Tennessee Private Schools By Tuition Cost

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  • The average private school tuition in Tennessee is approximately $9,526 per year (2020).
  • The private elementary school average is $8,639 per year and the private high school average is $9,980 per year.
  • The private school with the highest tuition in Tennessee is Baylor School, with a tuition of $51,810.
  • The private school with the lowest tuition is Jesus Only Academy, with a tuition of $2,340.

Tennessee Private Schools By Tuition Cost (2020)

  • School Tuition Cost Grades Location
  • Rank: #11.
    Baylor School
    Baylor School Photo - Baylor's 690-acre campus is located on the Tennessee River and surrounded by mountains.
    Tuition: $51,810
    Grades: 6-12171 Baylor School Road
    Chattanooga, TN 37405
    (423)267-5902
  • Rank: #22.
    Montgomery Bell Academy
    Montgomery Bell Academy Photo - Montgomery Bell Academy's 146th Commencement
    All-boys
     Tuition: $28,340
    Grades: 7-124001 Harding Road
    Nashville, TN 37205
    (615)298-5514
  • Rank: #33.
    Girls Preparatory School
    Girls Preparatory School Photo - Girls Preparatory School 2017-18 | Grades 6-12
    All-girls
     Tuition: $25,340
    Grades: 6-12205 Island Avenue
    Chattanooga, TN 37405
    (423)634-7600
  • Rank: #44.
    Brentwood Academy
    Brentwood Academy Photo - The Iron Eagles Robotics team has qualified and competed in the VEX World Robotics competition for the past three years, winning the coveted Design Award in 2015.
    (Christian)
     Tuition: $24,690
    Grades: 6-12219 Granny White Pike
    Brentwood, TN 37027
    (615)523-0611
  • Rank: #55.
    Lipscomb Academy
    Lipscomb Academy Photo - "At the Elementary School, your child will be individually known and loved," Jonathan Sheahen, Elementary School Principal
    (Church of Christ)
    (2)
     Tuition: $21,602
    Grades: NS-123901 Granny White Pike
    Nashville, TN 37204
    (615)966-1600
  • Rank: #66.
    Memphis University School
    Memphis University School Photo - MUS celebrates its 125th anniversary this year. We are proud of our legacy in Memphis and look forward to providing a world-class college-preparatory education for 7th to 12th grade boys in this region for years to come!
    All-boys
     Tuition: $21,110
    Grades: 7-126191 Park Avenue
    Memphis, TN 38119
    (901)260-1304
  • Rank: #77.
    St. Mary's Episcopal School
    St. Mary's Episcopal School Photo
    All-girls (Episcopal)
    (2)
     Tuition: $21,000
    Grades: NS-1260 Perkins Extended
    Memphis, TN 38117
    (901)537-1405
  • Rank: #88.
    St. Andrew's-Sewanee School
    St. Andrew's-Sewanee School Photo - One of the South''''s Most Beautiful High Schools, as chosen by Southern Living magazine, the school''''s 550-acre campus, including forests, bluffs and two lakes, offers abundant opportunities for outdoor recreation. A school farm, on-going wetlands study, and LEED Gold science building are just a few of the ways our campus also serves as learning lab.
    (Episcopal)
     Tuition: $20,900
    Grades: 6-12290 Quintard Rd
    Sewanee, TN 37375
    (931)598-5651
  • Rank: #99.
    Presbyterian Day School
    Presbyterian Day School Photo - PDS
    All-boys (Presbyterian)
    (2)
     Tuition: $20,490
    Grades: NS-64025 Poplar Avenue
    Memphis, TN 38111
    (901)842-4600
  • Rank: #1010.
    The Ensworth School
     Tuition: $20,000
    Grades: K-12211 Ensworth Place
    Nashville, TN 37205
    (615)250-8916
  • Rank: #1111.
    The Oak Hill School
    The Oak Hill School Photo
    (Christian)
     Tuition: $19,630
    Grades: PK-64815 Franklin Pike
    Nashville, TN 37220
    (615)297-6544
  • Rank: #1212.
    St Paul Christian Academy
    St Paul Christian Academy Photo
    (Christian)
     Tuition: $18,449
    Grades: PK-65033 Hillsboro Road
    Nashville, TN 37215
    (615)269-4751
  • Rank: #1313.
    Skyuka Hall
    Skyuka Hall Photo
    Special Education School
     Tuition: $17,655
    Grades: K-125600 Brainerd Road Suite A-24
    Chattanooga, TN 37411
    (423)877-9711
  • Rank: #1414.
    Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal School
    Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal School Photo - Historic Miss Lee's Preschool at GSL
    (Episcopal)
    (7)
     Tuition: $17,075
    Grades: NS-8246 S. Belvedere Blvd.
    Memphis, TN 38104
    (901)278-0200
  • Rank: #1515.
    Tennessee Preparatory Academy
    (Christian)
     Tuition: $16,500
    Grades: 9-121109 Mississippi Blvd
    Memphis, TN 38126
    (901)504-5206
  • Rank: #1616.
    Briarcrest Christian High School
    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.
    (Christian)
     Tuition: $16,195
    Grades: 9-1276 S. Houston Levee Road
    Eads, TN 38028
    (901)765-4600
  • Rank: #1717.
    Templeton Academy
    Templeton Academy Photo
    Tuition: $15,550
    Grades: 5-12631 2nd Ave S
    Nashville, TN 37210
    (615)601-0893
  • Rank: #1818.
    Benton Hall Academy
    Benton Hall Academy Photo
    Special Education School (Christian)
    (3)
     Tuition: $15,464
    Grades: 3-125555 Franklin Pike
    Nashville, TN 37220
    (615)791-6467
  • Rank: #1919.
    St. George's Independent School
    St. George's Independent School Photo
    (Episcopal)
     Tuition: $15,200
    Grades: NS-121880 Wolf River Boulevard
    Collierville, TN 38017
    (901)261-2300
  • Rank: #2020.
    Overbrook School
    Overbrook School Photo - An outdoor mini farm provides students with opportunities to engage in real-life learning situations with special emphasis on inquiry-based tasks related to engineering and environmental studies. The school has established a garden, greenhouse, chicken coop and sheep barn learning area on school grounds.
    (Roman Catholic)
    (3)
     Tuition: $14,100
    Grades: NS-84210 Harding Pike
    Nashville, TN 37205
    (615)292-5134
  • Rank: #2121.
    Akiva School
    Akiva School Photo
    (Jewish)
    (5)
     Tuition: $14,000
    Grades: K-6809 Percy Warner Blvd
    Nashville, TN 37205
    (615)356-1880
  • Rank: #2222.
    Pope John Paul II High School
    Pope John Paul II High School Photo - Pope John Paul II High School Youth in Government
    (Roman Catholic)
     Tuition: $13,975
    Grades: 9-12117 Caldwell Dr
    Hendersonville, TN 37075
    (615)822-2375
  • Rank: #2323.
    West End Academy
    West End Academy Photo - Graduating class of 2007, 90% are in post secondary education
    (Christian)
    (3)
     Tuition: $13,650
    Grades: NS-125311 Mckamey Rd
    Knoxville, TN 37921
    (865)690-1720
  • Rank: #2424.
    River Road Academy
    All-boys | Alternative School
     Tuition: $13,320
    Grades: 9-128283 River Road Pike
    Nashville, TN 37209
    (615)432-3165
  • Rank: #25-2625.-26.
    The Covenant School
    The Covenant School Photo - Located in the heart of Green Hills.
    (Presbyterian)
    (11)
     Tuition: $13,000
    Grades: PK-633 Burton Hills Blvd
    Nashville, TN 37215
    (615)467-2313
  • Rank: #25-2625.-26.
    St. Dominic School For Boys
    St. Dominic School For Boys Photo - Big brother/Little Brother Bowling Fun
    All-boys (Roman Catholic)
     Tuition: $13,000
    Grades: NS-830 Avon Road
    Memphis, TN 38117
    (901)435-5801
  • Rank: #2727.
    Franklin Christian Academy
    Franklin Christian Academy Photo - FCA theater production of Grease
    (Christian)
     Tuition: $12,750
    Grades: 5-12818 Old Charlotte Pike East
    Franklin, TN 37064
    (615)599-9229
  • Rank: #2828.
    St Bernard Academy
    St Bernard Academy Photo - SBA strives to connect our students' head, heart, and hands with various projects throughout the year. Service learning is incorporated at every level.
    (Roman Catholic)
     Tuition: $12,400
    Grades: NS-82020 24th Ave S
    Nashville, TN 37212
    (615)385-0440
  • Rank: #2929.
    Father Ryan High School
    Father Ryan High School Photo
    (Roman Catholic)
     Tuition: $12,185
    Grades: 9-12700 Norwood Drive
    Nashville, TN 37204
    (615)383-4200
  • Rank: #3030.
    Sumner Academy
    Sumner Academy Photo - Students enjoy a gentle introduction into Middle School beginning in 5th Grade.
    (2)
     Tuition: $11,934
    Grades: PK-8464 Nichols Lane
    Gallatin, TN 37066
    (615)452-1914
  • Rank: #3131.
    Clayton-Bradley Academy
    Clayton-Bradley Academy Photo
    Tuition: $11,600
    Grades: PK-12425 Alcoa Trail
    Maryville, TN 37804
    (865)494-1222
  • Rank: #3232.
    Friendship Christian School
    Friendship Christian School Photo
    (Christian)
     Tuition: $11,450
    Grades: PK-125400 Coles Ferry Pike
    Lebanon, TN 37087
    (615)449-1573
  • Rank: #3333.
    Phoenix School For Creative Learning
    Special Education School
     Tuition: $10,500
    Grades: 2-122404 Arthur Road
    Germantown, TN 38138
    (901)757-4360
  • Rank: #3434.
    Middle Tennessee Christian School
    Middle Tennessee Christian School Photo
    (Church of Christ)
     Tuition: $10,275
    Grades: PK-12100 E MTCS Rd
    Murfreesboro, TN 37129
    (615)893-0601
  • Rank: #3535.
    Greenway School
    Greenway School Photo - Most students finish their work while at school. We strive for no homework because time spent with our families is important.
    Tuition: $10,200
    Grades: 6-8544 Canton Hollow Road
    Knoxville, TN 37934
    (865)777-0197
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