2023 Annual Statistical Report

The Annual Statistical Report for fiscal year 2022-2023 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. 

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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:

SuperintendentTerm
Robert H. McEwen1835-1840
Robert P. Currin1840-1841
Scott Terry1841-1844

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:

SuperintendentTerm
John Eaton, Jr.1867-1869
A. J. Tipton1869-1871

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:

SuperintendentTerm
J. B. Killebrew* 
John M. Flemings1873-1875
Leon Trousdale1875-1881
W. S. Doak1881-1882**
Julia A. Doak3 mos. ending July, 1882***
G. S. Crawford1882-1883***
Thomas H. Paine1883-1887
Frank M. Smith1887-1891
W. R. Garrett1891-1893
S. G. Gilbreath1895-1897
Price Thomas1897-1899
Morgan C. Fitzpatrick1899-1903
Seymour A. Mynders1903-1907
R. L. Jones1907-1911
J. W. Brister1911-1913
S. J. Thompson1913-1915***
S. W. Sherrill1915-1919
Albert Williams1919-1921
J. B. Brown1921-1923

* 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.

CommissionerTerm
P. L. Harned1923-1933
Walter D. Cocking1933-1937
W. A. Bass1937-1938
J. M. Smith1938
Halbert Harville1938-1939
B. O. Duggan1939-1945
Burgin E. Dossett1945-1949
J. M. Smith1949-1950
J. A. Barksdale1950-1953
Quill E. Cope1953-1958
Joe Morgan1958-1963
J. H. Warf1963-1971
E. C. Stimbert1971-1972
Benjamin E. Carmichael1972-1975
Sam H. Ingram1975-1979
Otis L. Floyd1979
E. A. Cox1979-1980
Robert L. McElrath1981-1987
Charles E. Smith1987-1993
Wayne Qualls1994-1995
Jane Walters1995-1999
E. Vernon Coffey1999-2001
Faye P. Taylor2001-2003
Lana C. Seivers2003-2008
Dr. Timothy K Webb2008-2010
Patrick Smith2010-2011
Kevin Huffman2011-2014
Candice McQueen2014-2018
Penny Schwinn2018-2023
Lizette Reynolds2023-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. Warren Wells
    1158 Roseland Drive
    Columbia, TN 38401
  • District 5
    Ms. Ryan Holt
    427 Prestwick Court
    Nashville, TN 37205
  • District 6
    Ms. Lillian Hartgrove, Chair
    3631 Burton Cove Road
    Cookeville, TN 38506-6132
  • 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. Emily House, Executive Director
    Tennessee State Board of Education 
    500  James Robertson Parkway
    5th Floor, Davy Crockett Tower
    Nashville, TN 37243-1050
School SystemDirector of SchoolsChairperson
ANDERSON COUNTYMr. Tim ParrottScott Gillenwaters
ClintonMs. Kelly JohnsonTim Bible
Oak RidgeMr. Bruce BorchersKeys Fillauer
BEDFORD COUNTYMs. Tammy GarrettMichael Cook
BENTON COUNTY Mr. Mark FlorenceJoey Cooper
BLEDSOE COUNTY Ms. Selina SparkmanVincent Boring
BLOUNT COUNTY Mr. David MurrellErica Moore
AlcoaMs. Rebecca StoneJulie Rochelle
MaryvilleMr. Mike WinsteadNicholas Black
BRADLEY COUNTY Ms. Linda CashVicki Beaty
ClevelandMr. Russell DyerNate Tucker
CAMPBELL COUNTYMs. Jennifer FieldsSteve Morgan
CANNON COUNTY Ms. Bonnie PattersonAletha Thomas
CARROLL COUNTY Mr. John McAdamsHarold McLain
+Hollow Rock-BrucetonMr. Myles HebrardBrad Hurley
+HuntingdonMr. Jonathan KeeLee Carter
+McKenzieMr. Lynn WatkinsLashonda Williams
+South CarrollMs. Lisa NorrisCorey Bartholomew
+West CarrollMr. Thomas CaldwellWilliam Robinson
CARTER COUNTY Mr. Brandon CarpenterKelly Crain
ElizabethtonMr. Richard VanhussEddie Pless
CHEATHAM COUNTY Ms. Catherine BeckDavid Risner
CHESTER COUNTY Mr Tony KilzerShane Connor
CLAIBORNE COUNTY Ms. Meridith ArnoldWade Breeding
CLAY COUNTY Ms. Diana MonroeBenji Bailey
COCKE COUNTY Mr. Manney MooreRichard Coggins
NewportMs. Sandra BurchetteJan Brooks
COFFEE COUNTY Mr. Charles LawsonGary Nester
ManchesterMr. Joey VaughnTravis Hillis
TullahomaMs. Catherine StephensKim Uselton
CROCKETT COUNTY Mr. Phillip PrattJasper Taylor
AlamoMs. Reecha BlackJordan Spraggins
BellsMr. Mark WallaceGary Emison
CUMBERLAND COUNTY Ms. Ina MaxwellTeresa Boston
DAVIDSON COUNTY Dr. Adrienne BattleRachael Elrod
DECATUR COUNTY Mr. Chris VillaflorJoseph Fisher
DEKALB COUNTY Mr. Patrick CrippsShaun Tubbs
DICKSON COUNTY Mr. Danny WeeksSonya Brogdon
DYER COUNTY Ms. Cheryl MathisJeremy Gatlin
DyersburgMs. Kim WorleyJim Coy Houston
FAYETTE COUNTY Mr. Versie HamlettWendell Wainwright
FENTRESS COUNTY Ms. Kristi HallEddie Cook
FRANKLIN COUNTY Mr. Stanley BeanCleiJo Walker
GIBSON COUNTY ………………. 
HumboldtMs. Janice EppersonValeria Smith-Wedley
+MilanMr. Jonathan CriswellWill Ownby
+TrentonMr. Timothy HaneyJustin Weaver
+BradfordMr. Dan BlackRicky Bratton
+Gibson Co. SpecialMr. Eddie PruettTom Lannom
GILES COUNTY Ms. Vickie BeardKnox Vanderpool
GRAINGER COUNTY Mr. Mark BriscoeHarold Frazier
GREENE COUNTY Mr. David McLainRick Tipton
GreenevilleMr. Steve StarnesCindy Luttrell
GRUNDY COUNTY Mr. Donald DurleyRick Rust
HAMBLEN COUNTY Mr. Arnold BunchJoe Gibson
HAMILTON COUNTY Mr. Justin RobertsonJoe Smith
HANCOCK COUNTY Ms. Charlotte MullinsJack Mullins
HARDEMAN COUNTY Ms. Christy SmithBobby Henderson
HARDIN COUNTY Mr. Michael DavisRon Ashe
HAWKINS COUNTY Mr. Matthew HixsonChris Christian
RogersvilleMr. Edwin JarnaginReed Matney
HAYWOOD COUNTY Ms. Amie MarshAllen Currie
HENDERSON COUNTY Mr. Danny BeechamTommy Gordon
LexingtonMs. Cynthia OliveRobert Helms
HENRY COUNTY Ms. Leah WatkinsTom Beasley
+ParisMs. Norma GerrellTroy Barrow
HICKMAN COUNTY Ms. Michelle GilbertRonald Gammons
HOUSTON COUNTY Ms. Kris McAskillJeffrey Mathis
HUMPHREYS COUNTY Mr. Richard RyeBilly Daniel
JACKSON COUNTY Ms. Kristy BrownMark Brown
JEFFERSON COUNTY Mr. Tommy ArnoldRandy Bradley
JOHNSON COUNTY Dr. Mischelle SimcoxRussell Robinson
KNOX COUNTY Mr. Jonathan RysewykBetsy Henderson
LAKE COUNTY Mr. William BurtonJo Beth Cook
LAUDERDALE COUNTY Mr. Shawn KimbleLinda Jennings
LAWRENCE COUNTYMr. Michael AdkinsKevin Caruso
LEWIS COUNTY Mr. Benny PaceGlenda Atkinson
LINCOLN COUNTY Mr. Bill HeathTommy Stevenson
FayettevilleMr. John JonesMark Clark
LOUDON COUNTY Mr. Michael GarrenKenny Ridings
Lenoir CityMs. Jeanne BarkerMitch Ledbetter
MCMINN COUNTY Mr. Lee ParkisonJonathan Pierce
AthensMr. Robert GreeneChris Adams
EtowahDr. Mike FrazierJeff Williams
MCNAIRY COUNTYMr. Greg MartinRicky Whitaker
MACON COUNTY Mr. Shawn CarterDale Hix
MADISON CO.Mr Marlon KingJames Johnson
MARION COUNTY Mr. Mark GriffithRyan Phillips
+Richard CityMs. Elizabeth WebbFred Newcom
MARSHALL COUNTY Ms. Jacob SorrellsJulie Keny Cathey
MAURY COUNTY Mr. Michael HickmanWill Sims
MEIGS COUNTY Mr. Clint BakerAmber Ammons
MONROE COUNTY Ms. Kristi WindsorDonald Weiss
SweetwaterMr. Rodney BoruffKenzie Lovingood
CLARKSVILLE - MONTGOMERY COUNTYMs. Jean LunaKent Griffy
MOORE COUNTY Mr. Chad MooreheadTanya Vann
MORGAN COUNTY Ms. Kyle TreeceWade Summers
OBION COUNTY Timothy WatkinsFritz Fussell
Union CityMr. Wes KennedyCathy Waggoner
OVERTON COUNTY Mr. Lester HolmanMike Hayes
PERRY COUNTY Mr. Eric LomaxMartha Sharp
PICKETT COUNTY Ms. Dianne ElderJohn Reagan
POLK COUNTY Mr. James JonesAngie Crowder
PUTNAM COUNTY Mr. Corby KingKim Cravens
RHEA COUNTYMr. Jesse MessimerHarold McCawley
DaytonMs. Patricia NewsomJames Marsh
ROANE COUNTY Dr. LaDonna McFallMichael L. Miller
ROBERTSON COUNTYMs. Melanie DickersonStephen Ayres
RUTHERFORD COUNTYMr. James SullivanShelia Bratton
MurfreesboroMr. Bobby DukeButch Campbell
SCOTT COUNTY Mr. Bill HallLlew Stanley
+OneidaMs. Jeanny PhillipsNancy Williamson
SEQUATCHIE COUNTY Mr. Michael SwaffordSam Hudson
SEVIER COUNTY Ms. Stephanie HuskeyJohn McClure
MEMPHIS - SHELBY COUNTY #N/AAlthea Greene
Arlington CommunityMr. Jeffery MayoScott Benjamin
Bartlett CityMr. David StephensBryan Woodruff
Collierville SchoolsMr Gary LillyWright Cox
Germantown MunicipalMr. Jason ManuelRyan Strain
Lakeland MunicipalMr. Ted HorrellLaura Harrison
Millington MunicipalMr. James GriffinBarbara Halliburton
SMITH COUNTYMr. Barry SmithRicky Shoulders
STEWART COUNTY Mr. Michael CraigBobby Morgan
SULLIVAN COUNTY Ms. Evelyn RafalowksiMatthew Price
BristolMs. Annette TudorEric Cuddy
KingsportMr. Christopher HamptonMelissa Woods
SUMNER COUNTYDr. D. R. PhillipsTim Brewer
TIPTON COUNTY Mr. John CombsMarty Burlison
TROUSDALE COUNTY Mr. Clint SatterfieldJohn Kerr
UNICOI COUNTY Mr. John EnglishSteve Willis
UNION COUNTY Mr. Gregory ClayMarty Gibbs
VAN BUREN COUNTYMrs. Cheryl ColeTim Hodges
WARREN COUNTY Mr. Grant SwallowsTanya Bess
WASHINGTON COUNTY Mr. Jerry BoydMike Masters
Johnson CityDr. Steven BarnettKathy Hall
WAYNE COUNTY Mr. Marlon DavisAndy Yarbrough
WEAKLEY COUNTY Mr. Jeffrey CupplesJoshua Moore
WHITE COUNTY Mr. Kurt DronebargerBob Young
WILLIAMSON COUNTY Mr. Jason GoldenAngela Durham
+Franklin CityDr. David SnowdenRobert Blair
WILSON COUNTY Mr. Jeffery LuttrellJamie Farough
+LebanonMr. Roger HuttoSteve Jones
ASD (Achievement School District)Ms. Robin Copp-
   

+Indicates Special School District

Table 1 Number of Public Schools (K - 12)
Number of Elementary Schools918
Number of Middle Schools295
Number of High Schools296
Number of K-12/Other Schools257
Number of Vocational Schools13
Special Education Schools.10
Number of Adult High Schools26
Number of Alternative Schools23
Total Number of Schools1,838
Table 2 Training of Public Personnel (K - 12)
Education LevelMenWomenNot Reported  Total
Ph. D. Degree805 1,906 12,712 
Ed. S. Degree2,459 6,655 19,115 
Master’s Degree7,904 31,807 039,711 
Bachelor’s Degree5,723 21,495 027,218 
Associates Degree51 960147 
Some College54 9898250 
No College Reported3205
Total16,99962,059 10079,158 

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 Teachers47,441
Secondary Classroom Teachers15,475
Special Education Teachers7,655
 Total Classroom Teachers70,571
School Principals 2,118
Assistant Principals 2,717
Supervisors of Instruction 419
Instructional Coaches2,087
Interventionists1,530
Other Professional Instructional Personnel6,476
Librarians1,458
Guidance Counselors2,339
Psychological Personnel567
Attendance Personnel81
 Total Number of Instructional Personnel90,362
Superintendents138
Assistant Superintendents85
Other Licensed Educators1,164
Total Number of Certificated Personnel91,749
  
Non-Certificated Administrative Personnel52,932
Members of Boards of Education850
Table 4 Other Employees of Boards of Education
Health Personnel
a. Nurses 1,683
b.  Other Professional & Technical Health Personnel 443
c.  Psychologists 245
Secretarial and Clerical Personnel 3,724
   
Plant Operation Personnel  
a.  Custodians 3,782
b.  Other 4,881
  
Plant Maintenance Personnel 2,123
Transportation Personnel 5,269
Food Service Personnel 7,776
 
Educational Assistants
a.  Regular 7,954
b.  Library 419
c.  Special Education 9,032
d.  Vocational Education 206
  
Data Processing 889
 
School Safety
a.  Resource Officers 975
b. Other 276
   
Social Workers 358
Other Employees 2,900
   
Total 52,932
 
Total Number of Employees of Board of Education 198,463
Table 5 - Average Educator Salary
Licensed Educators$61,084 
Instructional Personnel$60,525 
Classroom Teachers$57,695 
Principals$96,442 
Superintendents$135,257
*SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT     
** Data not available     
      
      
CLASSROOM TEACHERS ARE :VOCATIONAL TEACHERS, HOME/HOSPITAL INSTRUCTION, SPECIAL EDUCATION RELATED 
 SERVICES, AND GRADES K-12 TEACHERS.  
      
INSTRUCTIONAL PERSONNEL ARE:PRINCIPALS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, ATTENDANCE TEACHERS, SUPERVISORS, 
 SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS, SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS, LIBRARIANS, 
 VOCATIONAL TEACHERS, HOME/HOSPITAL INSTRUCTION, SPECIAL EDUCATION 
 RELATED SERVICES, SPECIAL EDUCATION PSYCHOLOGISTS, SPECIAL EDUCATION
 PRINCIPALS, SPECIAL EDUCATION SUPERVISORS, AND GRADES K-12 TEACHERS.
Table 6 Number of High School Graduates - *Data Not Available Will Be Posted At A Later Date
Regular Diplomas 
Regular Diplomas Including Waivers 
Special Education Diplomas 
Certificates of Attendance 
 
Grand Total All Diplomas/Certificates 
Table 7 Average Daily Membership*
Kindergarten73,154
First Grade76,104
Second Grade72,262
Third Grade73,415
Fourth Grade73,911
Fifth Grade73,502
Sixth Grade72,006
Seventh Grade72,089
Eighth Grade72,720
Ninth Grade78,035
Tenth Grade75,552
Eleventh Grade69,248
Twelfth Grade66,447
Special Education17,105
Total ADM965,550

*Includes Adult High School Students

Table 8 Average Daily Attendance*
Kindergarten69,866
First Grade71,328
Second Grade73,587
Third Grade70,651
Fourth Grade70,988
Fifth Grade71,701
Sixth Grade70,456
Seventh Grade69,447
Eighth Grade69,222
Ninth Grade72,564
Tenth Grade72,259
Eleventh Grade68,686
Twelfth Grade64,023
Special Education16,102
Total ADA930,882

*Includes Adult High School Students

Table 9 First Month Membership (Kindergarten through Twelve) - *Data Not Available Will Be Posted At A Later Date
Kindergarten 
First Grade 
Second Grade 
Third Grade 
Fourth Grade 
Fifth Grade 
Sixth Grade 
Seventh Grade 
Eighth Grade 
Ninth Grade 
Tenth Grade 
Eleventh Grade 
Twelfth Grade 
Total 1st Month Membership 
Table 10 Record of Pupil Progress
 Suspension In- SchoolSuspension Out- of-School w/o ServicesExpulsion w/o ServicesChange of Placement (Long- Term)
Kindergarten577992*16
First Grade6331,0841021
Second Grade9151,4671835
Third Grade1,4172,0793052
Fourth Grade2,2533,09537101
Fifth Grade5,8075,387117465
Sixth Grade7,2416,225181858
Seventh Grade7,1686,0022351,154
Eighth Grade8,4256,1505331,565
Ninth Grade6,9975,1024651,292
Tenth Grade5,3543,730321863
Eleventh Grade3,8202,353161493
Twelfth Grade403927**
Total51,01044,5932,1086,915
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 Disabled 
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 Owned6,534 
 Private Owned/Contracted2,502 
Table 12 (PART B) Transportation Personnel
Number of Bus Drivers
Regular6,555
Substitute1,025
Total7,580
Table 12 (PART C) Bus Fleet Profile and Accidents
Accidents: 
Property Damage514 
Personal Injury265 
Treated and Released55 
Confined Overnight5 
Fatalities14
  
Number of Buses with Wheelchair Lifts1,266
Number of Buses with Restraints2,724
  
Buses Equipped with : 
Two-Way Communication6,533
Audio/Visual Surveillance7,100
GPS4,799
Air Condition2,008
Receipts
Total Receipts From State             $5,686,579,185      
Total Receipts From Federal Government2,617,791,392   
Total Receipts From County and City or Special District4,953,703,828   
Total Other Revenue Receipts723,520,858   
Total Revenue Receipts13,981,595,262   
Total Non-Revenue Receipts749,263,862   
Grand Total Receipts From All Sources$14,730,859,124   
 
Expenditures
Instruction$6,842,609,881
Support Services – Student691,355,636
Support Services – Instructional Staff1,185,122,385
Support Services – Administration$1,125,931,925   
Support Services-Operations & Maintenance of Plant1,015,189,883
Other Current Expenditures1,192,603,264
Total Current Expenditures$12,052,812,975   
 
Community Services98,995,435
Early Childhood Education156,380,589
Capital Outlay578,052,941
Debt Services / Operating Transfers957,364,837
Capital Projects 656,227,703
Grand Total of All Expenditures$14,499,834,480   
 
Total Operating Expenditures*$11,929,409,535   
Operating Expenditures Per PUPIL ADA*$12,293 

*Operating Expenditures Per Pupil ADA exclude:  Student Body Education, Adult Education, and Pre Kindergarden