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Best Tennessee Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2024-25)

For the 2024-25 school year, there are 433 religiously affiliated private schools serving 88,674 students in Tennessee (68% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $10,075, which is lower than the Tennessee private school average tuition cost of $11,643.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Christian (31% of schools), Baptist (18% of schools) and Catholic (11% of schools).

Top Ranked Tennessee Private Schools by Religious Affiliation (2024-25)

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
5
98
-
77
12,439
14%
47
14,610
21%
134
32,576
25%
11
3,755
25%
6
875
54%
8
737
12%
12
1,790
9%
21
3,374
8%
21
1,014
24%
9
3,276
8%

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