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.
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.
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
912
Number of Middle Schools
293
Number of High Schools
295
Number of K-12/Other Schools
286
Number of Vocational Schools
14
Special Education Schools.
10
Number of Adult High Schools
27
Number of Alternative Schools
26
Total Number of Schools
1,863
Table 2 Training of Public Personnel (K - 12)
Education Level
Men
Women
Not Reported
Total
Ph. D. Degree
948
2,334
6
3,288
Ed. S. Degree
1,983
6,644
9
8,636
Master’s Degree
8,418
33,480
118
42,016
Bachelor’s Degree
6,497
23,511
145
30,153
Associates Degree
57
103
3
163
Some College
57
103
3
163
No College Reported
562
269
11
842
Total
18,522
66,444
295
85,261
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
41,868
Secondary Classroom Teachers
14,596
Special Education Teachers
7,671
Total Classroom Teachers
64,135
School Principals
1,899
Assistant Principals
2,466
Supervisors of Instruction
344
Instructional Coaches
1,868
Interventionists
1,498
Other Professional Instructional Personnel
5,243
Librarians
1,497
Guidance Counselors
2,794
Psychological Personnel
583
Attendance Personnel
84
Total Number of Instructional Personnel
82,414
Superintendents
142
Assistant Superintendents
101
Other Licensed Educators
1,284
Total Number of Certificated Personnel
83,940
Non-Certificated Administrative Personnel
54,165
Members of Boards of Education
841
Table 4 Other Employees of Boards of Education
Health Personnel
a. Nurses
1,734
b. Other Professional & Technical Health Personnel
413
c. Psychologists
414
Secretarial and Clerical Personnel
3,890
Plant Operation Personnel
a. Custodians
4,269
b. Other
4,830
Plant Maintenance Personnel
2,047
Transportation Personnel
5,451
Food Service Personnel
8,476
Educational Assistants
a. Regular
8,573
b. Library
436
c. Special Education
9,724
d. Vocational Education
114
Data Processing
860
School Safety
a. Resource Officers
1,063
b. Other
250
Social Workers
421
Other Employees
2,971
Total
55,934
Total Number of Board of Education Employees
194,881
TABLE 5 - Average Educator Salary
Licensed Educators
$64,634
Instructional Personnel
$64,013
Classroom Teachers
$60,784
Principals
$101,855
Superintendents
$142,647
Table 6 Number of High School Graduates
Regular Diplomas
63,417
Regular Diplomas Including Waivers
68,172
Special Education Diplomas
224
Certificates of Attendance
578
Grand Total All Diplomas/Certificates
132,391
Table 7 Average Daily Membership*
Kindergarten
72,502
Eighth Grade
73,645
First Grade
75,191
Ninth Grade
74,840
Second Grade
75,203
Tenth Grade
73,564
Third Grade
78,078
Eleventh Grade
71,428
Fourth Grade
74,320
Twelfth Grade
72,365
Fifth Grade
74,573
Sixth Grade
74,907
Seventh Grade
74,422
Total ADM
965,038
*Includes Adult High School Students
Table 8 Average Daily Attendance*
Kindergarten
66,561
Eighth Grade
68,416
First Grade
69,488
Ninth Grade
69,808
Second Grade
69,825
Tenth Grade
68,304
Third Grade
72,753
Eleventh Grade
66,201
Fourth Grade
69,329
Twelfth Grade
66,309
Fifth Grade
69,502
Special Education Grade N
15,890
Sixth Grade
69,985
Seventh Grade
69,150
Total ADA
911,520
*Includes Adult High School Students
Table 9 First Month Membership (Kindergarten through Twelve)
Kindergarten
72,256
Eighth Grade
73,944
First Grade
74,994
Ninth Grade
75,540
Second Grade
75,133
Tenth Grade
74,571
Third Grade
77,898
Eleventh Grade
72,878
Fourth Grade
74,140
Twelfth Grade
72,841
Fifth Grade
74,402
Sixth Grade
75,028
Total
968,263
Seventh Grade
74,638
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
585
1,377
2
9
First Grade
738
1,392
4
19
Second Grade
1,011
1,657
8
28
Third Grade
1,484
2,089
20
53
Fourth Grade
1,872
2,525
20
62
Fifth Grade
2,592
3,402
28
113
Sixth Grade
6,923
5,988
79
422
Seventh Grade
8,229
6,851
185
823
Eighth Grade
7,773
6,722
248
939
Ninth Grade
8,776
7,296
378
1,267
Tenth Grade
7,553
6,147
359
1,178
Eleventh Grade
6,523
4,675
268
920
Twelfth Grade
4,431
3,279
146
395
Total
58,490
53,400
1,745
6,228
Table 11 Number of Children Ages 3 through 21 with Disability Receiving Special Education Services
Learning Disabled
38,163
Intellectual Disabled
8,750
Speech /Language Impaired
28,946
Emotionally Disturbed
2,939
Autism
21,134
Health Impaired
22,148
Physically Impaired
455
Hearing Impaired or Deaf
872
Visually Impaired or Blind
379
Deaf/Blind
12
Multi-Disabilities
1,925
Developmentally Delayed
14,010
Traumatic Brain Injury
289
Total
140,022
Note: some data suppressed, see Table 11 for more information
Bus Ownership:
100% District Owned
91
100% Contracted
30
Combination of District Owned and Contracted
18
Table 12 (PART B) Transportation Personnel
Types of Fuel:
Gas
536
Diesel
7,863
Natural Gas
7
Propane
228
Electric
36
Table 12 (PART C) Bus Fleet Profile and Accidents
Accidents:
Property Damage
793
Personal Injury
44
Treated and Released
58
Confined Overnight
6
Fatalities
0
Number of Buses with Wheelchair Lifts
1,691
Number of Buses with Restraints
2,609
Buses Equipped with :
Two-Way Communication
7,423
Audio/Visual Surveillance
7,720
GPS
5,717
Air Condition
3,244
Receipts
Total Receipts From State
$7,209,429,110
Total Receipts From Federal Government
1,757,838,818
Total Receipts From County and City or Special District
5,069,114,652
Total Other Revenue Receipts
656,637,556
Total Revenue Receipts
14,693,020,135
Total Non-Revenue Receipts
1,144,228,196
Grand Total Receipts From All Sources
$15,837,248,331
Expenditures
Instruction
$7,620,390,832
Support Services - Student
776,569,652
Support Services - Instructional Staff
1,179,002,762
Support Services - Administration
$1,332,479,673
Support Services-Operations &
Maintenance of Plant
1,151,388,351
Other Current Expenditures
1,360,090,410
Total Current Expenditures
$13,419,921,680
Community Services
84,512,211
Early Childhood Education
146,614,817
Capital Outlay
745,234,304
Debt Services / Operating Transfers
730,966,311
Capital Projects
389,680,736
Grand Total of All Expenditures
$13,836,142,213
Total Operating Expenditures*
$13,392,112,129
Operating Expenditures Per Pupil ADA*
$13,866
*Operating Expenditures Per Pupil ADA exclude: Student Body Education, Adult Education, and Pre Kindergarden