Father Ryan High School
Nashville · TN · Catholic religious-affiliated
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St Cecilia Academy → Brentwood Academy → Lighthouse Christian School → Christ Presbyterian Academy → Donelson Christian Academy → Franklin Road Academy → Genesis Academy → Nashville Christian School →How Father Ryan High School compares for families
What families should know about Father Ryan High 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: St Cecilia Academy, Brentwood Academy, Lighthouse Christian School 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.
Their published matriculation list
Where the Class of 2025 enrolled
Father Ryan High School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 66 colleges, in the document's own order.
and 36 more
These graduates went on to the colleges above.
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Independently verified As published by Father Ryan High School — Class of 2025 graduation page ↗. Found at: Academics > Graduation > Class of 2025, "The Class of 2025 Matriculation Map" (per-state list of colleges attended).
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.
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -1.4%/year, projecting from 2022's 863 students:
≈ 60 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 60 students projected to be lost by 2027 represent ≈ $960,000/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Cecilia Academy Nashville |
Private | 4.8 | 243 | -6.2% |
| Brentwood Academy Brentwood |
Private | 5.4 | 704 | +0.9% |
| Lighthouse Christian School Antioch |
Private | 6.2 | 317 | -7.8% |
| Christ Presbyterian Academy Nashville |
Private | 7.2 | 1,213 | +3.5% |
| Donelson Christian Academy Nashville |
Private | 8.7 | 583 | -10.0% |
| Franklin Road Academy Nashville |
Private | 1.1 | 927 | +25.3% |
| Genesis Academy Nashville |
Private | 1.5 | 71 | -11.2% |
| Nashville Christian School Nashville |
Private | 9.2 | 641 | +23.0% |