TN ยท 2024-25 school year
Public schools in Tennessee
Tennessee has 1,913 open public schools run by 149 districts and other education agencies, enrolling 1,002,363 students.
State totals
- Districts
- 149
- Schools
- 1,913
- Students
- 1,002,363
- Teachers (FTE)
- 0
- Charter schools
- 114
- Total spending
- $11.6 billion
- 2020 finance data
- Spending per pupil
- $11,798
- 2020 finance data. US: $16,826
In the 2020 finance data, districts in Tennessee spent $11,798 per pupil, which is below the US figure of $16,826. Dollars are nominal and not adjusted for regional costs or inflation.
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Tennessee district rankings
Ratio and spending lists include only districts with 1,000 or more students, so very small districts do not dominate. These are factual sorts, not quality ratings.
Largest districts
- 1.Memphis-Shelby County Schools111,124
- 2.Davidson County School District81,021
- 3.Knox County Public Schools60,185
- 4.Rutherford County Public Schools52,127
- 5.Hamilton County Public Schools45,981
- 6.Williamson County Public Schools41,593
- 7.Montgomery County Public Schools39,385
- 8.Sumner County Public Schools30,719
- 9.Wilson County Public Schools20,703
- 10.Sevier County Public Schools14,408
Highest spending per pupil (2020)
- 1.Franklin SSD School District$24,401
- 2.Lakeland School District$20,877
- 3.Humboldt City Schools$16,977
- 4.Davidson County School District$15,097
- 5.Achievement School District$14,935
- 6.Oak Ridge School District$14,839
- 7.Lebanon School District$14,816
- 8.Manchester School District$14,462
- 9.Sequatchie County Public Schools$14,196
- 10.Trenton School District$13,380
Lowest spending per pupil (2020)
- 1.Union County$8,785
- 2.Sweetwater School District$9,400
- 3.Robertson County Public Schools$9,639
- 4.Bedford County Public Schools$9,667
- 5.Marshall County Public Schools$9,809
- 6.Overton County Public Schools$9,812
- 7.Smith County Public Schools$9,827
- 8.Humphreys County Public Schools$9,844
- 9.McMinn County Public Schools$9,893
- 10.DeKalb County Public Schools$9,916
Schools by level
422 high schools, 346 middle schools and 1,022 elementary schools. The largest of each are listed below; use search or a district page for the rest.
High schools 422
- Collierville High School Collierville, 2,946 students
- Bartlett High School Bartlett, 2,782 students
- Stewarts Creek High School Smyrna, 2,474 students
- Science Hill High School Johnson City, 2,359 students
- Dobyns - Bennett High School Kingsport, 2,315 students
- Blackman High School Murfreesboro, 2,301 students
- Riverdale High School Murfreesboro, 2,275 students
- Smyrna High School Smyrna, 2,266 students
- Cordova High School Cordova, 2,251 students
- Cookeville High School Cookeville, 2,241 students
- Antioch High School Antioch, 2,212 students
- Rockvale High School Rockvale, 2,126 students
- Lavergne High School Lavergne, 2,116 students
- Independence High School Thompson's Station, 2,091 students
- Farragut High School Knoxville, 2,073 students
Middle schools 346
- Blackman Middle School Murfreesboro, 1,727 students
- Rockvale Middle School Rockvale, 1,567 students
- Lakeland Preparatory School Lakeland, 1,509 students
- Tennessee Connections Academy Johnson County 4-8 White House, 1,471 students
- Farragut Middle School Knoxville, 1,463 students
- Fred J Page Middle School Franklin, 1,388 students
- West Wilson Middle School Mt Juliet, 1,383 students
- West Collierville Middle School Collierville, 1,348 students
- Cleveland Middle Cleveland, 1,291 students
- Bearden Middle School Knoxville, 1,229 students
- Oakland Middle School Murfreesboro, 1,224 students
- Siegel Middle School Murfreesboro, 1,196 students
- Richview Middle Clarksville, 1,174 students
- Lake Forest Middle School Cleveland, 1,173 students
- West Creek Middle Clarksville, 1,165 students
Elementary schools 1,022
- Tennessee Virtual Academy Knoxville, 1,867 students
- Dexter School Cordova, 1,509 students
- Snowden Elementary/Middle Memphis, 1,384 students
- Rutland Elementary Mt Juliet, 1,371 students
- Rock Springs Elementary Lavergne, 1,193 students
- Rossview Elementary Clarksville, 1,188 students
- Riverdale Elementary School Germantown, 1,184 students
- East Brainerd Elementary School Chattanooga, 1,177 students
- Stewarts Creek Elementary School Smyrna, 1,173 students
- Glenellen Elementary Clarksville, 1,143 students
- Farragut Intermediate Knoxville, 1,111 students
- West Creek Elementary Clarksville, 1,096 students
- Macon-Hall Elementary Cordova, 1,070 students
- Northshore Elementary School Knoxville, 1,051 students
- Cedar Bluff Elementary Knoxville, 1,047 students
Cities with the most public schools
- Memphis 215 schools
- Nashville 128 schools
- Knoxville 89 schools
- Chattanooga 49 schools
- Clarksville 40 schools
- Murfreesboro 36 schools
- Cleveland 26 schools
- Jackson 25 schools
- Franklin 25 schools
- Antioch 23 schools
- Maryville 22 schools
- Kingsport 18 schools
- Greeneville 18 schools
- Johnson City 18 schools
- Gallatin 17 schools
- Sevierville 17 schools
- Smyrna 17 schools
- Hendersonville 16 schools
- Cookeville 15 schools
- Morristown 15 schools
Neighbouring states
- Alabama 1,532 schools
- Arkansas 1,106 schools
- Georgia 2,329 schools
- Kentucky 1,550 schools
- Mississippi 1,019 schools
- Missouri 2,451 schools
- North Carolina 2,705 schools
- Virginia 2,126 schools
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.