The King's Academy

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The King’s Academy is a Christ-centered day and boarding school reaching local, national, and international students of all socioeconomic backgrounds, educating and preparing them academically, emotionally, physically, socially, and spiritually for the twenty-first century. In the earliest years, a specialized program was also available to those who desired to become teachers. The school uniquely served the needs of hearing-impaired students in the 1970s and 1980’s, until public school mainstreaming efforts for special education students reduced the demand.
Boarding students from over 80 nations and most states in the U. S. have studied here. Graduates frequently comment on interacting with such a diverse student body as one of the most valuable experiences in their lives.
The Sevier County Board of Education did not have a public school in the community until the mid-1900s. Through a unique public/private school partnership, the Sevier County school board paid the academy to take the county students under its wing. Elementary students ceased to attend the academy in 1947 when the local public primary school was constructed adjacent to the academy. A public high school was built across the road from the academy in 1961 and the county’s subsidy to the academy ceased at that time.
Sixty-one years later, in 1993, the Board of Trustees reorganized the academy and gave distinct names to three operations under the Harrison-Chilhowee corporate umbrella. Since that time, HCBA’s elementary and secondary day and boarding school division has been doing business as The King’s Academy. The Bible Training Center is an adult education program for bi-vocational ministers. The Chilhowee Retreat Center offers academy facilities and services to churches and schools for retreats, music camps, and sports camps, primarily during summer months.

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