The Annual Statistical Report for fiscal year 2018-2019 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
2014-2018
Penny Schwinn
2018-current
District 1
Mr. Nick Darnell
3745 Arrowhead Trail
Kingsport, TN 37664
District 2
Mr. Mike Edwards
Knoxville Chamber of Commerce
17 Market Square, #201
Knoxville, TN 37902
District 3
Mr. Robert Eby, Vice Chair
1400 Durkee Road S.E.
Cleveland, TN 37323
District 4
Mr. Gordon Ferguson
1158 Roseland Drive
Columbia, TN 38401
District 5
Ms. Elissa Kim
427 Prestwick Court
Nashville, TN 37205
District 7
Mr. Nate Morrow
2819 Polo Club Road
Nashville, TN 37221-4345
District 8
Mr. Larry Jenson
9155 Hillmann Way Drive
Memphis, TN 38134
District 9
Mr. Darrell Cobbins
688 Magnolia Manor Circle
Memphis, TN 38117
Student Member
Garren Hamby
Mr. Mike Krause, 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. Tim Parrott
John Burrell
Clinton
Ms. Kelly Johnson
Tim Bible
Oak Ridge
Mr. Bruce Borchers
Keys Fillauer
BEDFORD COUNTY
Mr. Don Embry
Glenn Forsee
BENTON COUNTY
Mr. Mark Florence
Joey Cooper
BLEDSOE COUNTY
Mr. James Ellis
Vincent Boring
BLOUNT COUNTY
Mr. Rob Britt
Debbie Sudhoff
Alcoa
Ms. Rebecca Stone
Julie Rochelle
Maryville
Mr. Mike Winstead
Nicholas Black
BRADLEY COUNTY
Ms. Linda Cash
Troy Weathers
Cleveland
Mr. Russell Dyer
Dawn Robinson
CAMPBELL COUNTY
Ms. Jennifer Fields
Crystal Creekmore
CANNON COUNTY
Mr. William Curtis
Nathan Sanders
CARROLL COUNTY
Mr. John McAdams
Harold McLain
+Hollow Rock-Bruceton
Mr. David Duncan
Brad Hurley
+Huntingdon
Ms. Pat Dillahunty
Lee Carter
+McKenzie
Mr. Lynn Watkins
John Austin
+South Carroll
Mr. Lex Suite
Corey Bartholomew
+West Carroll
Mr. Eric Williams
William Robinson
CARTER COUNTY
Mr. Tracy McAbee
Rita Booher
Elizabethton
Mr. Richard Vanhuss
John Louallen
CHEATHAM COUNTY
Ms. Catherine Beck
Wade Breeding
CHESTER COUNTY
Mr Tony Kilzer
Benji Bailey
CLAIBORNE COUNTY
Ms. Linda Keck
Ken Johnson
CLAY COUNTY
Mr. Matthew Eldridge
Jan Brooks
COCKE COUNTY
Mr. Manney Moore
Gary Nester
Newport
Ms. Sandra Burchette
Travis Hillis
COFFEE COUNTY
Mr. Charles Lawson
Pat Welsh
Manchester
Mr. Joey Vaughn
Jasper Taylor
Tullahoma
Ms. Catherine Stephens
Lawrence Harden
CROCKETT COUNTY
Mr. Phillip Pratt
Gary Emison
Alamo
Ms. Reecha Black
Teresa Boston
Bells
Mr. Mark Wallace
Athalia Taylor
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Ms. Ina Maxwell
Danny Parkerson
DAVIDSON COUNTY
Dr. Adrienne Battle
Kirk Vandivort
DECATUR COUNTY
Mr. Chris Villaflor
Keith Anderson
DEKALB COUNTY
Mr. Patrick Cripps
Scott Self
DICKSON COUNTY
Mr. Danny Weeks
Wendell Wainwright
DYER COUNTY
Mr. Larry Lusk
CleiJo Walker
Dyersburg
Mr. Dennis Durbin
Scott Self
FAYETTE COUNTY
Ms. Connie Smith
Bob Doll
FENTRESS COUNTY
Mr. Mike Jones
Eddie Cook
FRANKLIN COUNTY
Mr. Stanley Bean
CleiJo Walker
GIBSON COUNTY
……………….
Humboldt
Ms. Lillian Shelton
Leon McNeal
+Milan
Mr. Jonathan Criswell
Will Ownby
+Trenton
Mr. Timothy Haney
Mark Harper
+Bradford
Mr. Dan Black
-
+Gibson Co. Special
Mr. Eddie Pruett
Tom Lannom
GILES COUNTY
Ms. Vickie Beard
Richie Brewer
GRAINGER COUNTY
Mr. James Atkins
Harold Frazier
GREENE COUNTY
Mr. David McLain
Rick Tipton
Greeneville
Mr. Steve Starnes
Cindy Luttrell
GRUNDY COUNTY
Ms. Glenda Dykes
Phyllis Lusk
HAMBLEN COUNTY
Mr. Charlie Perry
Joe Gibson
HAMILTON COUNTY
Mr. Bryan Johnson
Joe Wingate
HANCOCK COUNTY
Mr. Michael Belcher
David Jones
HARDEMAN COUNTY
Mr. Warner Ross II
Bobby Henderson
HARDIN COUNTY
Mr. Michael Davis
Ron Ashe
HAWKINS COUNTY
Mr. Matthew Hixson
Chris Christian
Rogersville
Mrs. Rebecca Isaacs
Reed Matney
HAYWOOD COUNTY
Mr. Joel Hassell
Allen Currie
HENDERSON COUNTY
Mr. Stephen Wilkinson
Tommy Gordon
Lexington
Ms. Cynthia Olive
Robert Helms
HENRY COUNTY
Ms. Leah Watkins
Jill Coker
+Paris
Ms. Norma Gerrell
Richard Edwards
HICKMAN COUNTY
Ms. Michelle Gilbert
Amy Bryant
HOUSTON COUNTY
Ms. Kris McAskill
Jeffrey Mathis
HUMPHREYS COUNTY
Mr. Richard Rye
Dwayne Ross
JACKSON COUNTY
Ms. Kristy Brown
Mark Brown
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Mr. Edward Johnston
Anne Marie Potts
JOHNSON COUNTY
Dr. Mischelle Simcox
Howard Carlton
KNOX COUNTY
Mr. Robert Thomas
Susan Horn
LAKE COUNTY
Ms. Sherry Darnell
Jason Stanley
LAUDERDALE COUNTY
Mr. Shawn Kimble
Robert Ennis
LAWRENCE COUNTY
Mr. Johnny McDaniel
Larry Davis
LEWIS COUNTY
Mr. Benny Pace
Glenda Atkinson
LINCOLN COUNTY
Mr. Bill Heath
Tommy Stevenson
Fayetteville
Dr. Janine Wilson
Jeff Whitmore
LOUDON COUNTY
Mr. Michael Garren
William Jenkins
Lenoir City
Ms. Jeanne Barker
Rick Chadwick
MCMINN COUNTY
Mr. Lee Parkison
Sharon Brown
Athens
Mr. Robert Greene
Mike Bevins
Etowah
Dr. Mike Frazier
Marilyn Miller
MCNAIRY COUNTY
Mr. Greg Martin
Jarrell Stanfield
MACON COUNTY
Mr. Anthony Boles
Bryan Nichols
MADISON CO.
Mr Marlon King
James Johnson
MARION COUNTY
Mr. Mark Griffith
-
+Richard City
Ms. Elizabeth Webb
Bill Stuart
MARSHALL COUNTY
Ms. Jacob Sorrells
Julie Keny Cathey
MAURY COUNTY
Mr. Michael Hickman
Bettye Kinser
MEIGS COUNTY
Mr. Clint Baker
Julie Boyd
MONROE COUNTY
Ms. Deanna McClendon
Sonya Lynn
Sweetwater
Mr. Rodney Boruff
John Fox
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Mr. Millard House
Margaret Pace
MOORE COUNTY
Mr. Chad Moorehead
Ronnie Smith
MORGAN COUNTY
Ms. Kyle Treece
Wade Summers
OBION COUNTY
Timothy Watkins
Fritz Fussell
Union City
Mr. Wes Kennedy
Karl Ullrich
OVERTON COUNTY
Dr. Mark Winningham
-
PERRY COUNTY
Mr. Eric Lomax
Martha Sharp
PICKETT COUNTY
Ms. Dianne Elder
John Reagan
POLK COUNTY
Mr. James Jones
Harmon Harden
PUTNAM COUNTY
Mr. Corby King
Dawn Fry
RHEA COUNTY
Mr. Jerry Levengood
-
Dayton
Ms. Patricia Newsom
Gary Louallen
ROANE COUNTY
Dr. LaDonna McFall
Larry Brackett
ROBERTSON COUNTY
Mr. Christopher Causey
Jeff White
RUTHERFORD COUNTY
Mr. William Spurlock
Jim Estes
Murfreesboro
Mr. Ralph Ringstaff
Butch Campbell
SCOTT COUNTY
Mr. Bill Hall
Esther Abbott
+Oneida
Ms. Jeanny Phillips
Nancy Williamson
SEQUATCHIE COUNTY
Mr. Michael Swafford
Shelli Dodson
SEVIER COUNTY
Dr. Jack A. Parton
Mark Strange
SHELBY COUNTY
Dr. Joris Ray
Miska Clay Bibbs
Arlington Community
Ms. Tammy Mason
Kay Williams
Bartlett City
Mr. David Stephens
David Cook
Collierville Schools
Mr Gary Lilly
Mark Hansen
Germantown Municipal
Mr. Jason Manuel
Rebecca Luter
Lakeland Municipal
Mr. Ted Horrell
Kevin Floyd
Millington Municipal
Mr. James Griffin
Larry Jackson
SMITH COUNTY
Mr. Barry Smith
-
STEWART COUNTY
Mr. Michael Craig
-
SULLIVAN COUNTY
Mr. David Cox
Michael Hughes
Bristol
Ms. Annette Tudor
Nelson Pyle
Kingsport
Dr. Jeff Moorhouse
Jim Welch
SUMNER COUNTY
Dr. D. R. Phillips
Tim Brewer
TIPTON COUNTY
Mr. John Combs
Marty Burlison
TROUSDALE COUNTY
Mr. Clint Satterfield
-
UNICOI COUNTY
Mr. John English
-
UNION COUNTY
Mr. Jimmy Carter
David Coppock
VAN BUREN COUNTY
Mrs. Cheryl Cole
Ricky Walling
WARREN COUNTY
Mr. Grant Swallows
Tanya Bess
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Mr. William Flanary
Keith Ervin
Johnson City
Dr. Steven Barnett
Tim Belisle
WAYNE COUNTY
Mr. Marlon Davis
Andy Yarbrough
WEAKLEY COUNTY
Mr. Randy Frazier
Steve Vantrease
WHITE COUNTY
Mr. Kurt Dronebarger
Jayson McDonald
WILLIAMSON COUNTY
Mr. Jason Golden
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. Lisa Settle
-
+Indicates Special School District
Table 1 Number of Public Schools (K - 12)
Number of Elementary Schools
954
Number of Middle Schools
309
Number of High Schools
304
Number of K-12/Other Schools
200
Number of Vocational Schools
11
Special Education Schools.
11
Number of Adult High Schools
27
Number of Alternative Schools
21
Total Number of Schools
1,837
Table 2 Training of Public Personnel (K - 12)
Education Level
Men
Women
Not Reported
Total
Ph. D. Degree
608
1,496
23
2,127
Ed. S. Degree
2,006
6,522
47
8,575
Master’s Degree
7,942
32,009
374
40,325
Bachelor’s Degree
6,254
22,771
304
29,329
Associates Degree
40
87
2
129
Some College
90
37
11
138
No College Reported
8
3
0
11
Total
16,948
62,925
761
80,634
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
39,563
Secondary Classroom Teachers
11,527
Special Education Teachers
11,789
Total Classroom Teachers
62,879
School Principals
1,810
Assistant Principals
2,092
Supervisors of Instruction
350
Instructional Coaches
1,253
Interventionists
1,241
Other Professional Instructional Personnel
5,036
Librarians
1,541
Guidance Counselors
2,517
Psychological Personnel
563
Attendance Personnel
83
Total Number of Instructional Personnel
79,365
Superintendents
132
Assistant Superintendents
69
Other Licensed Educators
950
Total Number of Certificated Personnel
80,516
Non-Certificated Administrative Personnel
54,553
Members of Boards of Education
841
Table 4 Other Employees of Boards of Education
Health Personnel
a. Nurses
1,421
b. Other Professional & Technical Health Personnel
495
c. Psychologists
336
Secretarial and Clerical Personnel
a. School Support Level
4,406
b. System Support Level
1,993
Plant Operation Personnel
a. Custodians
4,084
b. Other
4,965
Plant Maintenance Personnel
6,295
Transportation Personnel
8,455
Food Service Personnel
0
Educational Assistants
a. Regular
7,430
b. Library
455
c. Special Education
9,460
d. Vocational Education
116
e. Other
1,280
Data Processing
900
School Safety Personnel
a. Resourse Officers
224
b. Other
263
Social Workers
2,748
Other Employees
55,325
Total
110,650
Total Number of Employees of Board of Education
246,560
Table 5 Average Salary
Licensed Educators
$55,554
Instructional Personnel
$55,210
Classroom Teachers
$52,596
Principals
$90,314
Superintendents
$127,387
Table 6 Number of High School Graduates
Regular Diplomas
61,550
Regular Diplomas Including Waivers
64,298
Special Education Diplomas
682
Certificates of Attendance
0
Grand Total All Diplomas/Certificates
64,980
Table 7 Average Daily Membership*
Kindergarten
75,296
First Grade
75,056
Second Grade
74,146
Third Grade
73,729
Fourth Grade
73,688
Fifth Grade
74,293
Sixth Grade
76,942
Seventh Grade
77,378
Eighth Grade
75,701
Ninth Grade
76,155
Tenth Grade
72,577
Eleventh Grade
68,031
Twelfth Grade
64,173
Special Education
16,468
Total ADM
973,632
*Includes Adult High School Students
Table 8 Average Daily Attendance*
Kindergarten
73,072
First Grade
73,134
Second Grade
72,400
Third Grade
72,037
Fourth Grade
71,983
Fifth Grade
72,931
Sixth Grade
75,450
Seventh Grade
75,628
Eighth Grade
73,873
Ninth Grade
73,844
Tenth Grade
70,229
Eleventh Grade
65,607
Twelfth Grade
61,330
Special Education
15,790
Total ADA
947,308
*Includes Adult High School Students
Table 9 First Month Membership (Kindergarten through Twelve)
Kindergarten
76,775
First Grade
76,341
Second Grade
75,478
Third Grade
75,013
Fourth Grade
75,054
Fifth Grade
75,610
Sixth Grade
78,594
Seventh Grade
79,041
Eighth Grade
77,410
Ninth Grade
77,971
Tenth Grade
74,505
Eleventh Grade
70,549
Twelfth Grade
68,198
Total 1st Month Membership
980,539
Table 10 Record of Pupil Progress
Suspension In- School
Suspension Out- of-School w/o Services
Expulsion w/o Services
Change of Placement (Long- Term)
Kindergarten
328
587
3
9
First Grade
483
750
3
23
Second Grade
576
884
9
26
Third Grade
867
1,060
7
41
Fourth Grade
1,195
1,569
10
54
Fifth Grade
2,213
2,363
12
86
Sixth Grade
5,709
4,103
39
338
Seventh Grade
6,550
4,696
59
664
Eighth Grade
6,268
4,593
97
858
Ninth Grade
7,207
4,748
231
1,089
Tenth Grade
6,037
4,023
191
990
Eleventh Grade
5,046
3,347
167
756
Twelfth Grade
4,051
2,576
105
423
Total
46,530
35,299
933
5,357
Table 11 Number of Children Ages 3 through 21 with Disability Receiving Special Education Services
DATA NOT AVAILABLE - WILL BE POSTED AT A LATER DATE
Learning Disabled
Intellectual Disabaled
Speech /Language Impaired
Emotionally Disturbed
Autism
Health Impaired
Physically Impaired
Hearing Impaired or Deaf
Visually Impaired or Blind
Deaf/Blind
Multi-Disabilities
Developmentally Delayed
Traumatic Brain Injury
Total
Table 12 (PART A) Pupil Transportation
Some data not currently available, will be posted at a later date.
Bus Ownership:
District Owned
6,664
Private Owned/Contracted
2,168
Table 12 (PART B) Transportation Personnel
Number of Bus Drivers
Regular
6,818
Substitute
1,160
Total
7,978
Table 12 (PART C) Bus Fleet Profile and Accidents 2018-2019
Accidents:
Property Damage
834
Personal Injury
33
Treated and Released
67
Confined Overnight
12
Fatalities
0
Number of Buses with Wheelchair Lifts
1,417
Number of Buses with Restraints
2,109
Buses Equipped with :
Two-Way Communication
7,539
Audio/Visual Surveillance
8,181
GPS
5,551
Air Condition
2,342
Receipts
Total Receipts From State
$5,242,166,313
Total Receipts From Federal Government
1,122,419,925
Total Receipts From County and City or Special District
3,968,814,651
Total Other Revenue Receipts
444,711,534
Total Revenue Receipts
10,778,112,422
Total Non-Revenue Receipts
743,674,383
Grand Total Receipts From All Sources
$11,521,786,805
Expenditures
Instruction
$5,776,196,427
Support Services – Student
480,396,841
Support Services – Instructional Staff
824,203,377
Support Services – Administration
$998,401,087
Support Services-Operations & Maintenance of Plant
815,647,475
Other Current Expenditures
936,275,849
Total Current Expenditures
$9,831,121,057
Community Services
83,965,466
Early Childhood Education
147,826,218
Capital Outlay
117,316,790
Debt Services / Operating Transfers
806,885,217
Capital Projects
509,501,847
Grand Total of All Expenditures
$11,496,616,594
Total Operating Expenditures*
$9,803,588,890
Operating Expenditures Per PUPIL ADA*
$9,998
*Operating Expenditures Per Pupil ADA exclude: Student Body Education, Adult Education, and Pre Kindergarden