Father Ryan High School

Catholic School with a strong academic emphasis and community spirit

Address:   700 Norwood Dr, Nashville, TN 37204

Phone number:  +1 615.383.4200
Website:  www.fatherryan.org
Total number of students: 894
Gender: co-ed
Religious Affiliation: Catholic
Grades: 9-12
Teacher/Student ratio: 1/11

Father Ryan High School is located about 15 minutes south of Nashville, going towards Brentwood, in a neighborhood off Franklin Road. It has an excellent academic reputation, with comments from many of their students (on various review sites) about how well prepared they were for college. This school also prides itself on its strong community spirit.

Father Ryan offers a well-rounded education, including a variety of arts and music options (with a very fine brass band), a range of sports, and many activities related to faith, service and social justice.

Their mission statement includes  "challenging students to reach their spiritual, academic, and personal potential." As a Catholic school, they also have a strong emphasis on Christian education and Christian values.

One criticism of this school is that is does not offer much diversity in their student body.
It's also a very large school, especially when you consider that it only offers grades 9-12 (though the teacher-student ratio is very good). 

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