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Best Tennessee Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2025-26)

For the 2025-26 school year, there are 413 religiously affiliated private schools serving 88,297 students in Tennessee (68% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $11,223, which is lower than the Tennessee private school average tuition cost of $13,484.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Christian (31% of schools), Baptist (17% of schools) and Catholic (11% of schools).

Top Ranked Tennessee Private Schools by Religious Affiliation (2025-26)

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
5
98
-
71
11,715
14%
44
13,983
20%
130
34,442
24%
11
3,703
27%
6
875
54%
8
737
12%
12
1,790
9%
18
2,657
9%
19
892
26%
9
3,276
8%

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