Last verified: October 2026
Which Blount County private schools take the Education Freedom Scholarship?
4 Blount County schools are on the 2026-27 EFS list: Apostolic Christian Academy, Maryville Christian School, Revolution Christian Academy and RIO Christian Academy, all in Maryville. Clayton-Bradley Academy, the county's independent K-12, holds Category III approval but was not on the August 2026 list.
Blount families apply for pre-K through their own school district rather than Knox County Schools.
Which Sevier County private schools take EFS?
Two Sevier County schools are registered for 2026-27: The King's Academy and Seymour Community Christian School, both in Seymour. St. Andrew's School in Sevierville holds Category II approval but did not appear on the list, and Christian Academy of the Smokies is Category IV.
Walters State Community College runs a Sevier County dual-enrollment program for high schoolers who qualify for the Dual Enrollment Grant.
What are the options in Oak Ridge and Anderson County?
St. Mary School in Oak Ridge, a Diocese of Knoxville PreK-8 school, is Anderson County's only EFS-registered school. Eagle Bend Christian Academy in Clinton holds Category IV approval, and Norris Academy is a special-purpose program.
Roane State Community College's Oak Ridge campus is the nearby dual-enrollment option for Anderson County juniors and seniors.
Does where I live inside East Tennessee change my state funding?
Not for EFS or the IEA, which work the same across all four counties. It does change your pre-K district and which schools are a realistic drive.
None of these counties is in the ESA program.
| County | Registered EFS schools | Schools in this directory |
|---|---|---|
| Knox | 27 | 60 |
| Blount | 4 | 7 |
| Sevier | 2 | 6 |
| Anderson | 1 | 4 |
Where does a Knoxville family go from here?
Send us five answers in the funding check. A counselor then tells you, for your child specifically, which Tennessee program to apply for, how much it should pay and the very next deadline.