The Annual Statistical Report for fiscal year 2013-2014 includes an array of information providing the public with statistics about education in Tennessee. We hope that you will find the report useful to become better acquainted with Tennessee's education system.
The office of State Superintendent of Public Instruction was created in 1835. By Legislative Act in 1843, which went in effect in 1844, the office was abolished. The following Superintendents were elected by the Legislature:
Superintendent
Term
Robert H. McEwen
1835-1840
Robert P. Currin
1840-1841
Scott Terry
1841-1844
From 1844 to 1867, the State Treasurer was ex-officio Superintendent of Public Instruction. In 1867, the office was again created. The following Superintendents were elected by the people and served for the respective periods shown below:
Superintendent
Term
John Eaton, Jr.
1867-1869
A. J. Tipton
1869-1871
In 1870, the office was again abolished, and the duties devolved upon the State Treasurer, who was made ex-officio Superintendent of Public Instruction. In 1873, the office was recreated, and the following officers, appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate, have served the terms shown below:
Superintendent
Term
J. B. Killebrew*
John M. Flemings
1873-1875
Leon Trousdale
1875-1881
W. S. Doak
1881-1882**
Julia A. Doak
3 mos. ending July, 1882***
G. S. Crawford
1882-1883***
Thomas H. Paine
1883-1887
Frank M. Smith
1887-1891
W. R. Garrett
1891-1893
S. G. Gilbreath
1895-1897
Price Thomas
1897-1899
Morgan C. Fitzpatrick
1899-1903
Seymour A. Mynders
1903-1907
R. L. Jones
1907-1911
J. W. Brister
1911-1913
S. J. Thompson
1913-1915***
S. W. Sherrill
1915-1919
Albert Williams
1919-1921
J. B. Brown
1921-1923
* Assistant State Superintendent, 1870-1873
** Died in Office.
*** Filled unexpired term
Under the reorganization bill of 1923, the State Department of Public Instruction became the State Department of Education. The title of the chief state school officer was changed to Commissioner of Education.
Commissioner
Term
P. L. Harned
1923-1933
Walter D. Cocking
1933-1937
W. A. Bass
1937-1938
J. M. Smith
1938
Halbert Harville
1938-1939
B. O. Duggan
1939-1945
Burgin E. Dossett
1945-1949
J. M. Smith
1949-1950
J. A. Barksdale
1950-1953
Quill E. Cope
1953-1958
Joe Morgan
1958-1963
J. H. Warf
1963-1971
E. C. Stimbert
1971-1972
Benjamin E. Carmichael
1972-1975
Sam H. Ingram
1975-1979
Otis L. Floyd
1979
E. A. Cox
1979-1980
Robert L. McElrath
1981-1987
Charles E. Smith
1987-1993
Wayne Qualls
1994-1995
Jane Walters
1995-1999
E. Vernon Coffey
1999-2001
Faye P. Taylor
2001-2003
Lana C. Seivers
2003-2008
Dr. Timothy K Webb
2008-2010
Patrick Smith
2010-2011
Kevin Huffman
2011-2014
Candice McQueen
2014-
District 1
Mr. B. Fielding Rolston, Chairman
3745 Arrowhead Trail
Kingsport, TN 37664
District 2
Mr. Mike Edwards
Knoxville Chamber of Commerce
17 Market Square, #201
Knoxville, TN 37902
District 7
Ms. Wendy Tucker
2819 Polo Club Road
Nashville, TN 37221-4345
District 8
Mr. Cato Johnson
9155 Hillmann Way Drive
Memphis, TN 38134
District 9
Ms. Teresa Sloyan
688 Magnolia Manor Circle
Memphis, TN 38117
Dr. Gary Nixon, Executive Director
Tennessee State Board of Education
710 James Robertson Parkway
1st Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower
Nashville, TN 37243-1050
Dr. Richard Rhoda, Executive Director
Tennessee Higher Education Commission
Parkway Towers, Suite 1900
404 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243
Ms. Katie Mitchell
710 James Robertson Parkway
1st Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower
Nashville, TN 37243-1050
Education: Houston High School
Appointed 2013, current term, 2013-2014
School System
Director of Schools
Chairperson
ANDERSON COUNTY
Mr. Larry Foster
John Burrell
Clinton
Ms. Vicki Violette
Tim Bible
Oak Ridge
Mr. Bruce Borchers
Keys Fillauer
BEDFORD COUNTY
Mr. Don Embry
Amy Martin
BENTON COUNTY
Mr. Mark Florence
Joey Cooper
BLEDSOE COUNTY
Ms. Jennifer Terry
Charles Young
BLOUNT COUNTY
Mr. Rob Britt
Trevis Gardner
Alcoa
Mr. Brain Bell
Steve Marsh
Maryville
Mr. Mike Winstead
Christi Sayles
BRADLEY COUNTY
Dr. Johnny McDaniel
Vicki Beaty
Cleveland
Mr. Martin Ringstaff
Thomas Cloud
CAMPBELL COUNTY
Mr. Donnie Poston
Josh Parker
CANNON COUNTY
Ms. Barbara Parker
Randy Gannon
CARROLL COUNTY
Mr. John McAdams
Harold McLain, Jr.
+Hollow Rock-Bruceton
Mr. David Duncan
Brad Hurley
+Huntingdon
Ms. Pat Dillahunty
Lee Carter
+McKenzie
Mr. Lynn Watkins
John Austin
+South Carroll
Dr. Tony Tucker
Marty McKnight
+West Carroll
Mr. Eric Williams
Jimmy Halford
CARTER COUNTY
Dr. Kevin Ward
Ronnie McAmis
Elizabethton
Mr. Edwin C. Alexander
Rita Booher
CHEATHAM COUNTY
Dr. Stan Curtis
Michele Collins
CHESTER COUNTY
Mr. Tony Kilzer
Rob Moore
CLAIBORNE COUNTY
Ms. Connie Holdway
Michelle Huddleston
CLAY COUNTY
Mr. Jerry Strong
David West
COCKE COUNTY
Mr. Manney Moore
Richard Coggins
Newport
Mr. Steve Thompson
Mickey Powers
COFFEE COUNTY
Dr. LaDonna McFall
Brett Henley
Manchester
Dr. Keith Brewer
Susan Wood
Tullahoma
Dr. Dan Lawson
Pat Welsh
CROCKETT COUNTY
Mr. Robert Mullins, Jr.
Jasper Taylor
Alamo
Ms. Reesha G. Black
Craig Laman
Bells
Mr. Richard Davy
Gary Emison
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Mr. Donald Andrews
Dan Schlafer
DAVIDSON COUNTY
Dr. Jesse Register
Cheryl Mayes
DECATUR COUNTY
Mr. Branson Townsend
Robert Bibbs
DEKALB COUNTY
Mr. Mark Willoughby
Johnny Lattimore
DICKSON COUNTY
Mr. Danny Weeks
Tim Potter
DYER COUNTY
Dr. Dwight L. Hedge
Mike McLaughlin
Dyersburg
Mr. Dennis Durbin
Amy Heckethorn
FAYETTE COUNTY
Mr. James Teague
James Garrett
FENTRESS COUNTY
Mr. Mike Jones
Gary Tinch
FRANKLIN COUNTY
Dr. Rebecca Sharber
Kevin Caroland
GIBSON COUNTY
……………….
Humboldt
Dr. Versie Hamlett
Philllip Hardee
+Milan
Dr. Mary Reel
Jimmy Copous
+Trenton
Ms. Sandra Harper
Mark Harper
+Bradford
Mr. Dan Black
Don Lannom
+Gibson Co. Special
Mr. Eddie Pruett
Greg Morris
GILES COUNTY
Mr. J. B Smith
Mike Young
GRAINGER COUNTY
Mr. Edwin Jarnagin
Dwight Bull
GREENE COUNTY
Dr. Vicki Kirk
Nathan Brown
Greeneville
Dr. Linda Stroud
Craig Ogle
GRUNDY COUNTY
Mr. David Dickerson
Bob Foster, Jr.
HAMBLEN COUNTY
Dr. Dale Lynch
Joe Gibson, Jr.
HAMILTON COUNTY
Mr. Rick Smith
Mike Evatt
HANCOCK COUNTY
Mr. Mike Antrican
Jeff Stapleton
HARDEMAN COUNTY
Mr. Warner Ross II
Bobby Henderson
HARDIN COUNTY
Mr. Michael Davis
Ron Ashe
HAWKINS COUNTY
Mr. Steve Starnes
Randall Collier
Rogersville
Mrs. Rebecca Isaacs
Reed Matney
HAYWOOD COUNTY
Ms. Teresa Russell
Harold Garrett
HENDERSON COUNTY
Mr. Steve Wilkinson
Tommy Gordon
Lexington
Mrs. Susie Bunch
Robert Helms
HENRY COUNTY
Mr. Sam Miles
Tom Beasley
+Paris
Mr. Mike Brown
Richard Edwards
HICKMAN COUNTY
Dr. Jerry Nash
Jackie Deitmen
HOUSTON COUNTY
Ms. Cathy Harvey
Tommy Beechum
HUMPHREYS COUNTY
Mr. Jimmy Long
Gene Trotter
JACKSON COUNTY
Mr. Joe D. Barlow
Dewey C. Mabery
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Dr. Charles Edmonds
Anne Potts
JOHNSON COUNTY
Dr. Mischelle Simcox
Gerald Buckles
KNOX COUNTY
Mr. James McIntyre
Lynne Fugate
LAKE COUNTY
Ms. Sherry Darnell
Shane Hamilton
LAUDERDALE COUNTY
Mr. Shawn Kimble
Robert Harris
LAWRENCE COUNTY
Dr. Bill Heath
Brenda Jacobs
LEWIS COUNTY
Mr. Benny Pace
Jeff Gandy
LINCOLN COUNTY
Dr. Wanda Shelton
Jerry Pendergrass
Fayetteville
Dr. Janine Wilson
Mark Clark
LOUDON COUNTY
Mr. Jason Vance
Bobby Johnson, Jr.
Lenoir City
Ms. Jeanne Barker
Rick Chadwick
MCMINN COUNTY
Mr. Mickey Blevins
Quinton Howard
Athens
Mr. Robert Greene
Micheal Bevins
Etowah
Dr. Mike Frazier
Phil Waycaster
MCNAIRY COUNTY
Mr. John Prince
Frank Lacey
MACON COUNTY
Mr. Anthony Boles
Steve Walton
MADISON CO.
Verna Ruffin
Jim Campbell
MARION COUNTY
Mr. Mark Griffith
James Poston
+Richard City
Ms. Cindy Blevins
Bill Norman
MARSHALL COUNTY
Ms. Jackie Abernathy
Mike Keny
MAURY COUNTY
Mr. Edward E. Hickman
Jim Morrison
MEIGS COUNTY
Mr. Don Roberts
Christopher Clark
MONROE COUNTY
Mr. Tim Blankenship
Bob Lovingood
Sweetwater
Dr. Keith Hickey
Janie Dacus
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Dr. B.J. Worthington
George Giles
MOORE COUNTY
Mr. Chad Moorehead
Lorrie McKenzie
MORGAN COUNTY
Dr. Edd Diden
Randy Harlan
OBION COUNTY
Mr. Russ Davis
Brian Rainey
Union City
Mr. Gary L. Houston
Glenda Caudle
OVERTON COUNTY
Ms. Pamela Smith-Gordon
Mike Hayes
PERRY COUNTY
Mr. Eric Lomax
Martha Sharp
PICKETT COUNTY
Ms. Dianne Elder
John Reagan
POLK COUNTY
Mr. James Jones
Harmon Harden
PUTNAM COUNTY
Mr. Jerry Boyd
Dawn Fry
RHEA COUNTY
Mr. Jerry Levengood
John Mincy
Dayton
Mr. Michael Latham
Gary Louallen
ROANE COUNTY
Mr. Gary Aytes
Everett Massengill
ROBERTSON COUNTY
Mr. Mike Davis
Stoney Crockett
RUTHERFORD COUNTY
Mr. Don Odom
Terry Hodge
Murfreesboro
Dr. Linda Arms Gilbert
Mary Wade
SCOTT COUNTY
Mr. Bill Hall
James Sexton
+Oneida
Ms. Ann Sexton
Nancy Williamson
SEQUATCHIE COUNTY
Mr. Johnny Cordell
Charlie Rollins
SEVIER COUNTY
Dr. Jack A. Parton
John McClure
SHELBY COUNTY
Mr. Dorsey E. Hopson
Kevin Woods
Arlington Community
Ms. Tammy Mason
Dale Viox
Bartlett City
Mr. David Stephens
Jeff Norris
Collierville Schools
Mr. John Aitken
Mark Hansen
Germantown Municipal
Mr. Jason Manuel
Lisa Parker
Lakeland Municipal
Mr. Ted Horrell
Kevin Floyd
Millington Municipal
Mr. David Roper
Gregory Ritter
SMITH COUNTY
Mr. Barry Smith
Michelle Collins
STEWART COUNTY
Mrs. Leta Joiner
Billy Sexton
SULLIVAN COUNTY
Mr. Jubal Yennie
Dan Wells
Bristol
Mr. Gary L. Lilly
David Welch
Kingsport
Dr. Lyle Ailshie
Carrie Upshaw
SUMNER COUNTY
Dr. D. R. Phillips
Don Long
TIPTON COUNTY
Dr. William Bibb
Marty Burlison
TROUSDALE COUNTY
Mr. Clint Satterfield
Regina Waller
UNICOI COUNTY
Ms. Denise H. Brown
Renea Jones-Rogers
UNION COUNTY
Mr. Jimmy Carter
David Coppock
VAN BUREN COUNTY
Mrs. Cheryl Cole
Ricky Walling
WARREN COUNTY
Mr. Bobby Cox
Jeff Lee
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Mr. Ronald Dykes
Chad Williams
Johnson City
Dr. Richard Bales
Kathy Hall
WAYNE COUNTY
Dr. Gailand Grinder
Barry Hanback
WEAKLEY COUNTY
Mr. Randy Frazier
Gordon Morris
WHITE COUNTY
Ms. Sandra Crouch
Edd Cantrell, II
WILLIAMSON COUNTY
Dr. Mike Looney
Patricia Anderson
+Franklin City
Dr. David Snowden
Sherry Badger
WILSON COUNTY
Dr. Donna Wright
Don Weathers
+Lebanon
Mr. Scott Benson
Steve Jones
ASD (Achievement School District)
Mr. Chris Barbic
+Indicates Special School District
Table 1 Number of Public Schools (K - 12)
Number of Elementary Schools
1,058
Number of Middle Schools
320
Number of Secondary Schools
346
Number of Vocational Schools
2
Special Education Schools
8
Number of Adult High Schools
8
Number of Alternative Schools
20
Total Number of Schools
1,762
Table 2 Training of Public Personnel (K - 12)
Level of Education
Men
Women
Not Reported
Total
Ph. D. Degree
384
724
0
1,107
Ed. S. Degree
1,498
4,418
2
5,917
M.A. plus 45 qtr. hrs.
1,217
4,144
2
5,363
Master's Degree
5,989
22,202
30
28,221
Bachelor's Degree
5,657
20,202
78
25,937
3 Years College
0
1
0
1
2 Years College
34
56
0
90
1 Year College
5
0
0
5
0 Years College
515
205
3
723
Total
15,298
51,950
116
67,364
Table 3 Assignment of Teachers, Administrators and Members of Boards of Education (K - 12)
Elementary Classroom Teachers
45,223
Secondary Classroom Teachers
19,373
Total Classroom Teachers
64,596
Elementary School Principals
1,078
Secondary School Principals
482
Principals Serving Both Elementary and Secondary Grades
132
Total School Principals
1,691
Elementary School Assistant Principals
762
Secondary School Assistant Principals
899
Assistant Principals Serving Both Elementary and Secondary Grades
127
Total Assistant Principals
1,788
Supervisors of Instruction – Elementary Grades Only
98
Supervisors of Instruction – Secondary Grades Only
75
Supervisors of Instruction Serving Both Elementary & Secondary Grades
107
Total Supervisors of Instruction
280
Elementary Librarians
1,060
Secondary Librarians
428
Librarians Serving Both Elementary and Secondary Grades
106
Total Librarians
1,594
Elementary Guidance Personnel
1,111
Secondary Guidance Personnel
1,005
Guidance Personnel Serving Both Elementary and Secondary Grades
154
Total Guidance Personnel
2,269
Other Professional Instructional Personnel
3,504
Psychological Personnel
456
Attendance Personnel
87
Total Number of Instructional Personnel
76,267
Superintendents
128
Assistant Superintendents
33
Other Licensed Educators
393
Total Number of Certificated Personnel
76,821
Non-Certificated Administrative Personnel
811
Members of Boards of Education
845
Table 4 Other Employees of Boards of Education
Health Personnel
a. Nurses
1,168
b. Other Professional & Technical Health Personnel
355
Secretarial and Clerical Personnel
a. School Support Level
4,946
b. System Support Level
1,709
Plant Operation Personnel
a. Custodians
3,544
b. Other
169
Plant Maintenance Personnel
1,821
Transportation Personnel
6,152
Food Service Personnel
9,297
Educational Assistants
a. Regular
5,882
b. Library
496
c. Special Education
8,629
d. Vocational Education
67
e. Other
1,179
Data Processing
742
School Safety Personnel
832
Other Employees
1,166
Total
48,154
Total Number of Employees of Board of Education
126,631
Table 5 Average Salary
Licensed Educators
$50,116
Instructional Personnel
$49,890
Classroom Teachers
$47,732
Principals
$82,339
Superintendents
$111,070
Table 6 Number of High School Graduates
Regular Diplomas
61,838
Special Education Diplomas
1,019
Certificates of Attendance
11
Grand Total All Diplomas/Certificates
62,868
Table 7 Average Daily Membership*
Kindergarten
77,157
First Grade
78,807
Second Grade
76,062
Third Grade
,74,035
Fourth Grade
73,018
Fifth Grade
72,626
Sixth Grade
72,125
Seventh Grade
73,103
Eighth Grade
72,917
Ninth Grade
75,405
Tenth Grade
70,647
Eleventh Grade
64,850
Twelfth Grade
61,390
Special Education Self-Contained
16,138
Total ADM
958,280
*Includes Adult High School Students
- Total off due to rounding.
Table 8 Average Daily Attendance*
Kindergarten
73,302
First Grade
75,256
Second Grade
72,891
Third Grade
71,126
Fourth Grade
70,127
Fifth Grade
69,774
Sixth Grade
69,323
Seventh Grade
70,045
Eighth Grade
68,688
Ninth Grade
71,522
Tenth Grade
66,814
Eleventh Grade
61,155
Twelfth Grade
57,114
Special Education Self-Contained
14,982
Total ADA
913,119
*Includes Adult High School Students
Table 9 First Month Membership (Kindergarten through Twelve)
Kindergarten
78,717
First Grade
80,128
Second Grade
77,475
Third Grade
75,440
Fourth Grade
74,426
Fifth Grade
74,269
Sixth Grade
74,161
Seventh Grade
75,367
Eighth Grade
75,173
Ninth Grade
78,157
Tenth Grade
73,514
Eleventh Grade
67,948
Twelfth Grade
65,230
Total Net Enrollment
970,035
Table 10 Record of Pupil Progress
Promotions
866,889
Retentions
22,473
Incidents of Suspension
92,875
Student Expulsions
1,086
Long Term Change of Placement
3,316
Students Suspended
54,283
Table 11 Number of Children Ages 3 through 21 with Disability Receiving Special Education Services
Learning Disabled
48,573
Intellectual Disabled
7,444
Speech /Language Impaired
33,167
Emotionally Disturbed
3,122
Autism
7,984
Health Impaired
15,150
Physically Impaired
695
Hearing Impaired or Deaf
1,262
Visually Impaired or Blind
614
Deaf/Blind
9
Multi-Disabilities
2,097
Developmentally Delayed
9,043
Traumatic Brain Injury
334
Total
129,494
Table 12 (PART A) Pupil Transportation
Miles of Bus Route One Way (Daily)
329,233
Number of Vehicles Employed in Pupil Transportation
8,864
Number of Pupils Enrolled for Transportation
654,785
Average Number of Pupils Transported Over 1 1/2 Miles
519,045
Type of Bus Ownership
District Owned
6,319
Private Owned/Contracted
1,991
Table 12 (PART B) Driver and Accidents
Number of Bus Drivers
Regular
7,385
Substitute
1,621
Total
9,006
Accidents
Type of Accident:
Property Damage
941
Personal Injury
54
Treated and Released
111
Confined Overnight
2
Fatalities
1
Table 12 (PART C) Composite Age of Buses in Operation (Including Spares)
Years in Service
Type A
Type B
Type C
Type D
1
31
7
86
252
2
34
6
146
193
3
56
20
132
284
4
45
11
427
266
5
83
19
102
229
6
67
16
96
291
7
41
17
121
504
8
133
10
101
399
9
80
24
127
250
10
93
16
115
292
11
64
11
96
382
12
45
21
87
307
13
66
26
146
364
14
29
24
184
481
15
26
24
147
464
16
8
11
117
203
17
8
5
76
138
18
0
0
36
42
19
0
0
3
1
Total
909
268
2,345
5,342
Receipts
Total Receipts From State
$4,279,800,404
Total Receipts From Federal Government
1,095,379,249
Total Receipts From County and City or Special District
3,213,068,240
Total Other Revenue Receipts
349,111,181
Total Revenue Receipts
$8,937,359,073
Total Non-Revenue Receipts
331,176,946
Grand Total Receipts From All Sources
$9,268,536,019
Expenditures
Instruction
$5,028,778,445
Support Services – Student
351,654,448
Support Services – Instructional Staff
562,629,887
Support Services – Administration
$773,778,717
Support Services-Operations & Maintenance of Plant
718,780,133
Other Current Expenditures
964,373,713
Total Current Expenditures
$8,399,995,344
Community Services
62,266,560
Early Childhood Education
97,633,613
Capital Outlay
67,825,191
Debt Services Operating Transfers
383,472,524
Capital Projects
266,223,470
Grand Total of All Expenditures
$9,277,416,701
Total Operating Expenditures*
$8,534,277,859
Operating Expenditures Per PUPIL ADA*
$9,346
*Operating Expenditures Per Pupil ADA includes: Current Expenditures Per LEA Financial Report (excluding Student Body Education and Adult Education); U.S.D.A. Commodity Value; and State Level Program and Administrative Expenses.