Best high schools in the Nashville metro area

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- School type: Public School
- Location: Williamson County Schools, TN
- Enrollment: 1,474 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#25. Centennial High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Williamson County Schools, TN
- Enrollment: 2,095 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#24. Independence High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Williamson County Schools, TN
- Enrollment: 1,463 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#23. Nolensville High School
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Nashville, TN
- Enrollment: 839 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#22. Father Ryan High School
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Nashville, TN
- Enrollment: 1,298 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#21. Christ Presbyterian Academy
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Metro Nashville Public Schools, TN
- Enrollment: 1,400 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#20. Valor Flagship Academy
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Nashville, TN
- Enrollment: 267 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#19. St. Cecilia Academy
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Sumner County Schools, TN
- Enrollment: 668 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#18. Merrol Hyde Magnet School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Williamson County Schools, TN
- Enrollment: 1,801 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#17. Franklin High School
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Nashville, TN
- Enrollment: 1,105 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#16. Franklin Road Academy
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Brentwood, TN
- Enrollment: 770 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#15. Brentwood Academy
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Antioch, TN
- Enrollment: 440 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#14. Lighthouse Christian School & Preschool
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Hendersonville, TN
- Enrollment: 710 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#13. Pope Saint John Paul II Preparatory School
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Nashville, TN
- Enrollment: 703 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#12. Davidson Academy
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Nashville, TN
- Enrollment: 1,426 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#11. Lipscomb Academy
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Williamson County Schools, TN
- Enrollment: 1,729 (20:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#10. Brentwood High School
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Franklin, TN
- Enrollment: 955 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#9. Battle Ground Academy
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Metro Nashville Public Schools, TN
- Enrollment: 1,211 (20:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#8. Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Williamson County Schools, TN
- Enrollment: 1,958 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#7. Ravenwood High School
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Nashville, TN
- Enrollment: 723 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#6. Harpeth Hall School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Rutherford County Schools, TN
- Enrollment: 1,210 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#5. Central Magnet School
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Nashville, TN
- Enrollment: 1,235 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#4. The Ensworth School
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Nashville, TN
- Enrollment: 850 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#3. Montgomery Bell Academy
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Metro Nashville Public Schools, TN
- Enrollment: 898 (20:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#2. Hume-Fogg High School
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Nashville, TN
- Enrollment: 1,076 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

This story features data reporting by Rob Powell, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 97 metros.

#1. University School of Nashville
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