The Annual Statistical Report for fiscal year 2012-2013 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
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 6
Dr. Jean Anne Rogers
2631 Memorial Boulevard
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
District 7
Ms. Janet Ayers
c/o Candice Pierce at First Bank
211 Commerce Street, Suite 300
Nashville, TN 37201
District 8
Dr. Melvin Wright, Sr.
340 North Hays Avenue
Jackson, TN 38301
District 9
Ms. Teresa Sloyan
17 West Pontotoc Ave., Suite 200
Memphis, TN 38103
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
Dr. Robert Smallridge
Keys Fillauer
BEDFORD COUNTY
Mr. Don Embry
Barry D. Cooper
BENTON COUNTY
Mr. Randall Robertson
Joey Cooper
BLEDSOE COUNTY
Ms. Jennifer Terry
Charles Young
BLOUNT COUNTY
Mr. Rob Britt
Don McNelly
Alcoa
Mr. Brain Bell
Steve Marsh
Maryville
Ms. Stephanie Thompson
Christi Sayles
BRADLEY COUNTY
Dr. Johnny McDaniel
Charlie Rose
Cleveland
Mr. Martin Ringstaff
Thomas Cloud
CAMPBELL COUNTY
Mr. Donnie Poston
Mike Orick
CANNON COUNTY
Ms. Barbara Parker
Randy Gannon
CARROLL COUNTY
Mr. John McAdams
Harold McLain, Jr.
+Hollow Rock-Bruceton
Mr. Rod Sturdivant
Tim Runions
+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
Kelly Crain
Elizabethton
Mr. Edwin C. Alexander
Matt Cooter
CHEATHAM COUNTY
Dr. Stan Curtis
Dianne Proffitt
CHESTER COUNTY
Ms. Cherrie Pipkin
Rob Moore
CLAIBORNE COUNTY
Ms. Connie Holdway
Tim Duncan
CLAY COUNTY
Mr. Jerry Strong
David West
COCKE COUNTY
Mr. Manney Moore
Ken Johnson
Newport
Mr. Steve Thompson
Mickey Powers
COFFEE COUNTY
Dr. LaDonna McFall
Ester Sims
Manchester
Dr. Prater Powell
Bob Bellamy
Tullahoma
Dr. Dan Lawson
Pat Welsh
CROCKETT COUNTY
Mr. Robert Mullins, Jr.
Jasper Taylor
Alamo
Ms. Reesha G. Black
Craig Laman
Bells
Mr. Charlie Williams
Gary Emison
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Ms. Aarona Vanwinkle
Dan Schlafer
DAVIDSON COUNTY
Dr. Jesse Register
Gracie Porter
DECATUR COUNTY
Dr. Michael Price
Robert Bibbs
DEKALB COUNTY
Mr. Mark Willoughby
Charles Robinson
DICKSON COUNTY
Mr. Danny Weeks
Tim Potter
DYER COUNTY
Dr. Dwight L. Hedge
Bruce Kerr
Dyersburg
Mr. Dennis Durbin
Amy Heckerthorn
FAYETTE COUNTY
Mr. James Teague
Bryon O'Brien
FENTRESS COUNTY
Mr. Mike Jones
Gary Tinch
FRANKLIN COUNTY
Dr. Rebecca Sharber
Chris Guess
GIBSON COUNTY
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Humboldt
Mr. Steve Bayko
Thomas Porter
+Milan
Dr. Mary Reel
Jimmy Copous
+Trenton
Ms. Sandra Harper
Dr. Mark Harper
+Bradford
Mr. Dan Black
Don Lannom
+Gibson Co. Special
Mr. Eddie Purett
Sara Meals
GILES COUNTY
Ms. Debbie Braden
Mike Young
GRAINGER COUNTY
Mr. Edwin Jarnagin
Darrell Livesay
GREENE COUNTY
Dr. Vicki Kirk
Roger Jones
Greeneville
Dr. Linda Stroud
Jerry Anderson
GRUNDY COUNTY
Mr. Joel Hargis
Gary Don Melton
HAMBLEN COUNTY
Dr. Dale Lynch
Joe Gibson
HAMILTON COUNTY
Mr. Rick Smith
Mike Evatt
HANCOCK COUNTY
Mr. Mike Antrican
Freddie Mullins
HARDEMAN COUNTY
Mr. Warner Ross II
Terry King
HARDIN COUNTY
Mr. John O. Thomas
David Long
HAWKINS COUNTY
Ms. Charlotte Britton
Randall Collier
Rogersville
Mrs. Rebecca Isaacs
Reed Matney
HAYWOOD COUNTY
Ms. Teresa Russell
Harold Garrett
HENDERSON COUNTY
Mr. Steve Wilkinson
Tommy Gordan
Lexington
Mrs. Susie Bunch
Robert Helms
HENRY COUNTY
Mr. Sam Miles
Tricia Reimold
+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 Mabery
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Dr. Charles Edmonds
Anne Marie Potts
JOHNSON COUNTY
Mr. Morris Woodring
Gerald Buckles
KNOX COUNTY
Mr. James McIntyre
Thomas Deakins
LAKE COUNTY
Mr. Corwin Robinson
Shane Hamilton
LAUDERDALE COUNTY
Mr. Shawn Kimble
Malinda Hutcherson
LAWRENCE COUNTY
Dr. Bill Heath
Jerry Campbell
LEWIS COUNTY
Mr. Benny Pace
Phyllis Townsend
LINCOLN COUNTY
Dr. Wanda Shelton
Jerry Pendergrass
Fayetteville
Dr. Janine Wilson
Mark Clark
LOUDON COUNTY
Mr. Jason Vance
Scott Newman
Lenoir City
Ms. Jeanne Barker
Rosemary Quillen
MCMINN COUNTY
Mr. Mickey Blevins
Pat Chester
Athens
Mr. Robert Greene
Michael Bevins
Etowah
Mr. Mike Frazier
Phil Waycaster
MCNAIRY COUNTY
Mr. Charles Miskelly
Frank Lacey
MACON COUNTY
Ms. Margaret Oldham
Ronald Birdwell
MADISON CO.
Mr. Thomas White
David Clifft
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
Shaw Daniels
MEIGS COUNTY
Mr. Don Roberts
Christopher Clark
MONROE COUNTY
Mr. Mike Lowry
W. Larry Stein
Sweetwater
Ms. Melanie Miller
Richard Rowe
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Dr. B.J. Worthington
George Giles
MOORE COUNTY
Mr. Chad Moorehead
Lorie McKenzie
MORGAN COUNTY
Dr. Edd Diden
Terry Armes
OBION COUNTY
Mr. David W. Huss
Brain Rainey
Union City
Mr. Gary L. Houston
Glenda Caudle
OVERTON COUNTY
Mr. Matt Eldridge
Howard Miller
PERRY COUNTY
Mr. Eric Lomax
Martha Sharp
PICKETT COUNTY
Ms. Dianne Elder
Jerry Mitchell
POLK COUNTY
Mr. James Jones
Harmon Harden
PUTNAM COUNTY
Mr. Jerry Boyd
Eric Brown
RHEA COUNTY
Mr. Jerry Levengood
Dale Harris
Dayton
Mr. Michael Latham
Bob Vincent
ROANE COUNTY
Mr. Gary Aytes
Drake Langley
ROBERTSON COUNTY
Mr. Dan Whitlow
Stoney Crockett
RUTHERFORD COUNTY
Mr. Don Odom
Mark Byrnes
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
Becky Barnes
SHELBY COUNTY
Mr. John Aitken
Billy Orgel
Memphis
Mr. Kriner Cash
Billy Orgel
SMITH COUNTY
Mr. Roger Lewis
Tommy Manning
STEWART COUNTY
Dr. Phillip Wallace
Billy Sexton
SULLIVAN COUNTY
Mr. Jubal Yennie
Ron Smith
Bristol
Mr. Gary L. Lilly
Nelson Pyle
Kingsport
Dr. Lyle Ailshie
Randall Montgomery
SUMNER COUNTY
Dr. D.R. Phillips
Don Long
TIPTON COUNTY
Dr. WIlliam Bibb
Marty Haywood
TROUSDALE COUNTY
Mr. Clint Satterfield
Jimmy Crabtree
UNICOI COUNTY
Ms. Denise H. Brown
Renea Jones-Rogers
UNION COUNTY
Mr. Wayne Goforth
Brian Oaks
VAN BUREN COUNTY
Mr. Michael R. Martin
Ricky Walling
WARREN COUNTY
Mr. Bobby Cox
Scott Holmes
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Mr. Ronald Dykes
Clarence Mabe
Johnson City
Dr. Richard Bales
Kathy Hall
WAYNE COUNTY
Dr. Gailand Grinder
Barry Hanback
WEAKLEY COUNTY
Mr. Randy Frazier
Dr. Gordon Morris
WHITE COUNTY
Ms. Sandra Crouch
Gary Sparkman
WILLIAMSON COUNTY
Dr. Mike Looney
Patricia Anderson
+Franklin City
Dr. David Snowden
Sherry Badger
WILSON COUNTY
Mr. Mike Davis
Don Weathers
+Lebanon
Mr. Scott Benson
Steve Jones
Table 1 Number of Public Schools (K - 12)
Number of Elementary Schools
1,044
Number of Middle Schools
323
Number of Secondary Schools
341
Number of Vocational Schools
5
Special Education Schools
9
Number of Adult High Schools
20
Number of Alternative Schools
21
Total Number of Schools
1,763
Table 2 Training of Public Personnel (K - 12)
Level of Education
Men
Women
Not Reported
Total
Ph. D. Degree
375
694
0
1069
Ed. S. Degree
1,437
4,381
1
5,819
M.A. plus 45 qtr. hrs.
1,269
4,390
2
5,661
Master's Degree
6,016
22,110
38
28,163
Bachelor's Degree
5,736
20,344
122
26,201
3 Years College
0
1
0
1
2 Years College
30
53
0
83
1 Year College
0
2
0
2
0 Years College
610
252
2
863
Total
15,473
52,227
165
67,864
Table 3 Assignment of Teachers, Administrators and Members of Boards of Education (K - 12)
Elementary Classroom Teachers
45,690
Secondary Classroom Teachers
19,549
Total Classroom Teachers
65,239
Elementary School Principals
1,171
Secondary School Principals
471
Principals Serving Both Elementary and Secondary Grades
124
Total School Principals
1,767
Elementary School Assistant Principals
745
Secondary School Assistant Principals
883
Assistant Principals Serving Both Elementary and Secondary Grades
134
Total Assistant Principals
1,762
Supervisors of Instruction – Elementary Grades Only
97
Supervisors of Instruction – Secondary Grades Only
86
Supervisors of Instruction Serving Both Elementary & Secondary Grades
115
Total Supervisors of Instruction
298
Elementary Librarians
1,068
Secondary Librarians
413
Librarians Serving Both Elementary and Secondary Grades
99
Total Librarians
1,580
Elementary Guidance Personnel
1,166
Secondary Guidance Personnel
980
Guidance Personnel Serving Both Elementary and Secondary Grades
145
Total Guidance Personnel
2,292
Other Professional Instructional Personnel
3,551
Psychological Personnel
456
Attendance Personnel
76
Total Number of Instructional Personnel
77,020
Superintendents
136
Assistant Superintendents
41
Other Licensed Educators
502
Total Number of Certificated Personnel
77,699
Non-Certificated Administrative Personnel
1009
Members of Boards of Education
814
Table 4 Other Employees of Boards of Education
Health Personnel
a. Nurses
1074
b. Other Professional & Technical Health Personnel
411
Secretarial and Clerical Personnel
a. School Support Level
4,657
b. System Support Level
1,840
Plant Operation Personnel
a. Custodians
4,092
b. Other
276
Plant Maintenance Personnel
2,126
Transportation Personnel
6,352
Food Service Personnel
9,286
Educational Assistants
a. Regular
6,232
b. Library
539
c. Special Education
8,341
d. Vocational Education
74
e. Other
1,455
Data Processing
606
School Safety Personnel
753
Other Employees
1,449
Total
49,463
Total Number of Employees of Board of Education
129,085
Table 5 Average Salary
Licensed Educators
$49,923
Instructional Personnel
$49,647
Classroom Teachers
$47,563
Principals
$80,048
Superintendents
$108,820
Table 6 Number of High School Graduates
Regular Diplomas
62,019
Special Education Diplomas
1,092
Certificates of Attendance
22
Grand Total All Diplomas/Certificates
63,133
Table 7 Average Daily Membership*
Kindergarten
79,723
First Grade
77,717
Second Grade
74,446
Third Grade
73,586
Fourth Grade
73,013
Fifth Grade
72,885
Sixth Grade
73,271
Seventh Grade
73,246
Eighth Grade
72,442
Ninth Grade
74,267
Tenth Grade
69,363
Eleventh Grade
64,289
Twelfth Grade
62,080
Special Education Self-Contained
16,545
Total ADM
956,973
*Includes Adult High School Students
- Total off due to rounding.
Table 8 Average Daily Attendance*
Kindergarten
75,342
First Grade
72,900
Second Grade
71,116
Third Grade
70,471
Fourth Grade
69,899
Fifth Grade
69,795
Sixth Grade
70,095
Seventh Grade
69,830
Eighth Grade
68,583
Ninth Grade
70,366
Tenth Grade
65,601
Eleventh Grade
60,649
Twelfth Grade
57,896
Special Education Self-Contained
15,489
Total ADA
909,032
*Includes Adult High School Students
Table 9 First Month Membership (Kindergarten through Twelve)
Kindergarten
81,273
First Grade
78,967
Second Grade
75,781
Third Grade
74,983
Fourth Grade
74,497
Fifth Grade
74,485
Sixth Grade
75,289
Seventh Grade
75,471
Eighth Grade
74,606
Ninth Grade
76,747
Tenth Grade
72,093
Eleventh Grade
67,256
Twelfth Grade
65,725
Total Net Enrollment
967,173
Table 10 Record of Pupil Progress
Promotions
913,598
Retentions
23,985
Incidents of Suspension
111,007
Student Expulsions
3,074
Long Term Change of Placement
4,149
Students Suspended
62,651
Table 11 Number of Children Ages 3 through 21 with Disability Receiving Special Education Services
Learning Disabled
47,040
Intellectual Disabled
7,519
Speech /Language Impaired
33,314
Emotionally Disturbed
3,299
Autism
7,317
Health Impaired
14,630
Physically Impaired
737
Hearing Impaired or Deaf
1,496
Visually Impaired or Blind
688
Deaf/Blind
11
Multi-Disabilities
2,214
Developmentally Delayed
8,814
Traumatic Brain Injury
328
Total
127,407
Table 12 (PART A) Pupil Transportation
Miles of Bus Route One Way (Daily)
319,758
Number of Vehicles Employed in Pupil Transportation
8,837
Number of Pupils Enrolled for Transportation
651,259
Average Number of Pupils Transported Over 1 1/2 Miles
528,464
Type of Bus Ownership
District Owned
6,700
Private Owned/Contracted
2,770
Table 12 (PART B) Driver and Accidents
Number of Bus Drivers
Regular
7,397
Substitute
1,632
Total
9,029
Accidents
Type of Accident:
Property Damage
1,219
Personal Injuries
207
Treated and Released
196
Confined Overnight
11
Fatalities
0
Table 12 (PART C) Composite Age of Buses in Operation (Including Spares)
Years in Service
Type A
Type B
Type C
Type D
1
48
15
84
207
2
58
24
148
262
3
64
22
445
262
4
110
18
114
241
5
55
32
123
270
6
50
24
89
462
7
132
16
109
328
8
83
33
90
234
9
113
34
86
296
10
67
22
96
360
11
73
20
89
270
12
89
22
182
340
13
64
21
200
439
14
44
14
173
448
15
21
10
149
300
16
22
2
122
216
17
8
1
73
99
Total
1,101
330
2,372
5,034
Receipts
Total Receipts From State
$4,110,920,304
Total Receipts From Federal Government
1,178,875,677
Total Receipts From County and City or Special District
3,157,044,601
Total Other Revenue Receipts
352,237,489
Total Revenue Receipts
$8,799,078,071
Total Non-Revenue Receipts
612,807,712
Grand Total Receipts From All Sources
$9,411,885,783
Expenditures
Instruction
$4,971,527,643
Support Services – Student
348,768,305
Support Services – Instructional Staff
552,764,404
Support Services – Administration
$773,294,484
Support Services-Operations & Maintenance of Plant
720,259,340
Other Current Expenditures
942,159,655
Total Current Expenditures
$8,308,773,830
Community Services
62,279,455
Early Childhood Education
97,187,913
Capital Outlay
78,714,258
Debt Services Operating Transfers
518,260,291
Capital Projects
306,529,822
Grand Total of All Expenditures
$9,371,745,569
Total Operating Expenditures*
$8,447,759,275
Operating Expenditures Per PUPIL ADA*
$9,307
*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.