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Best Tennessee Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 412 religiously affiliated private schools serving 88,101 students in Tennessee (68% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $11,149, which is lower than the Tennessee private school average tuition cost of $13,384.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Christian (32% of schools), Baptist (17% of schools) and Catholic (10% of schools).

Top-Ranked Tennessee Private Schools by Religious Affiliation (2026)

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
5
98
-
1
68
10%
71
11,715
14%
1
31
-
42
13,784
20%
130
34,421
24%
21
9,890
10%
3
365
26%
11
3,703
27%
6
875
54%
8
737
12%
3
87
-
12
1,790
9%
18
2,657
9%
20
916
26%
9
3,276
8%
38
2,404
34%

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