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Brainerd Baptist School is a private, non-denominational Christian school in Chattanooga, TN. Founded in 1953, it provideds a strong academic education for students in prekindergarten through the 5th grade.

History
Brainerd Baptist School started in September 1953 as a kindergarten program with 53 children enrolled and organized by Mrs. Willard Miller. In September of 1972, the school expanded to 1st-6th grades under the leadership of J. Ralph McIntyre. Starting with four teachers and the principal, Mrs. Lanier Cain, classes began on with an enrollment of 60 students. The school continued to offer additional grade levels until they operated as a full K-12 program. However, in 1989, due to a lack of high school enrollment, the school returned to a a K-6 model. In 1999, they once again initiated middle school consisting of 34 students in just the 6th and 7th grades. The following year, they added an 8th grade and the enrollment increased to over 70 students.

The Brainerd Baptist Middle School began to look for property to expand the school through twelfth grade once again. In the summer of 2001 property came available on Igou Gap Road and was purchased for the continued expansion of the middle and high school. In their first year on the new campus, DBCS had grades six - nine. The school continued to add a grade each year, having their first graduating class in 2006. In the summer of 2009, David Brainerd Christian School was forced to close.

Enrollment
Brainerd Baptist School's K3-5th grade student body consists of 300 students, 160 boys, and 140 girls. Average Class Size is 13.1 students, and the faculty to student ratio is 1:9.

Tuition
2009 - 2010 Tuition
 * $2,915 (K3 T/Th)
 * $4,148 (K3 & K4 MWF)
 * $5,093 (K3 & K4 M-F
 * $6,600 (K5)
 * $6,850 (1-5)

Affiliations and Accreditations
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Southern Association of Independent Schools Tennessee Association of Independent Schools Educational Records Bureau