teachers

2,038 Teachers

11,195 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

9:1

10:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Nashville, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	9:1	10:1	11:1
2024	10:1	10:1	11:1
2023	10:1	10:1	11:1
2022	10:1	10:1	11:1
2021	10:1	10:1	11:1
2020	10:1	10:1	12:1
2019	10:1	10:1	12:1
2018	10:1	10:1	12:1
2017	11:1	10:1	12:1
2016	11:1	10:1	12:1
2015	11:1	11:1	12:1

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Student-teacher ratio down 1 in Nashville private schools, from 10:1 in 2024 to 9:1 in 2025, while Tennessee stayed at 10:1.

% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

60%

55%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Nashville, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	59%	54%	55%
2024	59%	54%	54%
2023	59%	55%	54%
2022	57%	55%	54%
2021	55%	53%	54%
2020	56%	52%	54%
2019	54%	52%	53%
2018	54%	53%	53%
2017	51%	51%	53%
2016	50%	51%	52%
2015	51%	50%	52%

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Average Class Size

16 students

15 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Nashville, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	16	15	15
2024	16	15	15
2023	16	15	15
2022	15	15	15
2021	16	15	15
2020	16	15	15
2019	16	15	15
2018	16	15	15
2017	16	15	15
2016	16	14	15
2015	16	14	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

19 courses

15 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered

Year	Nashville, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	18	14	12
2024	18	14	12
2023	18	13	11
2022	18	13	11
2021	18	14	11
2020	19	13	11
2019	18	13	11
2018	18	12	11
2017	17	12	10
2016	17	13	10
2015	14	13	10

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AP courses up 1 in Nashville private schools, from 17 in 2016 to 18 in 2025, while Tennessee rose from 13 to 14 and the U.S. from 10 to 12.

Average SAT score

1354

(Out of 1600)

1286

Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Nashville, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	28	26	26
2024	28	26	26
2023	28	26	26
2022	28	26	26
2021	27	25	26
2020	26	25	25
2019	26	25	25
2018	26	25	25
2017	25	25	25
2016	25	24	25
2015	24	24	25

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ACT score up 3 points in Nashville private schools, rising from 25 in 2016 to 28 in 2025.

Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$17,229

$12,752

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Nashville, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	$16,837	$12,266	$13,694
2024	$16,339	$11,880	$13,340
2023	$15,365	$11,295	$12,825
2022	$14,407	$10,793	$12,321
2021	$14,051	$10,532	$12,072
2020	$13,367	$10,315	$11,784
2019	$13,236	$10,107	$11,547
2018	$12,903	$9,962	$11,280
2017	$12,372	$9,618	$10,994
2016	$12,118	$9,257	$10,614
2015	$11,382	$8,913	$10,195

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Tuition up 39% in Nashville, from $12,118 in 2016 to $16,837 in 2025.

Average Summer Program Cost

$375

$472

Average % on Financial Aid

22%

25%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Nashville, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	22%	25%	34%
2024	22%	25%	34%
2023	22%	25%	34%
2022	21%	25%	33%
2021	21%	25%	33%
2020	20%	25%	32%
2019	21%	25%	31%
2018	20%	25%	30%
2017	20%	24%	30%
2016	23%	25%	29%
2015	24%	23%	28%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$11,731

$7,542

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Nashville, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	$10,089	$6,809	$7,073
2024	$9,697	$6,443	$6,930
2023	$8,689	$5,839	$6,469
2022	$8,468	$5,804	$6,289
2021	$7,896	$5,361	$6,055
2020	$8,319	$5,594	$5,921
2019	$7,556	$4,578	$5,795
2018	$7,450	$4,636	$5,456
2017	$7,440	$4,394	$5,319
2016	$7,178	$4,594	$5,105
2015	$6,751	$3,882	$5,030

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Average Endowment Size

$66.75 million

$49.87 million

Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

66%

86%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2017-2025)

Year	Nashville, TN Avg	Tennessee (TN)	National
2025	65%	85%	85%
2024	65%	86%	85%
2023	63%	86%	85%
2022	65%	86%	85%
2021	66%	88%	85%
2020	68%	88%	85%
2019	68%	88%	85%
2018	66%	88%	85%
2017	67%	88%	85%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

12 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

12 sports

9 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The private schools in Nashville, TN include Father Ryan High School, Nashville Christian School, and Lipscomb Academy.

How many private schools are located in Nashville?

63 private schools are located in Nashville.

How much do private schools cost in Nashville?

The average tuition cost is $17,229, which is higher than the Tennessee private school average tuition cost of $12,752.

How diverse are private schools in Nashville?

Nashville private schools are approximately 19% minority students, which is lower than the Tennessee private school average of 21%.

What percentage of students in Nashville go to private school?

23% of all K-12 students in Nashville are educated in private schools (compared to the TN state average of 10%).

What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in Nashville?

57% of private schools in Nashville are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

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

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