The Annual Statistical Report for fiscal year 2020-2021 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. Jordan Mollenhour
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
Dr. Sara Heyburn Morison, Executive Director
Tennessee State Board of Education
500 James Robertson Parkway
5th Floor, Davy Crockett 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
Ms. Tammy Garrett
Diane Neeley
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. Myles Hebrard
Brad Hurley
+Huntingdon
Mr. Jonathan Kee
Lee Carter
+McKenzie
Mr. Lynn Watkins
Jon Davis
+South Carroll
Mr. Lex Suite
Corey Bartholomew
+West Carroll
Mr. Thomas Caldwell
William Robinson
CARTER COUNTY
Mr. Tracy McAbee
Tony Garland
Elizabethton
Mr. Richard Vanhuss
Eddie Pless
CHEATHAM COUNTY
Ms. Catherine Beck
David Risner
CHESTER COUNTY
Mr Tony Kilzer
Shane Connor
CLAIBORNE COUNTY
Ms. Linda Keck
Wade Breeding
CLAY COUNTY
Mr. Matthew Eldridge
Benji Bailey
COCKE COUNTY
Mr. Manney Moore
John Jonson
Newport
Ms. Sandra Burchette
Jan Brooks
COFFEE COUNTY
Mr. Charles Lawson
Gary Nester
Manchester
Mr. Joey Vaughn
Travis Hillis
Tullahoma
Ms. Catherine Stephens
Kim Uselton
CROCKETT COUNTY
Mr. Phillip Pratt
Jasper Taylor
Alamo
Ms. Reecha Black
Lawrence Harden
Bells
Mr. Mark Wallace
Gary Emison
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Ms. Ina Maxwell
Teresa Boston
DAVIDSON COUNTY
Dr. Adrienne Battle
Christiane Buggs
DECATUR COUNTY
Mr. Chris Villaflor
Athalia Taylor
DEKALB COUNTY
Mr. Patrick Cripps
Danny Parkerson
DICKSON COUNTY
Mr. Danny Weeks
Kirk Vandivort
DYER COUNTY
Ms. Cheryl Mathis
Keith Anderson
Dyersburg
Ms. Kim Worley
Scott Self
FAYETTE COUNTY
Mr. Versie Hamlett
Wendell Wainwright
FENTRESS COUNTY
Mr. Mike Jones
Gary Peters
FRANKLIN COUNTY
Mr. Stanley Bean
CleiJo Walker
GIBSON COUNTY
……………….
Humboldt
Ms. Janice Epperson
Valeria Smith-Wedley
+Milan
Mr. Jonathan Criswell
Will Ownby
+Trenton
Mr. Timothy Haney
Mark Harper
+Bradford
Mr. Dan Black
Rich Cunningham
+Gibson Co. Special
Mr. Eddie Pruett
Tom Lannom
GILES COUNTY
Ms. Vickie Beard
Knox Vanderpool
GRAINGER COUNTY
Mr. James Atkins
Harold Frazier
GREENE COUNTY
Mr. David McLain
Rick Tipton
Greeneville
Mr. Steve Starnes
Cindy Luttrell
GRUNDY COUNTY
Mr. Donald Durley
Rick Rust
HAMBLEN COUNTY
Mr. Charlie Perry
Joe Gibson
HAMILTON COUNTY
Mr. Bryan Johnson
Joe Wingate
HANCOCK COUNTY
Ms. Charlotte Mullins
Jack Mullins
HARDEMAN COUNTY
Mr. Warner Ross II
Bobby Henderson
HARDIN COUNTY
Mr. Michael Davis
Ron Ashe
HAWKINS COUNTY
Mr. Matthew Hixson
Chris Christian
Rogersville
Mr. James Stroder
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
Troy Barrow
HICKMAN COUNTY
Ms. Michelle Gilbert
Amy Bryant
HOUSTON COUNTY
Ms. Kris McAskill
Jeffrey Mathis
HUMPHREYS COUNTY
Mr. Richard Rye
Brad Crawford
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. Michael Adkins
Kevin Caruso
LEWIS COUNTY
Mr. Benny Pace
Glenda Atkinson
LINCOLN COUNTY
Mr. Bill Heath
Tommy Stevenson
Fayetteville
Mr. Billy Hopkins
Jeff Whitmore
LOUDON COUNTY
Mr. Michael Garren
Bobby Johnson
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
Ricky Whitaker
MACON COUNTY
Mr. Anthony Boles
William “Jed” Goad
MADISON CO.
Mr Marlon King
James Johnson
MARION COUNTY
Mr. Mark Griffith
Ryan Phillips
+Richard City
Ms. Elizabeth Webb
Bill Stuart
MARSHALL COUNTY
Ms. Jacob Sorrells
Julie Keny Cathey
MAURY COUNTY
Mr. Michael Hickman
Michael Fulbright
MEIGS COUNTY
Mr. Clint Baker
Amy Swanks
MONROE COUNTY
Ms. Kristi Windsor
John Ridgell
Sweetwater
Mr. Rodney Boruff
John Fox
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Ms. Angela Huff
Carol A. Berry
MOORE COUNTY
Mr. Chad Moorehead
Ed Cashion
MORGAN COUNTY
Ms. Kyle Treece
Wade Summers
OBION COUNTY
Timothy Watkins
Fritz Fussell
Union City
Mr. Wes Kennedy
Karl Ullrich
OVERTON COUNTY
Mr. Lester Holman
Jarman Hicks
PERRY COUNTY
Mr. Eric Lomax
Martha Sharp
PICKETT COUNTY
Ms. Dianne Elder
John Reagan
POLK COUNTY
Mr. James Jones
Jayson Lamb
PUTNAM COUNTY
Mr. Corby King
Lynn McHenry
RHEA COUNTY
Mr. Jesse Messimer
John Mincy
Dayton
Ms. Patricia Newsom
James Marsh
ROANE COUNTY
Dr. LaDonna McFall
Danny Wright
ROBERTSON COUNTY
Mr. Christopher Causey
Connie Hogan
RUTHERFORD COUNTY
Mr. William Spurlock
Coy Young
Murfreesboro
Mr. Bobby Duke
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
Mr. Jeffery Mayo
Kay Williams
Bartlett City
Mr. David Stephens
David Cook
Collierville Schools
Mr Gary Lilly
Wright Cox
Germantown Municipal
Mr. Jason Manuel
Amy Eoff
Lakeland Municipal
Mr. Ted Horrell
Kevin Floyd
Millington Municipal
Mr. James Griffin
Chris Denson
SMITH COUNTY
Mr. Barry Smith
Ricky Shoulders
STEWART COUNTY
Mr. Michael Craig
Bobby Morgan
SULLIVAN COUNTY
Ms. Evelyn Rafalowksi
Randall Jones
Bristol
Ms. Annette Tudor
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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
John Kerr
UNICOI COUNTY
Mr. John English
Steve Willis
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. Jerry Boyd
Jason Day
Johnson City
Dr. Steven Barnett
Kathy Hall
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
Nancy Garrett
+Franklin City
Dr. David Snowden
Robert Blair
WILSON COUNTY
Mr. Jeffery Luttrell
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
942
Number of Middle Schools
311
Number of High Schools
303
Number of K-12/Other Schools
210
Number of Vocational Schools
11
Special Education Schools.
8
Number of Adult High Schools
27
Number of Alternative Schools
21
Total Number of Schools
1,833
Table 2 Training of Public Personnel (K - 12)
Education Level
Men
Women
Not Reported
Total
Ph. D. Degree
682
1,671
4
2,357
Ed. S. Degree
2,613
7,075
19
9,707
Master’s Degree
8,010
32,490
170
40,670
Bachelor’s Degree
5,864
22,412
81
28,357
Associates Degree
48
90
3
141
Some College
48
90
3
141
No College Reported
5
3
0
8
Total
17,270
63,831
280
81,381
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
42,082
Secondary Classroom Teachers
19,636
Special Education Teachers
5,686
Total Classroom Teachers
67,404
School Principals
2,202
Assistant Principals
2,584
Supervisors of Instruction
391
Instructional Coaches
1,899
Interventionists
1,206
Other Professional Instructional Personnel
6,037
Librarians
1,497
Guidance Counselors
2,497
Psychological Personnel
578
Attendance Personnel
83
Total Number of Instructional Personnel
86,378
Superintendents
138
Assistant Superintendents
81
Other Licensed Educators
691
Total Number of Certificated Personnel
87,288
Non-Certificated Administrative Personnel
56,672
Members of Boards of Education
843
Table 4 Other Employees of Boards of Education
Health Personnel
a. Nurses
1,519
b. Other Professional & Technical Health Personnel
529
c. Psychologists
383
Secretarial and Clerical Personnel
4,252
Custodians
3,802
Other Employees
5,634
Plant Maintenance Personnel
2,173
Transportation Personnel
6,185
Food Service Personnel
8,420
Educational Assistants
a. Regular
8,100
b. Library
444
c. Special Education
9,326
d. Vocational Education
138
Data Processing
750
School Safety
a. Resourse Officers
916
b. Other
453
Social Workers
351
Central Office Administrators
3,300
Total
56,672
Total Number of Employees of Board of Education
201,475
TABLE 5: Average Educator Salary
Licensed Educators
$55,917
Instructional Personnel
$55,917
Classroom Teachers
$52,871
Principals
$91,709
Superintendents
$128,514
*SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
** Data not available
CLASSROOM TEACHERS ARE :
VOCATIONAL TEACHERS, HOME/HOSPITAL INSTRUCTION, SPECIAL EDUCATION RELATED