Nashville, Tennessee Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Education== [[File:Peabodyvu.JPG|thumb|Wyatt Center, [[Vanderbilt University]]]] {{see also|List of private schools in Nashville, Tennessee}} The city is served by [[Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools]], also referred to as Metro Schools. This district is the second largest school district in Tennessee, and enrolls approximately 85,000 students at 169 schools.{{NCES District ID|4703180|district_name=Davidson County|do_not_render=yes|access_date=April 27, 2020}} In addition, Nashville is home to numerous private schools, including [[Montgomery Bell Academy]], [[Harpeth Hall School]], [[University School of Nashville]], [[Lipscomb Academy]], [[The Ensworth School]], [[Christ Presbyterian Academy]], [[Father Ryan High School]], [[Pope John Paul II High School (Tennessee)|Pope John Paul II High School]], [[Franklin Road Academy]], [[Davidson Academy]], [[Nashville Christian School]], [[Donelson Christian Academy]], and [[St. Cecilia Academy (Nashville, Tennessee)|St. Cecilia Academy]]. Combined, all of the private schools in Nashville enroll more than 15,000 students.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&County=Davidson&State=47&SchoolPageNum=1|title=Search for Private Schools|author=<!--Not stated-->|website=nces.gov|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=April 26, 2020}}</ref> {{Further|topic=the Nashville charter school organization|LEAD Public Schools}} ===Colleges and universities=== [[File:WTN PeepHoles 056.JPG|thumb|Campus Center, [[Tennessee State University]]]] Nashville has been labeled the "Athens of the South" due to the many colleges and universities in the metropolitan area.<ref name="Kreyling1996">{{cite book |title=Classical Nashville: Athens of the South |publisher=Vanderbilt University Press |location=Nashville |first1=Christine M |last1=Kreyling |first2=Wesley |last2=Paine |first3=Charles W |last3=Warterfield |first4=Susan Ford |last4=Wiltshire |year=1996 |isbn=0-585-13200-3}}</ref> Total enrollment in post-secondary education in Nashville is around 43,000. The largest is [[Vanderbilt University]], with about 13,000 students.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vanderbilt University |url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Vanderbilt+University&s=all&id=221999 |website=National Center for Education Statistics |access-date=April 26, 2020}}</ref> Vanderbilt is considered one of the nation's leading research universities and is particularly known for its medical, law, and education programs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/colleges/vanderbilt-university/#353b4ac46c61|title=Vanderbilt University|author=<!--Not stated-->|date=2019|work=[[Forbes]]|access-date=April 26, 2020}}</ref> Nashville is home to more [[historically black colleges and universities|historically Black]] institutions of higher education than any other city save for [[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]]: [[Fisk University]], [[Tennessee State University]], [[Meharry Medical College]], and [[American Baptist College]].<ref name="tribune20130418">{{cite news |url=http://tntribune.com/education/american-baptist-college-designated-as-hbcu/ |title=American Baptist College Designated as HBCU |work=The Tennessee Tribune |date=April 18, 2013 |access-date=January 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715200039/http://tntribune.com/education/american-baptist-college-designated-as-hbcu/ |archive-date=July 15, 2014 }}</ref> Other schools based in Nashville include [[Belmont University]], [[Lipscomb University]], [[Trevecca Nazarene University]], [[John A. Gupton College]]. The [[Tennessee Board of Regents]] operates [[Nashville State Community College]] and the Nashville branch of the Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tbr.edu/institutions/our-institutions|title=Our Institutions|author=<!--Not stated-->|website=tbr.edu|date=May 2018|publisher=[[Tennessee Board of Regents]]|access-date=April 26, 2020}}</ref> Other nearby institutes of higher education include [[Murfreesboro, Tennessee|Murfreesboro's]] [[Middle Tennessee State University]] (MTSU) and [[Clarksville, Tennessee|Clarksville's]] [[Austin Peay University]], both full-sized public university with Tennessee's second- and eighth-largest undergraduate populations, respectively; [[Daymar College]] in Franklin; and [[Cumberland University]] in [[Lebanon, Tennessee|Lebanon]]. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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