Guide to private schools in the Greater Chattanooga area

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / The Bright School

Please note: The following information is as accurate as possible, based on information from websites and the schools themselves. However, due to the ever-changing nature of such information, some details may be unavailable, or information listed here may have been slightly modified since printing this.


AVONDALE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST

Address: 1201 N. Orchard Knob Ave.

Phone: 423-698-5028

Website: avondaleschool.org

Grades: K-8th

Total number of students:50

Student-to-teacher ratio: 12:1

Religious affiliation: Seventh-day Adventist

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $700/mo (for grades K-8 annually)

Students receiving financial aid: 60% (need-based financial aid and scholarships available).

Uniform: Yes

Bus transportation: No


BAYLOR SCHOOL

Address: 171 Baylor School Rd.

Phone: 423-267-8505

Website: baylorschool.org

Grades: 6th-12th

Total number of students: 1,070

Religious affiliation: None

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $29,330 (day students)

Tuition for domestic boarding students: $59,400

Students receiving financial aid: 30%

Uniform: Yes

Bus transportation: Yes — Cleveland, Ooltewah, East Brainerd, Dalton


BELVOIR CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

Address: 800 Belvoir Ave.

Phone: 423-622-3755

Website: bcalions.org

Grades: PreK-8th

Total number of students: Approx. 200

Religious affiliation: Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $10,210 (K-5th)

Annual tuition for grades 6-8: $10,730

Students receiving financial aid: Inquire about variable tuition program

Uniform: No (dress code)

Bus transportation: No


BEREAN ACADEMY

Address: 441 Berean Lane, Hixson

Phone: 423-877-1288

Website: bereanacademy.net

Grades: PreK-12th

Total number of students: 387

Religious affiliation: Baptist

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $6,750 (grades 1-5)

Annual tuition for gradse 6-12: $7,000

Uniform: No (dress code)

Bus transportation: No


BOYD-BUCHANAN SCHOOL

Address: 4650 Buccaneer Trail

Phone: 423-622-6177

Website: bbschool.org

Grades: PreK-12th

Total number of students: 1,011

Student-teacher ratio: 14:1

Religious affiliation: Christian

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $10,340 (preK)

Annual tuition for grades 6-12: $11,970-$13,500

Students receiving financial aid: Varies

Uniform: Yes

Bus transportation: No


BRAINERD BAPTIST SCHOOL

Address: 4107 Mayfair Ave.

Phone: 423-622-3873

Website: brainerdbaptistschool.org

Grades: PreK-5th

Total number of students: 234

Religious affiliation: Nondenominational Christian

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $8,480 (preK)

Annual tuition for grade 5: $12,380

Students receiving financial aid: 20%

Uniform: Yes

Bus transportation: No


BRIGHT SCHOOL

Address: 1950 McDade Lane

Phone: 423-267-8546

Website: brightschool.com

Grades: Junior preK-5th

Total number of students: 350

Religious affiliation: None

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $12,463 (preK)

Annual tuition for grade 5: $17,980

Students receiving financial aid: Bright School provides about $300,000 in financial aid each year.

Uniform: Yes

Bus transportation: Yes — Dalton and Ringgold


CALVARY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

Address: 4601 North Terrace

Phone: 423-622-2181

Website: ccseagles.org

Grades: K3-12th

Total number of students: 63

Student-to-teacher ratio: 8:1

Religious affiliation: Independent Baptist

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $4,100 (K3-K4)

Annual tuition for grades 6-12: $4,600

Uniform: Yes

Bus transportation: No


CHATTANOOGA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

Address: 3354 Charger Drive

Phone: 423-265-6411

Website: ccsk12.com

Grades: K-12th

Total number of students: 1,363

Religious affiliation: Christian

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $12,000 (K-5th)

Annual tuition for grade 6-12: $14,200

Students receiving financial aid: 33%

Uniform: Yes

Bus transportation: No


CHRISTIAN HERITAGE SCHOOL

Address: 1600 MLK Jr. Drive, Dalton, Georgia

Phone: 706-277-1198

Website: chslions.com

Grades: K-12th

Total number of students: 560

Religious affiliation: Christian

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $9,108 (K and Pre-First)

Annual tuition for grades 6-12: $14,724

Students receiving financial aid: Varies

Uniform: Yes

Bus transportation: No


COLLEGEDALE ACADEMY (Elementary)

Address: 4855 College Drive E., Collegedale

Phone: 423-396-2124

Website: collegedaleacademy.com/welcome-to-aws

Grades: PreK-5

Total number of students: 330

Religious affiliation: Seventh-day Adventist

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $6,250 (for constituents, K-5)

Uniform: Yes

Bus transportation: No


COLLEGEDALE ACADEMY (Middle)

Address: 4856 College Drive E., Collegedale

Phone: 423-396-3020

Website: collegedaleacademy.com/welcome-to-cams

Grades: 6th-8th

Total number of students: 203

Religious affiliation: Seventh-day Adventist

Lowest tuition: $7,650 (for constituents)

Uniform: Yes

Bus transportation: No


COLLEGEDALE ACADEMY (High School)

Address: 4855 College Drive E., Collegedale

Phone: 423-396-2124

Website: collegedaleacademy.com

Grades: 9th-12th

Total number of students: 357

Religious affiliation: Seventh-day Adventist

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $11,550 (for constituents)

Students receiving financial aid at all Collegedale school divisions combined: 30%

Uniform: Yes

Bus transportation: No


GIRLS PREPARATORY SCHOOL

Address: 205 Island Ave.

Phone: 423-634-7600

Website: gps.edu

Grades: 6th-12th

Total number of students: 516

Religious affiliation: None

Lowest tuition for 5-day students (middle school): $29,370

Upper school tuition: $30,710

Students receiving financial aid: Varies

Uniform: Yes

Bus transportation: Yes — East Brainerd, Cleveland, Dalton, Ringgold and Ooltewah


GRACE BAPTIST ACADEMY

Address: 7815 Shallowford Rd. (Temporary location: 1804 Morris Hill Rd., Chattanooga)

Phone: 423-892-8224

Website: gracechatt.org

Grades: preK-12th

Total number of students: 437

Religious affiliation: Independent Baptist

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $8,050 (K4-5th)

Annual tuition for grades 6-12: $11,700

Students receiving financial aid: Varies. GBA is a participant in the Education Savings Account (ESA) program for financial aid assistance and tuition coverage by the state of TN.

Uniform: Yes

Bus transportation: No


HAMILTON HEIGHTS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

Address: 5455 North Terrace

Phone: 423-894-0597

Website: hamiltonheights.net

Grades: 9th-12th

Total number of students: 60

Religious affiliation: Nondenominational Christian

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $7,000 (info not updated for 2023)

Uniform: No

Bus transportation: No


HICKORY VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

Address: 6605 Shallowford Rd.

Phone: 423-894-3200

Website: hvcs.org

Grades: K3-5th

Total number of students: 110

Religious affiliation: Christian

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $7,235 (K3-K4)

Annual tuition for grade 5: $8,800

Students receiving financial aid: 20%

Uniform: Yes

Bus transportation: No


THE KING SCHOOL

Address: 740 E. M.L. King Blvd.

Phone: 423-490-5233

Website: ccsk12.com/admissions/micro-schools/the-king-school

Grades: K-5th

Total number of students: 73

Student-teacher ratio: 12:1

Religious affiliation: Interdenominational Christian

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $7,650

Annual tuition for grade 5: $7,600

Uniform: Yes

Bus transportation: No


LEARNING TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Address: 300 S. Tibbs Rd., Dalton, Georgia

Phone: 706-278-2736

Website: learningtreeschool.org

Grades: PreK-8th

Total number of students: 82

Religious affiliation: Seventh-day Adventist

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $4,200 (for constituents)

Students receiving financial aid: Varies

Uniform: Yes

Bus transportation: No


LESTER COON ADVENTIST SCHOOL

Address: 11429 Bates Rd., Apison

Phone: 423-236-4926

Website: lestercoonadventistschool.com

Grades: K-8th

Total number of students: 70

Religious affiliation: Seventh-day Adventist

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $505/mo. (for constituents)

Uniform: No (dress code)

Bus transportation: No


MCCALLIE SCHOOL

Address: 500 Dodds Ave.

Phone: 423-624-8300

Website: mccallie.org

Grades: 6th-12th

Total number of students: 976

Religious affiliation: Christian

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $32,880 (day students)

Students receiving financial aid: 44%

Uniform: Yes

Bus transportation: Yes — Ooltewah/Cleveland, Ringgold/Dalton, Lookout Mountain and Signal Mountain


THE MONTESSORI SCHOOL

Address: 300 Montessori Way

Phone: 423-622-6366

Website: themontessorischool.net

Grades: Toddler-8th

Total number of students: 160

Religious affiliation: None

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $7,046 (preschool)

Annual tuition for grades K-5th: $9,512

Students receiving financial aid: Varies with annual fund

Uniform: No

Bus transportation: No


NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL

Address: 2701 Vermont Ave.

Phone: 423-624-4618

Website: myndhs.com

Grades: 9th-12th

Total number of students: 388

Religious affiliation: Catholic

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $13,864 (for Catholic parishioners)

Annual tuition for non-Catholic students: $17,734

Students receiving financial aid: Varies

Uniform: Yes

Bus transportation: No


OOLTEWAH ADVENTIST SCHOOL

Address: 9209 Amos Rd., Ooltewah

Phone: 423-238-4449

Website: oaksonline.net

Grades: K-8th

Total number of students: 122

Student-teacher ratio: 14:1

Religious affiliation: Seventh-day Adventist

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $5,050 (K-4th, constituent tuition)

Annual tuition for grades 5-7: $5,250 for constiuents, $6,950 for non-constituents

Annual tuition for grade 8: $5,300 for constistuents, $7,000 for non-constituents

Students receiving financial aid: About 25%

Uniform: Yes

Bus transportation: No


OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP SCHOOL

Address: 505 S. Moore Road

Phone: 423-622-1481

Website: myolph.com

Grades: preK-8th

Total number of students: 269

Religious affiliation: Catholic

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $7,893 (for Catholic parishioners)

Students receiving financial aid: 38%

Uniform: Yes

Bus transportation: No


SIGNAL MOUNTAIN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

Address: 808 Key Hulse Road, Signal Mountain

Phone: 423-886-1115

Website: smcstn.org

Grades: K-5th

Total number of students: 99

Religious affiliation: Interdenominational Christian

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $7,020 (K-2)

Annual tuition for grades 3-5: $7,488

Uniform: Yes

Bus transportation: No


SILVERDALE BAPTIST ACADEMY

Address: 7236 Bonny Oaks Drive

Phone: 423-892-2319

Website: silverdaleba.org

Grades: PreK-12th

Total number of students: 1,372

Student-teacher ratio: 12:1

Religious affiliation: Nondenominational Christian

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $10,043 (elementary)

Annual tuition for grade 6: $12,095

Uniform: Yes

Bus transportation: No


SKYUKA HALL

Address: 5600 Brainerd Road, Suite A-24

Phone: 423-877-9711

Website: skyukahall.org

Grades: K-12th

Total number of students: 120

Student-to-teacher ratio: 9:1

Religious affiliation: None

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $17,727 (lower school)

Annual tuition for upper school: $19,563

Students receiving financial aid: Varies

Uniform: No (dress code)

Bus transportation: No


ST. JUDE SCHOOL

Address: 930 Ashland Terrace, Red Bank

Phone: 423-877-6022

Website: mysjs.com

Grades: PreK-8th

Total number of students: 325

Religious affiliation: Catholic

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $5,800 (for St. Jude parishioners)

Annual tuition for grade 6: $5,800 (for St. Jude parishioners), $10,500 (non-Catholic students)

Students receiving financial aid: About 28%

Uniform: Yes

Bus transportation: No


ST. NICHOLAS SCHOOL

Address: 7525 Min Tom Drive

Phone: 423-899-1999

Website: stns.org

Grades: K3-5th

Student-to-teacher ratio: 11:1 for younger grades, 18:1 for higher

Religious affiliation: Episcopal

Lowest tuition for 5-day students:

  • K3: $9,873
  • PreK: $12,658
  • K-5th: $17,923

Students receiving financial aid: Varies. Need-based financial aid available.

Uniform: No

Bus transportation: Yes — North Shore Chattanooga, Dalton


ST. PETER'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL

Address: 848 Ashland Terrace, Red Bank

Phone: 423-870-1794

Website: saintpetersschool.net

Grades: preK (K3)-5th

Total number of students: 237

Religious affiliation: Episcopal

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $11,180 (preschool)

Tuition for 3-day students: $8,820

Annual tuition for grade K-5th: $14,370

Students receiving financial aid: 40%

Uniform: Yes

Bus transportation: No


STANDIFER GAP SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST SCHOOL

Address: 8255 Standifer Gap Rd.

Phone: 423-892-6013

Website: standifergap22.adventistschoolconnect.org

Grades: K-8th

Total number of students: 50

Religious affiliation: Seventh-day Adventist

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $5,000 (for constituents), $6,250 (non-constituents)

Uniform: Yes

Bus transportation: No


TENNESSEE CHRISTIAN PREPARATORY SCHOOL

Address: 4100 Stephens Rd. NE, Cleveland, Tennessee

Phone: 423-559-8939

Website: tennesseechristian.org

Grades: PreK-12th

Total number of students: 200

Religious affiliation: Interdenominational Christian

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $8,814

Annual tuition for grade 6: $9,917

Uniform: Yes

Bus transportation: No


WAUHATCHIE SCHOOL

Address: 403 Garden Rd., Chattanooga

Phone: 423-242-3099

Website: wauhatchie.com

Grades: PreK-5

Total number of students: 180

Religious affiliation: None

Lowest tuition for preK:

  • 5 days/week: $490/month
  • 3 days/week: $360/month
  • 2 days/week: $240/month

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $8,180 (preschool)

Annual tuition for grades 3-5: $8,240

Financial aid: Scholarships available

Uniform: No

Bus transportation: No