Bachman Academy was a 6th-12th, co-ed college-preparatory boarding and day school in McDonald, Tennessee.

By 1970, the Bachman Home expanded to include caring for children who came from less fortunate families in addition to orphans.

During the 1980s and 1990s, Bachman Home served as a transitional facility for boys referred from the Department of Corrections and the Department of Human Services, including an alternative school on campus for boys with behavioral problems or who needed additional education before returning to a traditional school setting.

In 1999, it was renamed Bachman Academy, and changed its program to one providing for both boys and girls with learning disabilities and began accepting students from other areas of the country.

In 2004, the academy became a SEVIS approved school and was able to accept international students with learning differences as well.