Chattanooga Preparatory School
Chattanooga · TN · Hamilton County · Public charter · K-12 combined
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STEM School Chattanooga → Chattanooga School For The Liberal Arts → Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy → Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts → Ivy Academy Inc. → Sequoyah High School → Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State → Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence High →📋 At a glance
- ✅ Gifted & talented program
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 14% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Chattanooga Preparatory School compares for families
What families should know about Chattanooga Preparatory School.
- ▸ 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: STEM School Chattanooga, Chattanooga School For The Liberal Arts, Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🏛️ 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.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +22.6%/year, projecting from 2024's 539 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $12,078 per student in district revenue, the 956 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $11,546,568/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEM School Chattanooga Chattanooga |
Public | 5.1 | 296 | +6.9% |
| Chattanooga School For The Liberal Arts Chattanooga |
Public | 6.9 | 282 | +432.1% |
| Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy Chattanooga |
Public · charter | 0.0 | 154 | -13.0% |
| Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts Chattanooga |
Public | 3.6 | 404 | +9.8% |
| Ivy Academy Inc. Soddy Daisy |
Public · charter | 13.4 | 272 | +15.7% |
| Sequoyah High School Soddy Daisy |
Public | 15.0 | 235 | +11.4% |
| Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State Chattanooga |
Public | 5.2 | 141 | -13.0% |
| Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence High Chattanooga |
Public · charter | 2.5 | 113 | — |