2014 Annual Statistical Report

State Commissioners of Education

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-

State Board of Education

District 1
Mr. B. Fielding Rolston, Chairman
3745 Arrowhead Trail
Kingsport, TN 37664
District 2
Mr. Mike Edwards
Knoxville Chamber of Commerce
17 Market Square, #201
Knoxville, TN 37902
District 3
Ms. Allison Chancey
1400 Durkee Road S.E.
Cleveland, TN 37323
District 4
Mr. Lonnie Roberts
1158 Roseland Drive
Columbia, TN 38401
District 5
Ms. Carolyn Pearre, Vice-Chair
427 Prestwick Court
Nashville, TN 37205
District 6
Ms. Lillian Hartgrove
3631 Burton Cove Road
Cookeville, TN 38506-6132
District 7
Ms. Wendy Tucker
2819 Polo Club Road
Nashville, TN 37221-4345
District 8
Mr. Cato Johnson
9155 Hillmann Way Drive
Memphis, TN 38134
District 9
Ms. Teresa Sloyan
688 Magnolia Manor Circle
Memphis, TN 38117
Dr. Gary Nixon, Executive Director
Tennessee State Board of Education
710 James Robertson Parkway
1st Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower
Nashville, TN 37243-1050
Dr. Richard Rhoda, Executive Director
Tennessee Higher Education Commission
Parkway Towers, Suite 1900
404 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243
Ms. Katie Mitchell
710 James Robertson Parkway
1st Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower
Nashville, TN 37243-1050
Education: Houston High School
Appointed 2013, current term, 2013-2014

Superintendents and Chairmen of State Boards

School System	Director of Schools	Chairperson
ANDERSON COUNTY	Mr. Larry Foster	John Burrell
Clinton	Ms. Vicki Violette	Tim Bible
Oak Ridge	Mr. Bruce Borchers	Keys Fillauer
BEDFORD COUNTY	Mr. Don Embry	Amy Martin
BENTON COUNTY	Mr. Mark Florence	Joey Cooper
BLEDSOE COUNTY	Ms. Jennifer Terry	Charles Young
BLOUNT COUNTY	Mr. Rob Britt	Trevis Gardner
Alcoa	Mr. Brain Bell	Steve Marsh
Maryville	Mr. Mike Winstead	Christi Sayles
BRADLEY COUNTY	Dr. Johnny McDaniel	Vicki Beaty
Cleveland	Mr. Martin Ringstaff	Thomas Cloud
CAMPBELL COUNTY	Mr. Donnie Poston	Josh Parker
CANNON COUNTY	Ms. Barbara Parker	Randy Gannon
CARROLL COUNTY	Mr. John McAdams	Harold McLain, Jr.
+Hollow Rock-Bruceton	Mr. David Duncan	Brad Hurley
+Huntingdon	Ms. Pat Dillahunty	Lee Carter
+McKenzie	Mr. Lynn Watkins	John Austin
+South Carroll	Dr. Tony Tucker	Marty McKnight
+West Carroll	Mr. Eric Williams	Jimmy Halford
CARTER COUNTY	Dr. Kevin Ward	Ronnie McAmis
Elizabethton	Mr. Edwin C. Alexander	Rita Booher
CHEATHAM COUNTY	Dr. Stan Curtis	Michele Collins
CHESTER COUNTY	Mr. Tony Kilzer	Rob Moore
CLAIBORNE COUNTY	Ms. Connie Holdway	Michelle Huddleston
CLAY COUNTY	Mr. Jerry Strong	David West
COCKE COUNTY	Mr. Manney Moore	Richard Coggins
Newport	Mr. Steve Thompson	Mickey Powers
COFFEE COUNTY	Dr. LaDonna McFall	Brett Henley
Manchester	Dr. Keith Brewer	Susan Wood
Tullahoma	Dr. Dan Lawson	Pat Welsh
CROCKETT COUNTY	Mr. Robert Mullins, Jr.	Jasper Taylor
Alamo	Ms. Reesha G. Black	Craig Laman
Bells	Mr. Richard Davy	Gary Emison
CUMBERLAND COUNTY	Mr. Donald Andrews	Dan Schlafer
DAVIDSON COUNTY	Dr. Jesse Register	Cheryl Mayes
DECATUR COUNTY	Mr. Branson Townsend	Robert Bibbs
DEKALB COUNTY	Mr. Mark Willoughby	Johnny Lattimore
DICKSON COUNTY	Mr. Danny Weeks	Tim Potter
DYER COUNTY	Dr. Dwight L. Hedge	Mike McLaughlin
Dyersburg	Mr. Dennis Durbin	Amy Heckethorn
FAYETTE COUNTY	Mr. James Teague	James Garrett
FENTRESS COUNTY	Mr. Mike Jones	Gary Tinch
FRANKLIN COUNTY	Dr. Rebecca Sharber	Kevin Caroland
GIBSON COUNTY	……………….
Humboldt	Dr. Versie Hamlett	Philllip Hardee
+Milan	Dr. Mary Reel	Jimmy Copous
+Trenton	Ms. Sandra Harper	Mark Harper
+Bradford	Mr. Dan Black	Don Lannom
+Gibson Co. Special	Mr. Eddie Pruett	Greg Morris
GILES COUNTY	Mr. J. B Smith	Mike Young
GRAINGER COUNTY	Mr. Edwin Jarnagin	Dwight Bull
GREENE COUNTY	Dr. Vicki Kirk	Nathan Brown
Greeneville	Dr. Linda Stroud	Craig Ogle
GRUNDY COUNTY	Mr. David Dickerson	Bob Foster, Jr.
HAMBLEN COUNTY	Dr. Dale Lynch	Joe Gibson, Jr.
HAMILTON COUNTY	Mr. Rick Smith	Mike Evatt
HANCOCK COUNTY	Mr. Mike Antrican	Jeff Stapleton
HARDEMAN COUNTY	Mr. Warner Ross II	Bobby Henderson
HARDIN COUNTY	Mr. Michael Davis	Ron Ashe
HAWKINS COUNTY	Mr. Steve Starnes	Randall Collier
Rogersville	Mrs. Rebecca Isaacs	Reed Matney
HAYWOOD COUNTY	Ms. Teresa Russell	Harold Garrett
HENDERSON COUNTY	Mr. Steve Wilkinson	Tommy Gordon
Lexington	Mrs. Susie Bunch	Robert Helms
HENRY COUNTY	Mr. Sam Miles	Tom Beasley
+Paris	Mr. Mike Brown	Richard Edwards
HICKMAN COUNTY	Dr. Jerry Nash	Jackie Deitmen
HOUSTON COUNTY	Ms. Cathy Harvey	Tommy Beechum
HUMPHREYS COUNTY	Mr. Jimmy Long	Gene Trotter
JACKSON COUNTY	Mr. Joe D. Barlow	Dewey C. Mabery
JEFFERSON COUNTY	Dr. Charles Edmonds	Anne Potts
JOHNSON COUNTY	Dr. Mischelle Simcox	Gerald Buckles
KNOX COUNTY	Mr. James McIntyre	Lynne Fugate
LAKE COUNTY	Ms. Sherry Darnell	Shane Hamilton
LAUDERDALE COUNTY	Mr. Shawn Kimble	Robert Harris
LAWRENCE COUNTY	Dr. Bill Heath	Brenda Jacobs
LEWIS COUNTY	Mr. Benny Pace	Jeff Gandy
LINCOLN COUNTY	Dr. Wanda Shelton	Jerry Pendergrass
Fayetteville	Dr. Janine Wilson	Mark Clark
LOUDON COUNTY	Mr. Jason Vance	Bobby Johnson, Jr.
Lenoir City	Ms. Jeanne Barker	Rick Chadwick
MCMINN COUNTY	Mr. Mickey Blevins	Quinton Howard
Athens	Mr. Robert Greene	Micheal Bevins
Etowah	Dr. Mike Frazier	Phil Waycaster
MCNAIRY COUNTY	Mr. John Prince	Frank Lacey
MACON COUNTY	Mr. Anthony Boles	Steve Walton
MADISON CO.	Verna Ruffin	Jim Campbell
MARION COUNTY	Mr. Mark Griffith	James Poston
+Richard City	Ms. Cindy Blevins	Bill Norman
MARSHALL COUNTY	Ms. Jackie Abernathy	Mike Keny
MAURY COUNTY	Mr. Edward E. Hickman	Jim Morrison
MEIGS COUNTY	Mr. Don Roberts	Christopher Clark
MONROE COUNTY	Mr. Tim Blankenship	Bob Lovingood
Sweetwater	Dr. Keith Hickey	Janie Dacus
MONTGOMERY COUNTY	Dr. B.J. Worthington	George Giles
MOORE COUNTY	Mr. Chad Moorehead	Lorrie McKenzie
MORGAN COUNTY	Dr. Edd Diden	Randy Harlan
OBION COUNTY	Mr. Russ Davis	Brian Rainey
Union City	Mr. Gary L. Houston	Glenda Caudle
OVERTON COUNTY	Ms. Pamela Smith-Gordon	Mike Hayes
PERRY COUNTY	Mr. Eric Lomax	Martha Sharp
PICKETT COUNTY	Ms. Dianne Elder	John Reagan
POLK COUNTY	Mr. James Jones	Harmon Harden
PUTNAM COUNTY	Mr. Jerry Boyd	Dawn Fry
RHEA COUNTY	Mr. Jerry Levengood	John Mincy
Dayton	Mr. Michael Latham	Gary Louallen
ROANE COUNTY	Mr. Gary Aytes	Everett Massengill
ROBERTSON COUNTY	Mr. Mike Davis	Stoney Crockett
RUTHERFORD COUNTY	Mr. Don Odom	Terry Hodge
Murfreesboro	Dr. Linda Arms Gilbert	Mary Wade
SCOTT COUNTY	Mr. Bill Hall	James Sexton
+Oneida	Ms. Ann Sexton	Nancy Williamson
SEQUATCHIE COUNTY	Mr. Johnny Cordell	Charlie Rollins
SEVIER COUNTY	Dr. Jack A. Parton	John McClure
SHELBY COUNTY	Mr. Dorsey E. Hopson	Kevin Woods
Arlington Community	Ms. Tammy Mason	Dale Viox
Bartlett City	Mr. David Stephens	Jeff Norris
Collierville Schools	Mr. John Aitken	Mark Hansen
Germantown Municipal	Mr. Jason Manuel	Lisa Parker
Lakeland Municipal	Mr. Ted Horrell	Kevin Floyd
Millington Municipal	Mr. David Roper	Gregory Ritter
SMITH COUNTY	Mr. Barry Smith	Michelle Collins
STEWART COUNTY	Mrs. Leta Joiner	Billy Sexton
SULLIVAN COUNTY	Mr. Jubal Yennie	Dan Wells
Bristol	Mr. Gary L. Lilly	David Welch
Kingsport	Dr. Lyle Ailshie	Carrie Upshaw
SUMNER COUNTY	Dr. D. R. Phillips	Don Long
TIPTON COUNTY	Dr. William Bibb	Marty Burlison
TROUSDALE COUNTY	Mr. Clint Satterfield	Regina Waller
UNICOI COUNTY	Ms. Denise H. Brown	Renea Jones-Rogers
UNION COUNTY	Mr. Jimmy Carter	David Coppock
VAN BUREN COUNTY	Mrs. Cheryl Cole	Ricky Walling
WARREN COUNTY	Mr. Bobby Cox	Jeff Lee
WASHINGTON COUNTY	Mr. Ronald Dykes	Chad Williams
Johnson City	Dr. Richard Bales	Kathy Hall
WAYNE COUNTY	Dr. Gailand Grinder	Barry Hanback
WEAKLEY COUNTY	Mr. Randy Frazier	Gordon Morris
WHITE COUNTY	Ms. Sandra Crouch	Edd Cantrell, II
WILLIAMSON COUNTY	Dr. Mike Looney	Patricia Anderson
+Franklin City	Dr. David Snowden	Sherry Badger
WILSON COUNTY	Dr. Donna Wright	Don Weathers
+Lebanon	Mr. Scott Benson	Steve Jones
ASD (Achievement School District)	Mr. Chris Barbic

+Indicates Special School District

Statistical Summaries

Table 1 Number of Public Schools (K - 12)
Number of Elementary Schools	1,058
Number of Middle Schools	320
Number of Secondary Schools	346
Number of Vocational Schools	2
Special Education Schools	8
Number of Adult High Schools	8
Number of Alternative Schools	20
Total Number of Schools	1,762

Table 2 Training of Public Personnel (K - 12)
Level of Education	Men	Women	Not Reported	Total
Ph. D. Degree	384	724	0	1,107
Ed. S. Degree	1,498	4,418	2	5,917
M.A. plus 45 qtr. hrs.	1,217	4,144	2	5,363
Master's Degree	5,989	22,202	30	28,221
Bachelor's Degree	5,657	20,202	78	25,937
3 Years College	0	1	0	1
2 Years College	34	56	0	90
1 Year College	5	0	0	5
0 Years College	515	205	3	723
Total	15,298	51,950	116	67,364

Table 3 Assignment of Teachers, Administrators and Members of Boards of Education (K - 12)
Elementary Classroom Teachers	45,223
Secondary Classroom Teachers	19,373
Total Classroom Teachers	64,596

Elementary School Principals	1,078
Secondary School Principals	482
Principals Serving Both Elementary and Secondary Grades	132
Total School Principals	1,691

Elementary School Assistant Principals	762
Secondary School Assistant Principals	899
Assistant Principals Serving Both Elementary and Secondary Grades	127
Total Assistant Principals	1,788

Supervisors of Instruction – Elementary Grades Only	98
Supervisors of Instruction – Secondary Grades Only	75
Supervisors of Instruction Serving Both Elementary & Secondary Grades	107
Total Supervisors of Instruction	280

Elementary Librarians	1,060
Secondary Librarians	428
Librarians Serving Both Elementary and Secondary Grades	106
Total Librarians	1,594

Elementary Guidance Personnel	1,111
Secondary Guidance Personnel	1,005
Guidance Personnel Serving Both Elementary and Secondary Grades	154
Total Guidance Personnel	2,269

Other Professional Instructional Personnel	3,504
Psychological Personnel	456
Attendance Personnel	87
Total Number of Instructional Personnel	76,267

Superintendents	128
Assistant Superintendents	33
Other Licensed Educators	393
Total Number of Certificated Personnel	76,821

Non-Certificated Administrative Personnel	811
Members of Boards of Education	845

Table 4 Other Employees of Boards of Education
Health Personnel
a. Nurses	1,168
b. Other Professional & Technical Health Personnel	355

Secretarial and Clerical Personnel
a. School Support Level	4,946
b. System Support Level	1,709

Plant Operation Personnel
a. Custodians	3,544
b. Other	169

Plant Maintenance Personnel	1,821
Transportation Personnel	6,152
Food Service Personnel	9,297

Educational Assistants
a. Regular	5,882
b. Library	496
c. Special Education	8,629
d. Vocational Education	67
e. Other	1,179

Data Processing	742
School Safety Personnel	832
Other Employees	1,166
Total	48,154

Total Number of Employees of Board of Education	126,631

Table 5 Average Salary
Licensed Educators	$50,116
Instructional Personnel	$49,890
Classroom Teachers	$47,732
Principals	$82,339
Superintendents	$111,070

Table 6 Number of High School Graduates
Regular Diplomas	61,838
Special Education Diplomas	1,019
Certificates of Attendance	11

Grand Total All Diplomas/Certificates	62,868

Table 7 Average Daily Membership*
Kindergarten	77,157
First Grade	78,807
Second Grade	76,062
Third Grade	,74,035
Fourth Grade	73,018
Fifth Grade	72,626
Sixth Grade	72,125
Seventh Grade	73,103
Eighth Grade	72,917
Ninth Grade	75,405
Tenth Grade	70,647
Eleventh Grade	64,850
Twelfth Grade	61,390

Special Education Self-Contained	16,138
Total ADM	958,280

*Includes Adult High School Students
- Total off due to rounding.

Table 8 Average Daily Attendance*
Kindergarten	73,302
First Grade	75,256
Second Grade	72,891
Third Grade	71,126
Fourth Grade	70,127
Fifth Grade	69,774
Sixth Grade	69,323
Seventh Grade	70,045
Eighth Grade	68,688
Ninth Grade	71,522
Tenth Grade	66,814
Eleventh Grade	61,155
Twelfth Grade	57,114

Special Education Self-Contained	14,982
Total ADA	913,119

*Includes Adult High School Students

Table 9 First Month Membership (Kindergarten through Twelve)
Kindergarten	78,717
First Grade	80,128
Second Grade	77,475
Third Grade	75,440
Fourth Grade	74,426
Fifth Grade	74,269
Sixth Grade	74,161
Seventh Grade	75,367
Eighth Grade	75,173
Ninth Grade	78,157
Tenth Grade	73,514
Eleventh Grade	67,948
Twelfth Grade	65,230
Total Net Enrollment	970,035

Table 10 Record of Pupil Progress
Promotions	866,889
Retentions	22,473
Incidents of Suspension	92,875
Student Expulsions	1,086
Long Term Change of Placement	3,316
Students Suspended	54,283

Table 11 Number of Children Ages 3 through 21 with Disability Receiving Special Education Services
Learning Disabled	48,573
Intellectual Disabled	7,444
Speech /Language Impaired	33,167
Emotionally Disturbed	3,122
Autism	7,984
Health Impaired	15,150
Physically Impaired	695
Hearing Impaired or Deaf	1,262
Visually Impaired or Blind	614
Deaf/Blind	9
Multi-Disabilities	2,097
Developmentally Delayed	9,043
Traumatic Brain Injury	334
Total	129,494

Table 12 (PART A) Pupil Transportation
Miles of Bus Route One Way (Daily)	329,233
Number of Vehicles Employed in Pupil Transportation	8,864
Number of Pupils Enrolled for Transportation	654,785
Average Number of Pupils Transported Over 1 1/2 Miles	519,045
Type of Bus Ownership
District Owned	6,319
Private Owned/Contracted	1,991

Table 12 (PART B) Driver and Accidents
Number of Bus Drivers
Regular	7,385
Substitute	1,621
Total	9,006
Accidents
Type of Accident:
Property Damage	941
Personal Injury	54
Treated and Released	111
Confined Overnight	2
Fatalities	1

Table 12 (PART C) Composite Age of Buses in Operation (Including Spares)
Years in Service	Type A	Type B	Type C	Type D
1	31	7	86	252
2	34	6	146	193
3	56	20	132	284
4	45	11	427	266
5	83	19	102	229
6	67	16	96	291
7	41	17	121	504
8	133	10	101	399
9	80	24	127	250
10	93	16	115	292
11	64	11	96	382
12	45	21	87	307
13	66	26	146	364
14	29	24	184	481
15	26	24	147	464
16	8	11	117	203
17	8	5	76	138
18	0	0	36	42
19	0	0	3	1
Total	909	268	2,345	5,342

Financial Summaries

Receipts
Total Receipts From State	$4,279,800,404
Total Receipts From Federal Government	1,095,379,249
Total Receipts From County and City or Special District	3,213,068,240
Total Other Revenue Receipts	349,111,181
Total Revenue Receipts	$8,937,359,073
Total Non-Revenue Receipts	331,176,946
Grand Total Receipts From All Sources	$9,268,536,019

Expenditures
Instruction	$5,028,778,445
Support Services – Student	351,654,448
Support Services – Instructional Staff	562,629,887
Support Services – Administration	$773,778,717
Support Services-Operations & Maintenance of Plant	718,780,133
Other Current Expenditures	964,373,713
Total Current Expenditures	$8,399,995,344

Community Services	62,266,560
Early Childhood Education	97,633,613
Capital Outlay	67,825,191
Debt Services Operating Transfers	383,472,524
Capital Projects	266,223,470
Grand Total of All Expenditures	$9,277,416,701

Total Operating Expenditures*	$8,534,277,859
Operating Expenditures Per PUPIL ADA*	$9,346

*Operating Expenditures Per Pupil ADA includes: Current Expenditures Per LEA Financial Report (excluding Student Body Education and Adult Education); U.S.D.A. Commodity Value; and State Level Program and Administrative Expenses.