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AVONDALE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST

Address: 1201 N. Orchard Knob Ave.

Phone: 423-698-5028

Website: avondale22.adventistschoolconnect.org

Grades: K-8th

Total number of students: 47 *

Religious affiliation: Seventh-day Adventist

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $4,000 annually (income-based sliding scale available)

Annual tuition for grade 6: $4,000 annually (income-based sliding scale available)

Students receiving financial aid: 60%

Uniform: yes

Bus transportation: no

BAYLOR SCHOOL

Address: 171 Baylor School Road

Phone: 423-267-8505

Website: baylorschool.org

Grades: 6th-12th

Total number of students: 1,045

Religious affiliation: none

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $27,255 (day students)

Annual tuition for grade 6: $27,255 (day students)

Students receiving financial aid: 32%

Uniform: yes

Bus transportation: yes - Cleveland and 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: $4,250 (preK)

Annual tuition for grade 6: $4,840

Students receiving financial aid:

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: 310

Religious affiliation: Baptist

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $6,175 (grades 1-5)

Annual tuition for grade 6: $6,400

Students receiving financial aid: not public info

Uniform: no (dress code)

Bus transportation: no

BOYD-BUCHANAN SCHOOL

Address: 4650 Buccaneer Trail

Phone: 423-629-7610

Website: bbschool.org

Grades: preK-12th

Total number of students: 900+

Religious affiliation: Christian

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $9,400 (preK)

Annual tuition for grade 6: $10,900

Students receiving financial aid: 18%

Uniform: yes

Bus transportation: no

BRAINERD BAPTIST SCHOOL

Address: 300 Brookfield Ave.

Phone: 423-622-3873

Website: brainerdbaptistschool.org

Grades: preK-5th

Total number of students: 300

Religious affiliation: Nondenominational Christian

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $8,110 (preK)

Annual tuition for grade 5: $10,990

Students receiving financial aid: varies

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: 340

Religious affiliation: none

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $11,691 (preK)

Annual tuition for grade 5: $16,866

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: K4-12th

Total number of students: 25

Religious affiliation: Independent Baptist

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $4,000 (K4-K5)

Annual tuition for grade 6: $4,500

Students receiving financial aid: n/a

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: 587

Religious affiliation: Christian

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $11,600 (K-5th)

Annual tuition for grade 6: $13,200

Students receiving financial aid: 20-25%

Uniform: yes

Bus transportation: no

CHRISTIAN HERITAGE SCHOOL

Address: 1600 MLK Jr. Drive, Dalton, Ga.

Phone: 706-277-1198

Website: chslions.com

Grades: K-12th

Total number of students: 426

Religious affiliation: Christian

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $7,180 (K and Pre-First)

Annual tuition for grade 6: $13,100

Students receiving financial aid: varies

Uniform: yes

Bus transportation: no

COLLEGEDALE ACADEMY

(Formerly A.W. Spalding Elementary School)

Address: 4820 University Drive, Collegedale

Phone: 423-396-2122

Website: collegedaleacademy.com/welcome-to-aws

Grades: preK-5th

Total number of students: 216

Religious affiliation: Seventh-day Adventist

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $5,600 (for constituents)

Annual tuition for grade 5: $5,600 (for constituents)

Students receiving financial aid: 35%

Uniform: yes

Bus transportation: no

COLLEGEDALE ACADEMY

(Formerly Collegedale Adventist Middle School)

Address: 4856 College Drive E, Collegedale

Phone: 423-396-3020

Website: collegedaleacademy.com/welcome-to-cams

Grades: 6th-8th

Total number of students: 300

Religious affiliation: Seventh-day Adventist

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $6,600 (constituent tuition)

Annual tuition for grade 6: $6,600 (for constituents)

Students receiving financial aid: 35%

Uniform: yes

Bus transportation: no

COLLEGEDALE ACADEMY

Address: 4855 College Drive E, Collegedale

Phone: 423-396-2124

Website: collegedaleacademy.com

Grades: 9th-12th

Total number of students: 322

Religious affiliation: Seventh-day Adventist

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $10,150 (for constituents)

Annual tuition for grade 6: n/a

Students receiving financial aid: 27%

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: 518

Religious affiliation: none

Lowest tuition for 5-day students (middle school): $26,722

Upper school tuition: $27,988

Students receiving financial aid: varies

Uniform: yes

Bus transportation: yes - East Brainerd, Cleveland, Dalton, Ringgold and Ooltewah

GRACE BAPTIST ACADEMY

Address: 7815 Shallowford Road (temporarily meeting at Morris Hill Baptist Church due to tornado damage)

Phone: 423-892-8224

Website: gracechatt.org

Grades: preK-12th

Total number of students: Approx. 450

Religious affiliation: Independent Baptist

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $9,150 (K4-5th)

Annual tuition for grade 6: $11,150

Students receiving financial aid: varies

Uniform: yes

Bus transportation: no

HAMILTON HEIGHTS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

Address: 2207 Hickory Valley Road

Phone: 423-894-0597

Website: hamiltonheights.net

Grades: 9th-12th

Total number of students: 70+

Religious affiliation: Nondenominational Christian

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $6,800

Annual tuition for grade 6: n/a

Students receiving financial aid: n/a

Uniform: no

Bus transportation: no

HICKORY VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

Address: 6605 Shallowford Road

Phone: 423-894-3200

Website: hvcs.org

Grades: K3-5th

Total number of students: 130

Religious affiliation: Christian

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $6,650 (K3-K4)

Annual tuition for grade 5: $8,450

Students receiving financial aid: 19%

Uniform: yes

Bus transportation: no

THE KING SCHOOL

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

Phone: 423-490-5233

Website: ccsk12.com/academics/the-king-school

Grades: K-5th

Total number of students: 12:1 student ratio

Religious affiliation: Interdenominational Christian

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $6,896

Annual tuition for grade 5: $6,896

Students receiving financial aid: info not available

Uniform: yes

Bus transportation: no

LEARNING TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Address: 300 S. Tibbs Road, Dalton, Ga.

Phone: 706-278-2736

Website: learningtreeschool.org

Grades: preK-8th

Total number of students: 65+

Religious affiliation: Seventh-day Adventist

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $3,705 (for constituents)

Annual tuition for grade 6: $3,705 (for constituents)

Students receiving financial aid: varies

Uniform: yes

Bus transportation: no

LESTER COON ADVENTIST SCHOOL

Address: 11429 Bates Road, Apison

Phone: 423-236-4926

Website: lestercoonadventistschool.com

Grades: K-8th

Total number of students: 66

Religious affiliation: Seventh-day Adventist

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $585/monthly (for constituents)

Annual tuition for grade 6: $585/monthly (for constituents)

Students receiving financial aid: n/a

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: 938*

Religious affiliation: Christian

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $29,900 (day students)

Annual tuition for grade 6: $29,900 (day students)

Students receiving financial aid: 43%

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: 210

Religious affiliation: none

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $6,515 (preschool)

Annual tuition for grade 6: $9,449

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: 420

Religious affiliation: Catholic

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $13,499 (for Catholic parishioners)

Annual tuition for grade 6: n/a

Students receiving financial aid: varies

Uniform: yes

Bus transportation: no

OOLTEWAH ADVENTIST SCHOOL

Address: 9209 Amos Road, Ooltewah

Phone: 423-238-4449

Website: oaksonline.net

Grades: K-8th

Total number of students: 123

Religious affiliation: Seventh-day Adventist

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $4,650 (K-4th, constituent tuition)

Annual tuition for grade 6: $4,850

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: school.myolph.com

Grades: preK-8th

Total number of students: 266

Religious affiliation: Catholic

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $7,798 (for Catholic parishioners)

Annual tuition for grade 6: $7,798 (for Catholic parishioners)

Students receiving financial aid: 30%

Uniform: yes

Bus transportation: no

SCENIC CITY MONTESSORI

Address: 6310 Dayton Blvd.

Phone: 423-403-4721

Website: sceniccitymontessori.com

Grades: grades 6-9 (adding a grade level each year until 6-12)

Total number of students: new small school, opening this year

Tuition: $15,000

Students receiving financial aid: yes

Uniform: no

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: 86

Religious affiliation: Interdenominational Christian

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $5,700 (K-2nd)

Annual tuition for grade 5: $6,200

Uniform: no - just school T-shirt or polo

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: 1,000*

Religious affiliation: Nondenominational Christian

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $9,784

Annual tuition for grade 6: $11,375

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: 100+*

Religious affiliation: none

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $16,710 (lower school)

Annual tuition for upper school: $18,440

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: 315

Religious affiliation: Catholic

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $5,300 (for St. Jude parishioners)

Annual tuition for grade 6: $5,300 (for St. Jude parishioners)

Students receiving financial aid: about 30%

Uniform: yes

Bus transportation: no

ST. NICHOLAS SCHOOL

Address: 7525 Min Tom Drive

Phone: 423-899-1999

Website: stns.org

Grades: preK-5th

Total number of students: Approx. 200

Religious affiliation: Episcopal

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $11,064 (preK; payment plans available)

Annual tuition for grade 5: $16,896 (payment plans available)

Students receiving financial aid: n/a

Uniform: no

Bus transportation: yes - Dalton

ST. PETER'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL

Address: 848 Ashland Terrace, Red Bank

Phone: 423-870-1794

Website: saintpetersschool.net

Grades: preK3-5th

Total number of students: 217

Religious affiliation: Episcopal

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $10,310 (preschool)

Annual tuition for grade 5: $13,260 (K-5th)

Students receiving financial aid: varies

Uniform: yes

Bus transportation: no

STANDIFER GAP SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST SCHOOL

Address: 8255 Standifer Gap Road

Phone: 423-892-6013

Website: standifergap22.adventistschoolconnect.org

Grades: K-8th

Total number of students: Approx. 50

Religious affiliation: Seventh-day Adventist

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $4,950 (for constituents)

Annual tuition for grade 6: $4,850 (for constituents)

Uniform: yes

Bus transportation: no

TENNESSEE CHRISTIAN PREPARATORY SCHOOL

Address: 4100 Stephens Road NE, Cleveland, Tenn.

Phone: 423-559-8939

Website: tcpsk12.org

Grades: preK3-12th

Total number of students: 250*

Religious affiliation: Interdenominational Christian

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $8,150

Annual tuition for grade 6: $9,170

Uniform: yes

Bus transportation: no

WAUHATCHIE SCHOOL

Address: Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature, Audubon Acres, Ivy Academy, Lookout Lake Farm

Phone: 423-242-3099

Website: wauhatchie.com

Grades: preK-3rd + homeschool program

Total number of students: 140*

Religious affiliation: none

Lowest tuition for 5-day students: $4,500 (preschool; sibling discount available)

Annual tuition for grade 3: $8,000 (sibling discount available)

Students receiving financial aid: info not available

Uniform: no

Bus transportation: no

*Based on 2020 data

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