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Top 20 Best Tennessee Private Schools Belonging to State or regional independent school association (2025)

For the 2025 school year, there are 36 private schools belonging to State or regional independent school association serving 12,701 students in Tennessee. You can also find more schools membership associations in Tennessee.

The private schools belonging to State or regional independent school association in Tennessee include Baylor School, The Ensworth School, and Presbyterian Day School.

The average tuition cost is $19,645, which is higher than the Tennessee private school average tuition cost of $11,901.

69% of private schools belonging to State or regional independent school association in Tennessee are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Catholic).

The Ensworth School Photo - In the Lower School, classroom teachers and enrichment teachers work together to engage students in active learning where questions and curiosity are encouraged. Students are introduced to fundamental content and Core Skills that they will continue to develop throughout their Ensworth experience, laying a solid foundation for a lifetime of learning.

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In the Lower School, classroom teachers and enrichment teachers work together to engage students in active learning where questions and curiosity are encouraged. Students are introduced to fundamental content and Core Skills that they will continue to develop throughout their Ensworth experience, laying a solid foundation for a lifetime of learning.

Baylor School Photo - Baylor's 690-acre campus is located on the Tennessee River and surrounded by mountains.

Bodine School Photo - The cornerstone of Bodine's language arts instruction is the daily Orton-Gillingham (OG) lesson. The OG approach grew out of the pioneering work of Dr. Samuel T. Orton and Anna Gillingham during the first half of the 20th century and emphasizes instruction that is multisensory, direct, and structured. OG remediation is delivered in class sizes of 10 students or fewer.

St. Bernard Academy Photo - St. Bernard Academy is proud to celebrate 151 years in Nashville.

St. Ann School Photo - Science Experiments

Templeton Academy - Nashville Photo - High School Area 2

McCallie School Photo - The 180,000 square-foot Sports & Activities Center is home to five basketball courts, a racquetball court, a climbing gym, a weight room, a 25yd x 25m swimming pool, a wrestling room, twenty-five indoor rowing machines, an indoor track, and a full-service athletic training room. The building also houses a student recreation area with ping-pong tables, pool tables, and an arcade.

Hutchison School Photo - Hutchison girls learn to lead in and outside the classroom through public speaking, leadership development, and various academic opportunities.

Briarcrest Christian High School Photo - Beginning at the preschool level, our commitment is to educate the total student, providing a nurturing, balanced, well-rounded educational experience and to help young men and women achieve their full potential in all facets of life. Briarcrest Christian School is a non-denominational, co-educational environment in which the Christian world view and biblical values are taught and practiced in everyday.

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