Girls Preparatory School
Chattanooga · TN · Private independent · K-12 combined
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Scholze Center → Baylor School → Skyuka Hall → Parkridge Valley Academy → Notre Dame High School → Chattanooga Christian School → Boyd Buchanan School → Calvary Christian School →📋 At a glance
- 📚 20 AP courses offered (school profile)
- 🏆 5 National Merit SemifinalistsRoughly the top 1% of PSAT scorers in each state — about 16,000 juniors nationally. A useful gauge of a school's academic top end. (2024)
- 📝 SAT avg 1370 (25-75: 1310–1440)
- 📝 ACT avg 30.5 (25-75: 29–33)
- 📚 AP exam pass rate 83% (avg score 4.0)
Composed from the school's own published profile (2024), and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Girls Preparatory School compares for families
Among the academically strongest private schools in our database.
- ▸ NationallySAT mean 1370 (≈ top 6% of US test-takers) · ACT mean 30.5 (≈ top 10%) · 83% AP pass rate (US average: ~60%) · 5 National Merit Semifinalists last year (NMSF is the top 1% of US PSAT scorers).
- ▸ LocallyTN sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Scholze Center, Baylor School, Skyuka Hall and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Your state's public flagship
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $18,976/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
💰 Pay for college in Tennessee
Tennessee's public scholarships
Tennessee pairs a lottery-funded merit award (HOPE) with the well-known TN Promise, which makes community and technical college essentially free for any graduate.
Lottery-funded merit award — qualify with EITHER a 3.0 weighted GPA OR ACT 21 / SAT 1060. No income limit. (Qualify by either path; enroll within 16 months of graduating.)
Official program details ↗Tuition-free community or technical college for any TN grad — no GPA, test, or income requirement. (Apply senior year; FAFSA, mentor meeting, 8 hrs community service/term.)
Official program details ↗Eligibility rules change yearly — confirm with the official program before relying on it. Amounts are recent published figures; awards cover tuition/fees, not housing or books unless noted. Verified 2026-06-14.
Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
For a more current snapshot, see Girls Preparatory School's own published school profile (as of 2024-25): www.gps.edu/admission/school-profile ↗
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -4.0%/year, projecting from 2022's 516 students:
≈ 96 fewer students by 2027 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At tuition per student, the 96 students projected to be lost by 2027 represent ≈ $1,536,000/year in tuition at risk.
Tuition is an editable estimate (PSS doesn't publish tuition) — set it to your school's figure.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scholze Center Chattanooga |
Private | 1.9 | 6 | — |
| Baylor School Chattanooga |
Private | 2.9 | 1,068 | +3.6% |
| Skyuka Hall Chattanooga |
Private | 6.0 | 114 | +35.7% |
| Parkridge Valley Academy Chattanooga |
Private | 10.3 | 58 | — |
| Notre Dame High School Chattanooga |
Private | 2.8 | 371 | -9.5% |
| Chattanooga Christian School Chattanooga |
Private | 3.6 | 1,241 | +6.1% |
| Boyd Buchanan School Chattanooga |
Private | 5.0 | 992 | +10.2% |
| Calvary Christian School Chattanooga |
Private | 5.2 | 40 | — |