2024 Annual Statistical Report

The Annual Statistical Report for fiscal year 2023-2024 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:

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 2018-2023
Lizette Reynolds 2023-current
  • District 1
    Mrs. Krissi McInturff
    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
    Dr. Ina Maxwell
    3631 Burton Cove Road
    Cookeville, TN 38506-6132
  • District 7
    Mrs. Marsha Johnson
    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
    Ms. Bonza Auberson
  • Dr. Sara Heyburn
    Tennessee State Board of Education 
    500  James Robertson Parkway
    5th Floor, Davy Crockett Tower
    Nashville, TN 37243-1050
SCHOOL SYSTEMS DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS CHAIRPERSON
ANDERSON COUNTY Mr. Tim Parrott Mr. Scott Gillenwaters
Clinton Ms. Kelly Johnson Dr. Tim Bible
Oak Ridge Mr. Bruce Borchers Ms. Laura McLean
BEDFORD COUNTY Ms Tammy Garrett Mr. Michael Cook
BENTON COUNTY Mr. Mark Florence Ms. Shanna  Kennon
BLEDSOE COUNTY Ms. Selina Sparkman Mr. Andy Billingsley
BLOUNT COUNTY Mr. David Murrell Mr. Chris Pass
Alcoa Ms. Rebecca Stone Ms. Julie Rochelle
Maryville Mr. Mike Winstead Ms. Julie Elder
BRADLEY COUNTY Ms. Linda Cash Ms. Vicki Beaty
Cleveland Mr.Russell Dyer Mr. Nate Tucker
CAMPBELL COUNTY Ms. Jennifer Fields Mr. Jeff Miller
CANNON COUNTY Ms. Bonnie Patterson Mrs. Aletha Thomas
CARROLL COUNTY Mr. John McAdams Mr. Harold McLain
Hollow Rock-Bruceton Mr. Myles Hebrard Mr. Brad Hurley
Huntingdon Special Mr. Jonathan Kee Dr. Lee Carter
Mckenzie Special Mr. Justin Barden Dr. Lashonda Williams
South Carroll Special Ms. Lisa Norris Mr. Corey Bartholomew
West Carroll Special Mr. Thomas Caldwell Mr. William Robinson
CARTER COUNTY Mr. Brandon Carpenter Mrs. Terry Hubbard
Elizabethton Mr. Richard Vanhuss Mr. Eddie Pless
CHEATHAM COUNTY Ms. Catherine Beck Dr. David Risner
CHESTER COUNTY Mr Tony Kilzer Mr. Shane Connor
CLAIBORNE COUNTY Ms. Meridith Arnold Mr. Wade Breeding
CLAY COUNTY Ms. Diana Monroe Mr. Benji Bailey
COCKE COUNTY Mr. Manney Moore Mr. Richard Coggins
Newport Mr. Justin Norton Ms. Jan Brooks
COFFEE COUNTY Mr. Charles Lawson Mr. Thomas Ballard
Manchester Mr. Joey Vaughn Mr. Travis Hillis
Tullahoma Ms. Catherine Stephens Ms. Kim Uselton
CROCKETT COUNTY Mr. Phillip Pratt Mr. Jasper Taylor
Alamo Mr. Donald Rawson Ms. Shannon Haynes
Bells Mr. Mark Wallace Mr. Gary Emison
CUMBERLAND COUNTY Mr. William Stepp Mr. Chris King
METROPOLITAN NASHVILLE  Dr. Adrienne Battle Ms. Freda Player-Peters
DECATUR COUNTY Mr. Chris Villaflor Dr. Joseph Fisher
DEKALB COUNTY Mr. Patrick Cripps Mr. Shaun Tubbs
DICKSON COUNTY Ms. Vivian McCord Ms. Sonya Brogdon
DYER COUNTY Ms. Cheryl Mathis Dr. Jeremy Gatlin
Dyersburg Ms. Kim Worley Mr. Jim Coy Houston
FAYETTE COUNTY Mr. Versie Hamlett Mr. Warner Speakman
FENTRESS COUNTY Ms. Kristi Hall Mr. Eddie Cook
FRANKLIN COUNTY Mr. Cary Holman Ms. CleiJo Walker
GIBSON COUNTY  Mr. Eddie Pruett  
Humboldt Ms. Janice Epperson Ms. Valeria Smith-Wedley
Milan Special Mr. Jonathan Criswell Mr. Will Ownby
Trenton Special Mr. Timothy Haney Mr. Justin Weaver
Bradford Special Mr. Dan Black Mr. Jason McDaniel
Gibson County Special Mr. Eddie Pruett Mr. Tom Lannom
GILES COUNTY Ms. Vickie Beard Mr. Knox Vanderpool
GRAINGER COUNTY Mr. Mark Briscoe Mr. Harold Frazier
GREENE COUNTY Mr. David McLain Mr. Rick Tipton
Greeneville Mr. Steve Starnes Ms. Cindy Luttrell
GRUNDY COUNTY Mr. Donald Durley Ms. Phyllis Lusk
HAMBLEN COUNTY Mr. Arnold Bunch Ms. Carolyn Holt-Clawson
HAMILTON COUNTY Mr. Justin Robertson Mr. Joe Smith
HANCOCK COUNTY Ms. Charlotte Mullins Mr. Jack Mullins
HARDEMAN COUNTY Ms. Christy Smith Mr. Bobby Henderson
HARDIN COUNTY Mr. William Davis Mr. Ron Ashe
HAWKINS COUNTY Mr. Matthew Hixson Mr. Chris Christian
Rogersville Mr. Edwin Jarnagin Mr. Reed Matney
HAYWOOD COUNTY Ms. Amie Marsh Mr. Allen Currie
HENDERSON COUNTY Mr. Danny Beecham Mr. John Walker
Lexington Ms. Cynthia Olive Mr. Robert Helms
HENRY COUNTY Ms. Leah Watkins Mr. Russ Orr
Paris Special Ms. Norma Gerrell Mr. Troy Barrow
HICKMAN COUNTY Ms. Emily Gilbert Mr. James Lane
HOUSTON COUNTY Ms. Kris McAskill Mr. Jeffrey Mathis
HUMPHREYS COUNTY Mr. Richard Rye Mrs. Ambra Wilson
JACKSON COUNTY Ms. Kristy Brown Mr. Dustin Kennedy
JEFFERSON COUNTY Mr. Tommy Arnold Mr. Joshua Cameron
JOHNSON COUNTY Dr. Mischelle Simcox Mr. Kevin Long
KNOX COUNTY Mr. Johnathan Rysewyk Mrs. Betsy Henderson
LAKE COUNTY Mr. William Burton Mrs. Jo Beth Cook
LAUDERDALE COUNTY Mr. Shawn Kimble Ms. Linda Jennings
LAWRENCE COUNTY Mr. Michael Adkins Mr. John Daniel
LEWIS COUNTY Mr. Benny Pace Ms. Lindsey Himes
LINCOLN COUNTY Mr. Bill Heath Mr. Tommy Stevenson
Fayetteville Mr. John Jones Mr. Mark Clark
LOUDON COUNTY Mr. Michael Garren Mr. Bobby Johnson
Lenoir City Ms. Jeanne Barker Mr. Mitch Ledbetter
MCMINN COUNTY Mr. Lee Parkison Mr. Jonathan Pierce
Athens Mr. Robert Greene Mr. Chris Adams
Etowah Dr. Mike Frazier Mr. Jeff Williams
MCNAIRY COUNTY Mr. Greg Martin Mr. Ricky Whitaker
MACON COUNTY Mr. Shawn Carter Mr. Dale Hix
JACKSON-MADISON COUNTY Mr Marlon King Mr. Harvey Walden
MARION COUNTY Mr. Mark Griffith Mr. Ryan Phillips
Richard City Special Ms. Elizabeth Webb Ms. Jacque Howard
MARSHALL COUNTY Ms. Jacob Sorrells Ms. Julie Keny Cathey
MAURY COUNTY Mr. Michael Hickman Mr. Will Sims
MEIGS COUNTY Mr. Clint Baker Ms. Amber Ammons
MONROE COUNTY Ms. Kristi Windsor Mr. Lon Shoopman
Sweetwater Mr. Rodney Boruff Mr. Patrick Gaines
CLARKSVILLE-MONT. COUNTY Ms. Jean Luna Mr. Kent Griffy
MOORE COUNTY Mr. Chad Moorehead Mrs. Tanya Vann
MORGAN COUNTY Ms. Kyle Treece Mr. Billy Ward
OBION COUNTY Timothy Watkins Mr. Fritz Fussell
Union City Mr. Wes Kennedy Ms. Cathy Waggoner
OVERTON COUNTY Mr. Lester Holman Mr. James Clouse
PERRY COUNTY Mr. Eric Lomax   
PICKETT COUNTY Ms. Dianne Elder Mr. John Reagan
POLK COUNTY Mr. James Jones Mr. Nick Ratcliff
PUTNAM COUNTY Mr. Corby King Ms. Kim Cravens
RHEA COUNTY Mr. Jesse Messimer Mr. John Mincy
Dayton City Ms. Patricia Newsom Mr. James Marsh
ROANE COUNTY Dr. LaDonna McFall Mrs. Kristy Oran
ROBERTSON COUNTY Ms. Melanie Dickerson Ms. Connie Hogan
RUTHERFORD COUNTY Mr. James Sullivan Mrs. Claire Maxwell
Murfreesboro Mr. Bobby Duke Mr. Butch Campbell
SCOTT COUNTY Mr. Bill Hall Mr. Llew  Stanley
Oneida Special Ms. Jeanny Phillips Dr. Nancy Williamson
SEQUATCHIE COUNTY Mr. Michael Swafford Mr. Sam Hudson
SEVIER COUNTY Ms. Stephanie Huskey Mr. Mike Oakley
MEMPHIS-SHELBY COUNTY Ms. Althea Greene Ms. Joyce Coleman
Arlington Mr. Jeffery Mayo Mr. Scott  Benjamin
Bartlett Mr. David Stephens Mr. David Cook
Collierville Mr Gary Lilly Mr. Wright Cox
Germantown Mr. Jason Manuel Mr. Ryan Strain
Lakeland Mr. Ted Horrell Ms. Laura Harrison
Millington Mr. James Griffin Ms. Barbara Halliburton
SMITH COUNTY Mr. Barry Smith Mr. Ricky Shoulders
STEWART COUNTY Mr. Michael Craig Mr. Gary Dacus
SULLIVAN COUNTY Mr. Charles Carter Mr. Matthew Price
Bristol Ms. Annette Tudor Mr. Eric Cuddy
Kingsport Mr. Christopher Hampton Mrs. Melissa Woods
SUMNER COUNTY Dr. D. R. Phillips Mr. Andy Daniels
TIPTON COUNTY Mr. John Combs Mr. Blake Shankle
TROUSDALE COUNTY Mr. Clint Satterfield Mr. John Kerr
UNICOI COUNTY Mr. John English Mr. Steve Willis
UNION COUNTY Mr. Gregory Clay Ms. Jessica Buck
VAN BUREN COUNTY Mr. Jared Copeland Mr. Tim Hodges
WARREN COUNTY Mr. Grant Swallows Mr. Chris Cope
WASHINGTON COUNTY Mr. Jerry Boyd Mrs. Annette Buchanan
Johnson City Dr. Steven Barnett Ms. Kathy Hall
WAYNE COUNTY Mr. Marlon Davis Ms. Charity Horton
WEAKLEY COUNTY Mr. Jeffrey Cupples Mr. Joshua Moore
WHITE COUNTY Mr. Kurt Dronebarger Mr. Bob Young
WILLIAMSON COUNTY Mr. Jason Golden Mr. Joshua Brown
Franklin Special Dr. David Snowden Mr. Robert Blair
WILSON COUNTY Mr. Jeffery Luttrell Ms. Jamie Farough
lebanon special Mr. Roger Hutto Mrs. Heather Sadler Gallaher
ASD (Achievement School District) Ms. Robin Copp  

+Indicates Special School District

Table 1 Number of Public Schools (K - 12)
Number of Elementary Schools 918
Number of Middle Schools 295
Number of High Schools 296
Number of K-12/Other Schools 279
Number of Vocational Schools 13
Special Education Schools. 10
Number of Adult High Schools 26
Number of Alternative Schools 23
Total Number of Schools 1,860
Table 2 Training of Public Personnel (K - 12)
Education Level Men Women Not Reported   Total
Ph. D. Degree 882 2,163 4 3,049
Ed. S. Degree 1,990 6,618 8 8,616
Master’s Degree 8,245 33,026 101 41,372
Bachelor’s Degree 5,983 22,322 109 28,414
Associates Degree 56 101 3 160
Some College 56 101 3 160
No College Reported 550 246 9 805
Total 17,762 64,577 237 82,576 

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     47,500
Secondary Classroom Teachers     15,109
Special Education Teachers     8,942
          Total Classroom Teachers     71,551
School Principals        2,130
Assistant Principals        2,899
Supervisors of Instruction      403
Instructional Coaches       2,161
Interventionists       1,690
Other Professional Instructional Personnel   6,691
Librarians       1,445
Guidance Counselors       2,586
Psychological Personnel     552
Attendance Personnel       73
          Total Number of Instructional Personnel   92,182
Superintendents       134
Assistant Superintendents     94
Other Licensed Educators     1,232
  Total Number of Certificated Personnel   93,641
           
Non-Certificated Administrative Personnel   52,932
Members of Boards of Education     0
Table 4 Other Employees of Boards of Education
Health Personnel        
  a.  Nurses       1,660
  b.  Other Professional & Technical Health Personnel 434
  c.  Psychologists     323
Secretarial and Clerical Personnel     4,082
Plant Operation Personnel      
  a.  Custodians     3,733
  b.  Other       3,606
Plant Maintenance Personnel     2,275
Transportation Personnel     5,418
Food Service Personnel       7,946
Educational Assistants        
  a.  Regular       8,432
  b.  Library       419
  c.  Special Education     9,632
  d.  Vocational Education     111
Data Processing       923
School Safety        
  a.  Resourse Officers     1,029
  b. Other       206
Social Workers       369
Other Employees       3,039
  Total       53,634
           
Total Number of Board of Education Employees   200,207
Table 5 - Average Educator Salary  
Licensed Educators $64,634
Instructional Personnel $64,013
Classroom Teachers $60,784
Principals $101,855
Superintendents $19,724,105
*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
Regular Diplomas   62,387
Regular Diplomas Including Waivers 66,310
Special Education Diplomas   261
Certificates of Attendance   580
Grand Total All Diplomas/Certificates 129,538
Table 7 Average Daily Membership*
Kindergarten 72,865   Eighth Grade 72,233
First Grade 74,120   Ninth Grade 75,159
Second Grade 76,259   Tenth Grade 74,629
Third Grade 73,039   Eleventh Grade 71,186
Fourth Grade 73,335   Twelfth Grade 67,770
Fifth Grade 74,152   Special Education 16,976
Sixth Grade 73,199      
Seventh Grade 72,299   Total ADM 967,221

*Includes Adult High School Students

Table 8 Average Daily Attendance*
Kindergarten 68,685   Eighth Grade 70,159
First Grade 71,581   Ninth Grade 71,802
Second Grade 71,749   Tenth Grade 70,470
Third Grade 74,717   Eleventh Grade 68,984
Fourth Grade 71,149   Twelfth Grade 64,938
Fifth Grade 71,346   Special Education 16,182
Sixth Grade 71,505      
Seventh Grade 70,979   Total ADA 934,246

*Includes Adult High School Students

Table 9 First Month Membership (Kindergarten through Twelve)
Kindergarten 76,126   Eighth Grade 77,160
First Grade 72,248   Ninth Grade 80,789
Second Grade 73,679   Tenth Grade 75,347
Third Grade 73,841   Eleventh Grade 71,575
Fourth Grade 73,755   Twelfth Grade 68,269
Fifth Grade 73,244      
Sixth Grade 73,054   Total  962,987
Seventh Grade 73,900   1st Month Membership
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 577 992 * 16
First Grade 633 1,084 10 21
Second Grade 915 1,467 18 35
Third Grade 1,417 2,079 30 52
Fourth Grade 2,253 3,095 37 101
Fifth Grade 5,807 5,387 117 465
Sixth Grade 7,241 6,225 181 858
Seventh Grade 7,168 6,002 235 1,154
Eighth Grade 8,425 6,150 533 1,565
Ninth Grade 6,997 5,102 465 1,292
Tenth Grade 5,354 3,730 321 863
Eleventh Grade 3,820 2,353 161 493
Twelfth Grade 403 927 * *
Total 51,010 44,593 2,108 6,915
Table 11 Number of Children Ages 3 through 21 with Disability Receiving Special Education Services
Learning Disabled     35,014
Intellectual Disabaled     8,532
Speech /Language Impaired   30,054
Emotionally Disturbed   2,929
Autism     18,695
Health Impaired     21,278
Physically Impaired     283
Hearing Impaired or Deaf   689
Visually Impaired or Blind   254
Deaf/Blind     0
Multi-Disabilities     1,839
Developmentally Delayed   14,101
Traumatic Brain Injury   168
         
  Total     133,836

Note: some data suppressed, see Table 11 for more information

Bus Ownership:      
  District Owned     8,724
  Contracted     2,311
  District Owned and Contracted   679
Table 12 (PART B) Transportation Personnel
Types of Fuel:      
  Gas     741
  Diesel     10,690
  Natural Gas     6
  Propane     195
  Electric     29
Table 12 (PART C) Bus Fleet Profile and Accidents
Accidents:        
  Property Damage   984
  Personal Injury     30
    Treated and Released 42
    Confined Overnight   6
    Fatalities   0
         
Number of Buses with Wheelchair Lifts   1,376
Number of Buses with Restraints   2,756
Buses Equiped with :      
  Two-Way Communication   7,253
  Audio/Visual Surveillance   7,705
  GPS     5,170
  Air Condition     2,840
Receipts
Total Receipts From State     $7,022,442,389
Total Receipts From Federal Government   2,490,026,917
Total Receipts From County and City or Special District 4,936,448,215
Total Other Revenue Receipts     712,588,483
           
Total Revenue Receipts     15,161,506,003
Total Non-Revenue Receipts     1,283,930,681
           
    Grand Total Receipts From All Sources   $16,445,436,684
 
Expenditures
Instruction       $7,499,956,918
Support Services - Student     778,156,567
Support Services - Instructional Staff   1,165,426,742
Support Services - Administration   $1,409,396,483
Support Services-Operations &     
     Maintenance of Plant     1,097,154,691
Other Current Expenditures     1,296,665,061
     Total Current Expenditures   $13,246,756,462
           
Community Services     98,013,515
Early Childhood Education     156,995,406
Capital Outlay       589,556,437
Debt Services / Operating Transfers   1,099,928,967
Capital Projects         588,245,889
     Grand Total of All Expenditures   $15,779,496,676
           
Total Operating Expenditures*   $12,023,100,465
Operating Expenditures Per Pupil ADA*   $12,038

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