The Annual Statistical Report for fiscal year 2015-2016 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
Dr. William E. Troutt
688 Magnolia Manor Circle
Memphis, TN 38117
Student Member
Ms. Tiffany Cook
Cherokee High School
Hawkins County, TN
Sara Heyburn, Executive Director
Tennessee State Board of Education
710 James Robertson Parkway
1st Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower
Nashville, TN 37243-1050
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
Bobby Angel
BLOUNT COUNTY
Mr. Rob Britt
Trevis Gardner
Alcoa
Mr. Brain Bell
Steve Marsh
Maryville
Mr. Mike Winstead
Doug Jenkins
BRADLEY COUNTY
Ms. Linda Cash
Christopher A. Turner
Cleveland
Mr. Martin Ringstaff
Dawn Robinson
CAMPBELL COUNTY
Mr. Larry Nidiffer
Mike Orick
CANNON COUNTY
Ms. Barbara Parker
Randy Gannon
CARROLL COUNTY
Mr. John McAdams
Harold McLain Jr.
+Hollow Rock-Bruceton
Mr. David Duncan
Tim Runions
+Huntingdon
Ms. Pat Dillahunty
Lee Carter
+McKenzie
Mr. Lynn Watkins
John Austin
+South Carroll
Dr. Tony Tucker
Philip Moore
+West Carroll
Mr. Eric Williams
Jimmy Halford
CARTER COUNTY
Dr. Kevin Ward
Rusty Barnett
Elizabethton
Dr. Corey Gardenhour
Rita Booher
CHEATHAM COUNTY
Dr. Stan Curtis
Brian Chase
CHESTER COUNTY
Mr. Tony Kilzer
Bob Moore
CLAIBORNE COUNTY
Ms. Connie Holdway
Brian Pendleton
CLAY COUNTY
Mr. Jerry Strong
Benji Bailey
COCKE COUNTY
Mr. Manney Moore
Richard Coggins
Newport
Ms. Sandra Burchette
Mickey Powers
COFFEE COUNTY
Dr. LaDonna McFall
Brett Henley
Manchester
Ms. Sandra Morris
Mike Lewis
Tullahoma
Dr. Dan Lawson
Pat Welsh
CROCKETT COUNTY
Mr. Robert Mullins, Jr.
Jasper Taylor
Alamo
Ms. Reesha G. Black
Lawrence Harden
Bells
Mr. Mark Wallace
Gary Emison
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Mr. Donald Andrews
Don Hassler
DAVIDSON COUNTY
Mr. Chris Henson
Sharon Gentry
DECATUR COUNTY
Mr. Branson Townsend
Robert Bibbs
DEKALB COUNTY
Mr. Patrick Cripps
W.J. Evins
DICKSON COUNTY
Mr. Danny Weeks
Tim Potter
DYER COUNTY
Dr. Dwight L. Hedge
Mike McLaughlin
Dyersburg
Mr. Dennis Durbin
Joe Yates
FAYETTE COUNTY
Mr. Marlon King
Bob Doll
FENTRESS COUNTY
Mr. Mike Jones
Gary Tinch
FRANKLIN COUNTY
Ms. Amie Lonas
Kevin Caroland
GIBSON COUNTY
……………….
Humboldt
Dr. Versie Hamlett
Terry Johnson
+Milan
Ms. Judy McGregor
Sid Crocker
+Trenton
Ms. Sandra Harper
Mark Harper
+Bradford
Mr. Dan Black
Don Lannom
+Gibson Co. Special
Mr. Eddie Pruett
Tom Lannom
GILES COUNTY
Mr. Phillip Wright
Richie Brewer
GRAINGER COUNTY
Mr. Edwin Jarnagin
Harold Frazier
GREENE COUNTY
Mr. David McClain
Rick Tipton
Greeneville
Mr. Jeffrey Moorhouse
Craig Ogle
GRUNDY COUNTY
Ms. Jessie Kinsey
Timothy Spicer
HAMBLEN COUNTY
Dr. Dale Lynch
Joe Gibson, Jr.
HAMILTON COUNTY
Mr. Rick Smith
Jonathan Welch
HANCOCK COUNTY
Mr. Tony Seal
Hugh Kyle Livesay
HARDEMAN COUNTY
Mr. Warner Ross II
Bobby Henderson
HARDIN COUNTY
Mr. Michael Davis
Ron Ashe
HAWKINS COUNTY
Mr. Steve Starnes
Chris Christian
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. Brian Norton
Jim McCampbell
+Paris
Mr. Mike Brown
Richard Edwards
HICKMAN COUNTY
Dr. Jerry Nash
Jackie Deitmen
HOUSTON COUNTY
Ms. Cathy Harvey
Kinney Spears
HUMPHREYS COUNTY
Mr. Jimmy Long
Gene Trotter
JACKSON COUNTY
Mr. Joe D. Barlow
Dewey C. Mabery
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Dr. Charles Edmonds
Bill Jarnigan
JOHNSON COUNTY
Dr. Mischelle Simcox
Kevin Long
KNOX COUNTY
Mr. James McIntyre
Mike McMillan
LAKE COUNTY
Ms. Sherry Darnell
Warren Douglas
LAUDERDALE COUNTY
Mr. Shawn Kimble
Robert Harris
LAWRENCE COUNTY
Mr. Johnny McDaniel
Brenda Jacobs
LEWIS COUNTY
Mr. Benny Pace
Jeff Gandy
LINCOLN COUNTY
Mr. Bill Health
Jerry Pendergrass
Fayetteville
Dr. Janine Wilson
Jeff Whitmore
LOUDON COUNTY
Mr. Jason Vance
Scott Newman
Lenoir City
Ms. Jeanne Barker
Rick Chadwick
MCMINN COUNTY
Mr. Mickey Blevins
Quinten Howard
Athens
Ms. Melanie Miller
Mike Bevins
Etowah
Dr. Mike Frazier
Marilyn Miller
MCNAIRY COUNTY
Mr. John Prince
Jarrell Stanfield
MACON COUNTY
Mr. Anthony Boles
Rebekah Tuttle
MADISON CO.
Verna Ruffin
Jim Campbell
MARION COUNTY
Mr. Mark Griffith
Julie Bennett
+Richard City
Ms. Cindy Blevins
Melissa Phenis
MARSHALL COUNTY
Ms. Jackie Abernathy
Donnie Moses
MAURY COUNTY
Mr. Christopher Marczak
David Bates
MEIGS COUNTY
Mr. Don Roberts
Christopher Clark
MONROE COUNTY
Mr. Tim Blankenship
Larry Stein
Sweetwater
Mr. Rodney Boruff
Janie Dacus
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Dr. B.J. Worthington
Josh Baggett
MOORE COUNTY
Mr. Chad Moorehead
Lorrie McKenzie
MORGAN COUNTY
Mr. Ronnie Wilson
Randy Harlan
OBION COUNTY
Mr. Russ Davis
Fritz Fussell
Union City
Mr. Gary L. Houston
Glenda Caudle
OVERTON COUNTY
Dr. Terry Webb
Mike Gilpatrick
PERRY COUNTY
Mr. Eric Lomax
Martha Sharp
PICKETT COUNTY
Ms. Dianne Elder
John Reagan
POLK COUNTY
Mr. James Jones
Mark Williams
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
Michael L. Miller
ROBERTSON COUNTY
Mr. Mike Davis
Connie Hogan
RUTHERFORD COUNTY
Mr. Don Odom
Wayne R. Blair
Murfreesboro
Dr. Linda Arms Gilbert
Butch Campbell
SCOTT COUNTY
Mr. Bill Hall
John Vernon Thompson
+Oneida
Ms. Ann Sexton
Nancy Williamson
SEQUATCHIE COUNTY
Mr. Michael Swafford
Charlie Rollins
SEVIER COUNTY
Dr. Jack A. Parton
Mike Oakley
SHELBY COUNTY
Mr. Dorsey E. Hopson
Teresa Jones
Arlington Community
Ms. Tammy Mason
Kay Williams
Bartlett City
Mr. David Stephens
Jeff Norris
Collierville Schools
Mr. John Aitken
Mark Hansen
Germantown Municipal
Mr. Jason Manuel
Linda Fisher
Lakeland Municipal
Mr. Ted Horrell
Kevin Floyd
Millington Municipal
Mr. David Roper
Cody Childress
SMITH COUNTY
Mr. Barry Smith
Brian Smith
STEWART COUNTY
Mrs. Leta Joiner
Billy Sexton
SULLIVAN COUNTY
Ms. Evelyn Rafalowski
Dan Wells
Bristol
Mr. Gary L. Lilly
Jim Butcher
Kingsport
Dr. Lyle Ailshie
Carrie Upshaw
SUMNER COUNTY
Dr. D. R. Phillips
Beth Cox
TIPTON COUNTY
Dr. William Bibb
Marty Burlison
TROUSDALE COUNTY
Mr. Clint Satterfield
Denice Jackson
UNICOI COUNTY
Mr. John English
Tyler Engle
UNION COUNTY
Mr. Jimmy Carter
David Coppock
VAN BUREN COUNTY
Mrs. Cheryl Cole
Ricky Walling
WARREN COUNTY
Mr. Bobby Cox
Scott Holmes
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Mr. Ronald Dykes
Todd Ganger
Johnson City
Dr. Richard Bales
Tim Belisle
WAYNE COUNTY
Mr. Marlon Davis
Barry Hanback
WEAKLEY COUNTY
Mr. Randy Frazier
Gordon Morris
WHITE COUNTY
Ms. Sandra Crouch
Edd M. Cantrell, II
WILLIAMSON COUNTY
Dr. Mike Looney
Gary Anderson
+Franklin City
Dr. David Snowden
Tim Stillings
WILSON COUNTY
Dr. Donna Wright
Larry Tomlinson
+Lebanon
Mr. Scott Benson
Steve Jones
ASD (Achievement School District)
Ms. Malika Anderson
+Indicates Special School District
Table 1 Number of Public Schools (K - 12)
Number of Elementary Schools
1,101
Number of Middle Schools
310
Number of Secondary Schools
343
Number of Vocational Schools
14
Special Education Schools
12
Number of Adult High Schools
27
Number of Alternative Schools
22
Total Number of Schools
1,829
Table 2 Training of Public Personnel (K - 12)
Education Level
Men
Women
Not Reported
Total
Ph. D. Degree
436
841
1
1,278
Ed. S. Degree
1,544
4,597
3
6,143
M.A. plus 45 qtr. hrs.
1,094
3,693
1
4,789
Master's Degree
6,236
22,808
32
29,076
Bachelor's Degree
5,994
21,528
66
27,587
3 Years College
0
1
0
1
2 Years College
46
84
0
130
1 Year College
6
2
0
9
0 Years College
592
349
12
953
Total
15,948
53,904
114
69,966
Note: Total will not match total licensed personnel from Table 3. Table 2 contains only those assignment codes used for Report Card as "Administrators" and "Teachers"
Table 3 Assignment of Teachers, Administrators and Members of Boards of Education (K - 12)
Elementary Classroom Teachers
45,567
Secondary Classroom Teachers
19,360
Total Classroom Teachers
64,928
Elementary School Principals
1,113
Secondary School Principals
505
Principals Serving Both Elementary and Secondary Grades
146
Total School Principals
1,765
Elementary School Assistant Principals
807
Secondary School Assistant Principals
924
Assistant Principals Serving Both Elementary and Secondary Grades
161
Total Assistant Principals
1,891
Supervisors of Instruction – Elementary Grades Only
105
Supervisors of Instruction – Secondary Grades Only
87
Supervisors of Instruction Serving Both Elementary & Secondary Grades
114
Total Supervisors of Instruction
305
Elementary Librarians
1,010
Secondary Librarians
429
Librarians Serving Both Elementary and Secondary Grades
109
Total Librarians
1,548
Elementary Guidance Personnel
1,136
Secondary Guidance Personnel
1,013
Guidance Personnel Serving Both Elementary and Secondary Grades
150
Total Guidance Personnel
2,299
Other Professional Instructional Personnel
3,815
Psychological Personnel
493
Attendance Personnel
76
Total Number of Instructional Personnel
77,119
Superintendents
136
Assistant Superintendents
46
Other Licensed Educators
498
Total Number of Certificated Personnel
77,800
Non-Certificated Administrative Personnel
1,329
Members of Boards of Education
829
Table 4 Other Employees of Boards of Education
Health Personnel
a. Nurses
1,196
b. Other Professional & Technical Health Personnel
437
Secretarial and Clerical Personnel
a. School Support Level
4,810
b. System Support Level
1,915
Plant Operation Personnel
a. Custodians
3,538
b. Other
150
Plant Maintenance Personnel
2,122
Transportation Personnel
6,156
Food Service Personnel
9,218
Educational Assistants
a. Regular
6,062
b. Library
460
c. Special Education
8,725
d. Vocational Education
67
e. Other
1,520
Data Processing
809
School Safety Personnel
929
Other Employees
1,189
Total
49,302
Total Number of Employees of Board of Education
129,260
Table 5 Average Salary
Licensed Educators
$51,386
Instructional Personnel
$51,110
Classroom Teachers
$48,817
Principals
$84,511
Superintendents
$117,768
Table 6 Number of High School Graduates
Regular Diplomas
64,079
Special Education Diplomas
1,001
Certificates of Attendance
16
Grand Total All Diplomas/Certificates
65,096
Table 7 Average Daily Membership*
Kindergarten
72,921
First Grade
73,793
Second Grade
76,165
Third Grade
77,068
Fourth Grade
75,481
Fifth Grade
73,612
Sixth Grade
72,174
Seventh Grade
71,923
Eighth Grade
71,946
Ninth Grade
75,731
Tenth Grade
72,959
Eleventh Grade
67,752
Twelfth Grade
63,189
Special Education Self-Contained
16,243
Total ADM
960,959
*Includes Adult High School Students
- Total off due to rounding.
Table 8 Average Daily Attendance*
Kindergarten
69,112
First Grade
70,260
Second Grade
72,752
Third Grade
73,769
Fourth Grade
72,277
Fifth Grade
70,549
Sixth Grade
69,121
Seventh Grade
68,540
Eighth Grade
68,376
Ninth Grade
71,835
Tenth Grade
68,922
Eleventh Grade
63,656
Twelfth Grade
58,499
Special Education Self-Contained
15,104
Total ADA
912,773
*Includes Adult High School Students
Table 9 First Month Membership (Kindergarten through Twelve)
Kindergarten
74,211
First Grade
75,083
Second Grade
77,463
Third Grade
78,513
Fourth Grade
76,858
Fifth Grade
75,001
Sixth Grade
73,918
Seventh Grade
73,764
Eighth Grade
73,862
Ninth Grade
77,794
Tenth Grade
75,135
Eleventh Grade
69,764
Twelfth Grade
68,389
Total First Month Membership
969,755
Table 10 Record of Pupil Progress
Grade
Promotions
Retentions
Suspension In-School
Suspension Out-of-School w/o Services
Expulsions w/o Services
Change of Placement (Long Term)
Kindergarten
67,935
2,555
456
1,065
6
8
First Grade
69,084
1,817
575
1,248
7
9
Second Grade
72,262
1,015
702
1,595
10
10
Third Grade
73,297
827
1,098
2,040
6
17
Fourth Grade
71,808
548
1,317
2,515
20
42
Fifth Grade
66,086
416
2,541
3,248
13
49
Sixth Grade
68,906
772
6,990
5,130
34
184
Seventh Grade
68,863
836
7,846
6,038
97
347
Eighth Grade
62,486
699
7,398
5,864
91
453
Ninth Grade
69,287
3,845
10,227
6,914
286
604
Tenth Grade
67,857
2,626
9,208
5,867
208
608
Eleventh Grade
62,701
1,605
7,729
4,685
138
478
Twelfth Grade
65,024
1,147
7,078
4,039
69
472
Total
885,596
18,708
63,165
50,248
985
3,281
Table 11 Number of Children Ages 3 through 21 with Disability Receiving Special Education Services
Learning Disabled
44,422
Intellectual Disabled
7,878
Speech /Language Impaired
33,048
Emotionally Disturbed
3,088
Autism
9,393
Health Impaired
15,964
Physically Impaired
644
Hearing Impaired or Deaf
1,166
Visually Impaired or Blind
554
Deaf/Blind
10
Multi-Disabilities
2,050
Developmentally Delayed
9,987
Traumatic Brain Injury
341
Total
128,545
Table 12 (PART A) Pupil Transportation
Daily a.m. One-way Miles
287,540
Total Number of Buses
9,112
Average Number of Pupils Transported 1.5 Miles or Greater
478,441
Type of Bus Ownership
District Owned
6,362
Private Owned/Contracted
2,750
Table 12 (PART B) Driver and Accidents
Number of Bus Drivers
Regular
7,082
Substitute
1,439
Total
8,521
Type of Accident:
Property Damage
624
Personal Injury
35
Treated and Released
86
Confined Overnight
2
Fatalities
0
Table 12 (PART C)
Number of Buses with Wheelchair Lifts
1,402
Number of Buses with Restraints
1,885
Buses Equipped with :
Two-Way Communication
7,211
Audio/Visual Surveillance
7,486
GPS
4,337
Air Conditioned
2,063
Note: Due to changes in reporting, composite ages of buses are no longer included in the Annual Statistical Report. This data was previously labeled as Table 12C.
Receipts
Total Receipts From State
$4,314,498,610
Total Receipts From Federal Government
1,081,086,386
Total Receipts From County and City or Special District
3,451,050,572
Total Other Revenue Receipts
288,832,156
Total Revenue Receipts
9,135,467,724
Total Non-Revenue Receipts
644,352,522
Grand Total Receipts From All Sources
$9,779,820,245
Expenditures
Instruction
$5,057,188,832
Support Services – Student
374,963,407
Support Services – Instructional Staff
523,482,103
Support Services – Administration
$809,372,326
Support Services-Operations & Maintenance of Plant
721,502,794
Other Current Expenditures
1,006,844,573
Total Current Expenditures
$8,493,464,451
Community Services
74,832,590
Early Childhood Education
134,153,766
Capital Outlay
92,879,897
Debt Services Operating Transfers
539,456,282
Capital Projects
265,392,456
Grand Total of All Expenditures
$9,600,179,441
Total Operating Expenditures*
$8,587,065,521
Operating Expenditures Per PUPIL ADA*
$9,499
*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.