The Annual Statistical Report for fiscal year 2016-2017 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. Lang Wiseman
9155 Hillmann Way Drive
Memphis, TN 38134
District 9
Mr. Darrell Cobbins
688 Magnolia Manor Circle
Memphis, TN 38117
Student Member
Mr. Haden Bawcum
Riverside High School
Decatur 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 Schools
Chairperson
ANDERSON COUNTY
Mr. Tim Parrott
John Burrell
Clinton
Ms. Kelly Johnson
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
Stacy Farmer
BLOUNT COUNTY
Mr. Rob Britt
Debbie Sudhoff
Alcoa
Mr. Brain Bell
Julie Rochelle
Maryville
Mr. Mike Winstead
Bethany Pope
BRADLEY COUNTY
Ms. Linda Cash
Rodney Dillard
Cleveland
Mr. Russell Dyer
Dawn Robinson
CAMPBELL COUNTY
Mr. Larry Nidiffer
Mike Orick
CANNON COUNTY
Ms. Barbara Parker
Bruce Daniel
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
Philip Moore
+West Carroll
Mr. Eric Williams
Jimmy Halford
CARTER COUNTY
Dr. Kevin Ward
Rusty Barnett
Elizabethton
Dr. Corey Gardenhour
Rita Booher
CHEATHAM COUNTY
Ms. Stacy Brinkley
Kimberly Messer
CHESTER COUNTY
Mr. Tony Kilzer
Bob Moore
CLAIBORNE COUNTY
Ms. Connie Holdway
Neta Munsey
CLAY COUNTY
Mr. Matthew Eldridge
Benji Bailey
COCKE COUNTY
Mr. Manney Moore
Rose Lovell
Newport
Ms. Sandra Burchette
Mickey Powers
COFFEE COUNTY
Dr. LaDonna McFall
Brett Henley
Manchester
Mr. Lee Wilderson
Travis Hillis
Tullahoma
Dr. Dan Lawson
Pat Welsh
CROCKETT COUNTY
Mr. Robert Mullins, Jr.
Jasper Taylor
Alamo
Jr. Jake Nichols
Lawrence Harden
Bells
Mr. Mark Wallace
Gary Emison
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Ms. Janet Graham
Josh Stone
DAVIDSON COUNTY
Dr. Shawn Joseph
Anna Shepherd
DECATUR COUNTY
Mr. Branson Townsend
Art Bawcum
DEKALB COUNTY
Mr. Patrick Cripps
W.J. Evins
DICKSON COUNTY
Mr. Danny Weeks
Tim Potter
DYER COUNTY
Mr. Larry Lusk
Mike McLaughlin
Dyersburg
Mr. Dennis Durbin
Scott Self
FAYETTE COUNTY
Mr. Marlon King
Bob Doll
FENTRESS COUNTY
Mr. Mike Jones
Gary Tinch
FRANKLIN COUNTY
Ms. Amie Lonas
CleiJo Walker
GIBSON COUNTY
……………….
Humboldt
Dr. Versie Hamlett
Phillip Hardee
+Milan
Mr. Jonathan Criswell
Will Ownby
+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
Bob Foster
HAMBLEN COUNTY
Dr. Dale Lynch
Joe Gibson, Jr.
HAMILTON COUNTY
Mr. Rick Smith
Steve Highlander
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
Bob Larkins
Rogersville
Mrs. Rebecca Isaacs
Reed Matney
HAYWOOD COUNTY
Mr. Dale Lynch
Harold Garrett
HENDERSON COUNTY
Mr. Rick Smith
Tommy Gordon
Lexington
Mrs. Susie Bunch
Robert Helms
HENRY COUNTY
Mr. Brian Norton
Doug Braden
+Paris
Mr. Mike Brown
Richard Edwards
HICKMAN COUNTY
Ms. Michelle Gilbert
Jewell Prince
HOUSTON COUNTY
Ms. Kris McAskill
Kinney Spears
HUMPHREYS COUNTY
Mr. Richard Rawlings
Gene Trotter
JACKSON COUNTY
Mr. Joe D. Barlow
Mark Brown
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Dr. Charles Edmonds
Jim Vines
JOHNSON COUNTY
Dr. Mischelle Simcox
Kevin Long
KNOX COUNTY
Mr. James McIntyre
Patti Bounds
LAKE COUNTY
Ms. Sherry Darnell
Warren Douglas
LAUDERDALE COUNTY
Mr. Shawn Kimble
Roy Harkness
LAWRENCE COUNTY
Mr. Johnny McDaniel
Larry Davis
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. Robert Wayne Henry
Jarrell Stanfield
MACON COUNTY
Mr. Anthony Boles
Wayne Marsh
MADISON CO.
Ms. Verna Ruffin
Bob Alvey
MARION COUNTY
Mr. Mark Griffith
Julie Bennett
+Richard City
Ms. Cindy Blevins
Bill Stuart
MARSHALL COUNTY
Ms. Jacob Sorrells
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
John Fox
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Mr. Millard House
Anne Murtha
MOORE COUNTY
Mr. Chad Moorehead
Ronnie Smith
MORGAN COUNTY
Mr. Ronnie Wilson
Wade Summers
OBION COUNTY
Mr. Russ Davis
Fritz Fussell
Union City
Mr. Wes Kennedy
OVERTON COUNTY
Dr. Mark Winningham
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
Kim Cravens
RHEA COUNTY
Mr. Jerry Levengood
John Mincy
Dayton
Mr. Michael Latham
Gary Louallen
ROANE COUNTY
Ms. Leah Watkins
Sam Cox
ROBERTSON COUNTY
Mr. Mike Davis
Connie Hogan
RUTHERFORD COUNTY
Mr. Don Odom
Jeff Jordan
Murfreesboro
Dr. Linda Arms Gilbert
Butch Campbell
SCOTT COUNTY
Mr. Bill Hall
John Vernon Thompson
+Oneida
Ms. Jeanny Hattfield
Nancy Williamson
SEQUATCHIE COUNTY
Mr. Michael Swafford
Shelli Dodson
SEVIER COUNTY
Dr. Jack A. Parton
Mike Oakley
SHELBY COUNTY
Mr. Dorsey E. Hopson
Christopher Caldwell
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
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
Michael Hughes
Bristol
Mr. Gary L. Lilly
Jim Butcher
Kingsport
Dr. Jeff Moorhouse
Eric Hyche
SUMNER COUNTY
Dr. D. R. Phillips
Andy Daniels
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
Helen Martin
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Ms. Kimber Halliburton
Jack Leonard
Johnson City
Dr. Richard Bales
Tim Belisle
WAYNE COUNTY
Mr. Marlon Davis
Barry Hanback
WEAKLEY COUNTY
Mr. Randy Frazier
Steve Vantrease
WHITE COUNTY
Mr. Kurt Dronebarger
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
956
Number of Middle Schools
305
Number of High Schools
302
Number of K-12/Other Schools
179
Number of Vocational Schools
13
Special Education Schools.
12
Number of Adult High Schools
25
Number of Alternative Schools
22
Total Number of Schools
1,814
Table 2 Training of Public Personnel (K - 12)
Education Level
Men
Women
Not Reported
Total
Ph. D. Degree
585
1,255
2
1,842
Ed. S. Degree
1,822
6,159
4
7,985
M.A. plus 45 qtr. hrs.
22
75
0
97
Master's Degree
8,193
32,491
63
40,747
Bachelor's Degree
6,136
22,973
184
29,293
3 Years College
0
1
0
1
2 Years College
46
79
3
128
1 Year College
5
3
0
8
0 Year College
579
277
32
888
17,388
63,313
288
80,989
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
45,609
Secondary Classroom Teachers
19,482
Total Classroom Teachers
65,091
Elementary School Principals
1,082
Secondary School Principals
513
Principals Serving Both Elementary and Secondary Grades
159
Total School Principals
1,754
Elementary School Assistant Principals
846
Secondary School Assistant Principals
956
Assistant Principals Serving Both Elementary and Secondary Grades
161
Total Assistant Principals
1,963
Supervisors of Instruction - Elementary Grades Only
113
Supervisors of Instruction - Secondary Grades Only
92
Supervisors of Instruction Serving Both Elementary and Secondary Grades
117
Total Supervisors of Instruction
322
Elementary Librarians
989
Secondary Librarians
414
Librarians Serving Both Elementary and Secondary Grades
118
Total Librarians
1,521
Elementary Guidance Personnel
1,142
Secondary Guidance Personnel
1,023
Guidance Personnel Serving Both Elementary and Secondary Grades
155
Total Guidance Personnel
2,320
Other Professional Instructional Personnel
4,296
Psychological Personnel
540
Attendance Personnel
72
Total Number of Instructional Personnel
77,879
Superintendents
136
Assistant Superintendents
48
Other Licensed Educators
547
Total Number of Certificated Personnel
78,610
Non-Certificated Administrative Personnel
1,329
Members of Boards of Education
829
Table 4 Other Employees of Boards of Education
Health Personnel
a. Nurses
1,228
b. Other Professional & Technical Health Personnel
441
Secretarial and Clerical Personnel
a. School Support Level
4,776
b. System Support Level
1,918
Plant Operation Personnel
a. Custodians
3,650
b. Other
268
Plant Maintenance Personnel
2,012
Transportation Personnel
6,198
Food Service Personnel
8,793
Educational Assistants
a. Regular
6,230
b. Library
460
c. Special Education
8,956
d. Vocational Education
109
e. Other
1,663
Data Processing
798
School Safety Personnel
879
Other Employees
1,679
Total
50,057
Total Number of Employees of Board of Education
130,826
Table 5 Average Salary
Licensed Educators
$52,732
Instructional Personnel
$52,455
Classroom Teachers
$50,099
Principals
$86,384
Superintendents
$119,664
Table 6 Number of High School Graduates
Regular Diplomas
64,987
Special Education Diplomas
1,060
Certificates of Attendance
11
Grand Total All Diplomas/Certificates
66,058
Table 7 Average Daily Membership*
Kindergarten
73,390
First Grade
73,152
Second Grade
73,400
Third Grade
76,470
Fourth Grade
77,185
Fifth Grade
75,621
Sixth Grade
73,124
Seventh Grade
72,356
Eighth Grade
71,725
Ninth Grade
74,233
Tenth Grade
72,461
Eleventh Grade
69,290
Twelfth Grade
64,386
Special Education
16,500
Total ADM
963,294
*Includes Adult High School Students
Table 8 Average Daily Attendance*
Kindergarten
69,636
First Grade
69,649
Second Grade
70,096
Third Grade
73,147
Fourth Grade
73,853
Fifth Grade
72,422
Sixth Grade
69,966
Seventh Grade
69,042
Eighth Grade
68,208
Ninth Grade
70,342
Tenth Grade
68,424
Eleventh Grade
65,035
Twelfth Grade
59,366
Special Education
15,334
Total ADA
914,518
*Includes Adult High School Students
Table 9 First Month Membership (Kindergarten through Twelve)
Kindergarten
74,658
First Grade
74,352
Second Grade
74,683
Third Grade
77,781
Fourth Grade
78,458
Fifth Grade
77,086
Sixth Grade
74,920
Seventh Grade
74,262
Eighth Grade
73,688
Ninth Grade
76,614
Tenth Grade
75,251
Eleventh Grade
72,288
Twelfth Grade
68,663
Total 1st Month Membership
972,704
Table 10 Record of Pupil Progress
No Data Available at this time
Table 11 Number of Children Ages 3 through 21 with Disability Receiving Special Education Services
Learning Disabled
41,801
Intellectual Disabled
8,108
Speech /Language Impaired
32,571
Emotionally Disturbed
3,100
Autism
10,402
Health Impaired
16,795
Physically Impaired
597
Hearing Impaired or Deaf
1,145
Visually Impaired or Blind
558
Deaf/Blind
10
Multi-Disabilities
2,047
Developmentally Delayed
10,597
Traumatic Brain Injury
361
Total
128,092
Table 12 (PART A) Pupil Transportation
Daily a.m. One-way Miles
293,527
Total Number of Buses
9,203
Average Number of Pupils Transported 1.5 Miles or Greater
479,032
Bus Ownership
District Owned
6,690
Private Owned/Contracted
2,513
Table 12 (PART B) Driver and Accidents
Number of Bus Drivers
Regular
7,127
Substitute
1,613
Total
8,740
Type of Accident:
Property Damage
971
Personal Injury
102
Treated and Released
166
Confined Overnight
12
Fatalities
7
Table 12 (PART C)
Number of Buses with Wheelchair Lifts
1,338
Number of Buses with Restraints
2,065
Buses Equipped with :
Two-Way Communication
7,496
Audio/Visual Surveillance
7,951
GPS
4,587
Air Conditioned
2,086
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
$4,625,714,719
Total Receipts From Federal Government
1,158,224,538
Total Receipts From County and City or Special District
3,583,802,461
Total Other Revenue Receipts
360,018,348
Total Revenue Receipts
9,727,760,065
Total Non-Revenue Receipts
921,349,407
Grand Total Receipts From All Sources
$10,649,109,472
Expenditures
Instruction
5,272,987,064
Support Services – Student
402,900,286
Support Services – Instructional Staff
656,105,296
Support Services – Administration
849,899,073
Support Services-Operations & Maintenance of Plant
773,269,455
Other Current Expenditures
1,010,159,417
Total Current Expenditures
$8,965,320,591
Community Services
79,507,794
Early Childhood Education
147,465,608
Capital Outlay
112,917,954
Debt Services Operating Transfers
651,554,938
Capital Projects
510,860,535
Grand Total of All Expenditures
$10,467,627,420
Total Operating Expenditures*
$9,122,039,068
Operating Expenditures Per PUPIL ADA*
$9,958
*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.)