Best Nashville Private High Schools (2026)

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Nashville, Tennessee Private Schools (Closed)

School

Location

Quick Facts

Cedarcreek Schoolhouse Academy (Closed 2015)

2803 Foster Ave Ste 101
Nashville, TN 37210
(615) 333-0405

Gr: K-12 | 338 students

Greater Nashville Junior Academy (Closed 2000)

(Seventh Day Adventist)

3307 Brick Church Pike
Nashville, TN 37207
(615) 227-5797

Gr: PK-8 | 80 students

Park Avenue Christian School (Closed 2004)

(Baptist)

4300 Park Ave
Nashville, TN 37209
(615) 383-9681

Gr: PK-8 | 128 students

Stones River Academy (Closed 2023)

All-boys

279 Stewarts Ferry Pike
Nashville, TN 37214
(615) 921-9310

Gr: 7-12 | 20 students

Woodbine Christian Academy (Closed 2006)

(Baptist)

2204 Foster Avenue
Nashville, TN 37210
(615) 254-7588

Gr: PK-8 | 131 students

Overview

This Town (Nashville)

This State (TN)

# Schools

25 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private High Schools
Year	Nashville, TN Total Schools
2025	25
2024	25
2023	23
2022	21
2021	23
2020	26
2019	25
2018	25
2017	22
2016	21
2015	21

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Student Body:

# Students

13,014 Students

80,770 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private High School
Year	Nashville, TN Average	Tennessee (TN) Average	National Average
2025	521	267	253
2024	514	258	245
2023	529	253	247
2022	557	270	257
2021	501	258	249
2020	441	237	235
2019	449	230	242
2018	429	221	238
2017	477	234	246
2016	489	226	241
2015	470	206	220

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% Average Students of Color

18%

19%

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

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Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers

1,402 Teachers

8,222 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

9:1

10:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Nashville, TN Average	Tennessee (TN) Average	National Average
2025	9:1	10:1	10:1
2024	10:1	10:1	10:1
2023	10:1	10:1	10:1
2022	10:1	10:1	10:1
2021	9:1	9:1	10:1
2020	9:1	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	12:1	10:1	10:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

62%

55%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Nashville, TN Average	Tennessee (TN) Average	National Average
2025	62%	55%	57%
2024	62%	56%	57%
2023	62%	56%	57%
2022	61%	55%	56%
2021	59%	54%	56%
2020	60%	54%	56%
2019	56%	53%	55%
2018	56%	54%	55%
2017	56%	52%	55%
2016	58%	51%	54%
2015	65%	51%	54%

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Average Class Size

15 students

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

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Average Number of AP Courses

22 courses

15 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Nashville, TN Average	Tennessee (TN) Average	National Average
2025	22	15	13
2024	18	14	12
2023	18	14	12
2022	18	13	12
2021	18	14	12
2020	19	14	12
2019	18	13	11
2018	18	13	11
2017	17	12	11
2016	17	13	11
2015	14	13	10

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Average SAT score

1349

(Out of 1600)

1274

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SAT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Nashville, TN Average	Tennessee (TN) Average	National Average
2025	1,349	1,274	1,233
2024	1,356	1,264	1,231
2023	1,356	1,265	1,229
2022	1,351	1,269	1,230
2021	1,333	1,271	1,230
2020	1,250	1,255	1,227
2019	1,253	1,250	1,226
2018	1,255	1,248	1,226
2017	1,223	1,234	1,233
2016	1,000	1,181	1,308
2015	826	1,139	1,265

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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

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Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$24,057

$14,516

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Nashville, TN Average	Tennessee (TN) Average	National Average
2025	$24,057	$14,671	$17,997
2024	$22,714	$12,687	$17,011
2023	$21,367	$11,496	$16,191
2022	$20,411	$11,097	$15,821
2021	$19,639	$10,607	$15,331
2020	$17,927	$10,342	$15,046
2019	$16,100	$9,799	$14,791
2018	$16,023	$9,786	$14,527
2017	$15,313	$8,497	$14,161
2016	$15,454	$8,644	$13,713
2015	$16,044	$8,547	$13,065

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Average % on Financial Aid

21%

25%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Nashville, TN Average	Tennessee (TN) Average	National Average
2025	21%	25%	38%
2024	21%	26%	37%
2023	21%	26%	36%
2022	20%	26%	36%
2021	20%	26%	36%
2020	21%	27%	35%
2019	21%	26%	34%
2018	21%	26%	33%
2017	20%	24%	32%
2016	26%	25%	31%
2015	26%	23%	30%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$11,629

$7,993

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Nashville, TN Average	Tennessee (TN) Average	National Average
2025	$11,629	$7,993	$9,714
2024	$11,054	$7,826	$9,498
2023	$9,520	$7,251	$8,890
2022	$9,043	$7,092	$8,717
2021	$8,345	$6,620	$8,472
2020	$9,010	$7,036	$8,370
2019	$9,067	$5,786	$7,924
2018	$9,067	$5,967	$7,471
2017	$9,050	$5,320	$7,202
2016	$10,135	$5,867	$6,993
2015	$8,926	$4,843	$6,822

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Average Acceptance Rate

80%

85%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Nashville, TN Average	Tennessee (TN) Average	National Average
2025	80%	85%	79%
2024	67%	85%	81%
2023	66%	85%	81%
2022	66%	85%	81%
2021	65%	87%	81%
2020	68%	87%	81%
2019	69%	86%	81%
2018	66%	86%	80%
2017	66%	85%	81%
2016	78%	88%	80%
2015	80%	87%	81%

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Average Endowment Size

$77.42 million

$49.42 million

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Endowment Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Nashville, TN Average	Tennessee (TN) Average	National Average
2025	$77 M	$49 M	$65 M
2024	$69 M	$59 M	$65 M
2023	$61 M	$55 M	$65 M
2022	$65 M	$53 M	$67 M
2021	$78 M	$48 M	$75 M
2020	$58 M	$44 M	$76 M
2019	$47 M	$41 M	$61 M
2018	$47 M	$51 M	$55 M
2017	$41 M	$50 M	$57 M

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Students by Ethnicity:

0.42

0.51

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Nashville, TN Average	Tennessee (TN) Average	National Average
2025	0.42	0.51	0.61
2024	0.42	0.51	0.60
2023	0.41	0.49	0.60
2022	0.37	0.48	0.58
2021	0.33	0.46	0.57
2020	0.32	0.45	0.57
2019	0.31	0.44	0.56
2018	0.31	0.42	0.55
2017	0.26	0.40	0.54
2016	0.26	0.38	0.54
2015	0.26	0.35	0.53

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# American Indian Students

89 Students

266 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

282 Students

2,199 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Nashville, TN Average	Tennessee (TN) Average	National Average
2025	2%	3%	5%
2024	2%	3%	6%
2023	2%	2%	6%
2022	1%	3%	5%
2021	1%	3%	5%
2020	1%	3%	5%
2019	3%	3%	5%
2018	3%	3%	5%
2017	1%	2%	4%
2016	1%	2%	4%
2015	1%	2%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

241 Students

2,962 Students

% Hispanic Students

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

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# Black Students

949 Students

4,922 Students

% Black Students

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

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# White Students

9,085 Students

53,340 Students

% White Students

75%

66%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Nashville, TN Average	Tennessee (TN) Average	National Average
2025	75%	67%	59%
2024	75%	67%	60%
2023	75%	69%	60%
2022	79%	69%	62%
2021	81%	71%	63%
2020	82%	72%	64%
2019	82%	73%	64%
2018	83%	75%	65%
2017	86%	76%	66%
2016	86%	77%	66%
2015	86%	80%	66%

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# Hawaiian Students

12 Students

56 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

1,482 Students

16,461 Students

% of Others Students

12%

21%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Nashville, TN Average	Tennessee (TN) Average	National Average
2025	12%	20%	17%
2024	12%	20%	15%
2023	13%	21%	16%
2022	11%	20%	16%
2021	7%	18%	15%
2020	7%	17%	14%
2019	6%	16%	14%
2018	5%	14%	13%
2017	6%	14%	14%
2016	6%	13%	13%
2015	6%	10%	12%

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Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars

17 extracurriculars

15 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

15 sports

11 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The private high schools in Nashville, TN include Nashville Christian School, University School Of Nashville, and Lipscomb Academy.

How many private high schools are located in Nashville?

25 private high schools are located in Nashville.

How much do private high schools cost in Nashville?

The average tuition cost is $24,057, which is higher than the Tennessee private school average tuition cost of $14,516.

How diverse are private high schools in Nashville?

Nashville private high schools are approximately 18% minority students, which is lower than the Tennessee private school average of 19%.

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

48% of private high schools in Nashville are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

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

Popular comparisons of private high schools in Nashville include: Genesis Academy vs. Benton Hall Academy, Lipscomb Academy vs. Franklin Road Academy, Christ Presbyterian Academy vs. Franklin Road Academy

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