Regular local school district ยท Knox County
Knox County Public Schools, TN: schools, enrollment and spending
Knox County Public Schools runs 95 public schools with 60,185 students in grades PK to 12.Listed in NCES data as "Knox County".
At a glance
- Schools
- 95
- Students
- 60,185
- Address
- 400 West Summit Hill DR, Knoxville, TN 37902
- Phone
- (865)594-1620
- County
- Knox County
- Locale
- Suburb: Large
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 4702220
- State district ID
- TN-00470
- Charter schools
- 2
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (59,169), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $653.1 million
- Federal revenue
- $81.2 million
- State revenue
- $249.9 million
- Local revenue
- $322.0 million
- Total spending
- $611.6 million
- Spending per pupil
- $10,337
- Salaries
- $388.4 million63.5% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $301.6 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 12.4%
- State: 38.3%
- Local: 49.3%
Tennessee overall
- Federal: 14.3%
- State: 44.2%
- Local: 41.4%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$10,337
Tennessee$11,798
United States$16,826
Schools in Knox County Public Schools
By level: 19 high, 17 middle, 54 elementary, 3 prekindergarten, 2 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| A L Lotts Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 936 | |
| Adrian Burnett ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 563 | |
| Amherst Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 683 | |
| Austin East High/MagnetCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 663 | |
| Ball Camp Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 550 | |
| Bearden Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 405 | |
| Bearden High School | High | 9 to 12 | 1,963 | |
| Bearden Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 1,229 | |
| Beaumont Elementary/MagnetCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 504 | |
| Belle Morris ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 426 | |
| Blue Grass Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 623 | |
| Bonny Kate ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 369 | |
| Brickey McCloud Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 851 | |
| Career Magnet AcademyCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 359 | |
| Carter ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 530 | |
| Carter High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 749 | |
| Carter Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 604 | |
| Cedar Bluff ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 1,047 | |
| Cedar Bluff Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 580 | |
| Cedar Bluff PreschoolCEP school | Prekindergarten | PK | 177 | |
| Central High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,265 | |
| Chilhowee IntermediateCEP school | Elementary | 3 to 5 | 240 | |
| Christenberry ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 446 | |
| Copper Ridge ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 481 | |
| Corryton Elementary | Elementary | K to 5 | 195 | |
| Dogwood ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 581 | |
| Dr. Paul L. Kelley Volunteer AcademyCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 95 | |
| East Knox ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 502 | |
| Emerald AcademyCEP schoolCharter | Elementary | K to 8 | 451 | |
| Fair Garden Family/Community CenterCEP school | Prekindergarten | PK | 147 | |
| Farragut High School | High | 9 to 12 | 2,073 | |
| Farragut Intermediate | Elementary | 3 to 5 | 1,111 | |
| Farragut Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 1,463 | |
| Farragut Primary | Elementary | PK to 2 | 923 | |
| Fountain City ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 379 | |
| Ft Sanders Education Development CenterCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 509 | |
| Fulton High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 933 | |
| Gap Creek Elementary | Elementary | K to 5 | 73 | |
| Gibbs ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 966 | |
| Gibbs High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,029 | |
| Gibbs Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 609 | |
| Green Magnet Math And Science AcademyCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 359 | |
| Gresham Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 788 | |
| Halls Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 705 | |
| Halls High School | High | 9 to 12 | 1,236 | |
| Halls Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 945 | |
| Hardin Valley Academy | High | 9 to 12 | 1,916 | |
| Hardin Valley Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 907 | |
| Hardin Valley Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 1,061 | |
| Holston Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 461 |
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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.