Best private high schools in Tennessee

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- Location: Chattanooga, TN
- Enrollment: 388 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A

#30. Notre Dame High School
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- Location: Eads, TN
- Enrollment: 1,720 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A

#29. Briarcrest Christian School
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- Location: Brentwood, TN
- Enrollment: 766 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A

#28. Brentwood Academy
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- Location: Memphis, TN
- Enrollment: 144 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A

#27. Central Baptist School
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- Location: Nashville, TN
- Enrollment: 625 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A

#26. Davidson Academy
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- Location: Sevierville, TN
- Enrollment: 29 (1:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A

#25. St. Andrew's School
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- Location: Memphis, TN
- Enrollment: 404 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A

#24. Pleasant View School
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- Location: Memphis, TN
- Enrollment: 642 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A

#23. Harding Academy of Memphis
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- Location: Memphis, TN
- Enrollment: 771 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A

#22. St. Agnes Academy and St. Dominic School
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- Location: Nashville, TN
- Enrollment: 1,298 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A

#21. Christ Presbyterian Academy
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- Location: Hendersonville, TN
- Enrollment: 735 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A

#20. Pope John Paul II Preparatory School
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- Location: Chattanooga, TN
- Enrollment: 516 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A

#19. Girls Preparatory School
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- Location: Jackson, TN
- Enrollment: 210 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A

#18. Augustine School
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- Location: Sewanee, TN
- Enrollment: 236 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A

#17. St. Andrew's-Sewanee School
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- Location: Memphis, TN
- Enrollment: 720 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

#16. Christian Brothers High School
A group of students walking down the hall with their backs facing the camera.
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- Location: Jackson, TN
- Enrollment: 1,103 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

#15. University School of Jackson
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- Location: Collierville, TN
- Enrollment: 1,076 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

#14. St. George's Independent School - Collierville Campus
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- Location: Franklin, TN
- Enrollment: 905 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

#13. Battle Ground Academy
High school students studying and reading together in their school library.
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- Location: Knoxville, TN
- Enrollment: 1,036 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

#12. Webb School of Knoxville
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- Location: Bell Buckle, TN
- Enrollment: 405 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

#11. The Webb School
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- Location: Nashville, TN
- Enrollment: 1,220 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

#10. The Ensworth School
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- Location: Chattanooga, TN
- Enrollment: 1,079 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

#9. Baylor School
A high school student doing classwork on their laptop.
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- Location: Memphis, TN
- Enrollment: 809 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

#8. Hutchison School
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- Location: Memphis, TN
- Enrollment: 630 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

#7. Memphis University School
Students' backpacks sitting on a hallway floor.
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- Location: Memphis, TN
- Enrollment: 825 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

#6. St. Mary's Episcopal School
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- Location: Nashville, TN
- Enrollment: 850 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

#5. Montgomery Bell Academy
A stack of spiral noteboooks in front of a wooden background.
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- Location: Chattanooga, TN
- Enrollment: 977 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

#4. McCallie School
Two rows of red lockers.
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- Location: Nashville, TN
- Enrollment: 725 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

#3. Harpeth Hall School
Empty desks in a high school classroom.
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- Location: Nashville, TN
- Enrollment: 1,076 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

#2. University School of Nashville
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- Location: Memphis, TN
- Enrollment: 917 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Emma Rubin, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 50 states.

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