2015 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
Dr. William E. Troutt
688 Magnolia Manor Circle
Memphis, TN 38117
Sara Heyburn, Executive Director
Tennessee State Board of Education
710 James Robertson Parkway
1st Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower
Nashville, TN 37243-1050
Russ Deaton, Interim Executive Director
Tennessee Higher Education Commission
Parkway Towers, Suite 1900
404 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243

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	Bobby Angel
BLOUNT COUNTY	Mr. Rob Britt	Trevis Gardner
Alcoa	Mr. Brain Bell	Steve Marsh
Maryville	Mr. Mike Winstead	Doug Jenkins
BRADLEY COUNTY	Dr. Johnny McDaniel	Nicholas Lillios
Cleveland	Mr. Martin Ringstaff	Thomas Cloud
CAMPBELL COUNTY	Mr. Donnie Poston	Mike Orick
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	Philip Moore
+West Carroll	Mr. Eric Williams	Jimmy Halford
CARTER COUNTY	Dr. Kevin Ward	Rusty Barnett
Elizabethton	Dr. Corey Gardenhour	Rita Booher
CHEATHAM COUNTY	Dr. Stan Curtis	Brian Chase
CHESTER COUNTY	Mr. Tony Kilzer	Rob Moore
CLAIBORNE COUNTY	Ms. Connie Holdway	Shannon England
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	Lawrence Harden
Bells	Mr. Richard Davy	Gary Emison
CUMBERLAND COUNTY	Mr. Donald Andrews	Dan Schlafer
DAVIDSON COUNTY	Mr. Chris Henson	Sharon Gentry
DECATUR COUNTY	Mr. Branson Townsend	Robert Bibbs
DEKALB COUNTY	Mr. Mark Willoughby	W.J. Evins
DICKSON COUNTY	Mr. Danny Weeks	Tim Potter
DYER COUNTY	Dr. Dwight L. Hedge	Mike McLaughlin
Dyersburg	Mr. Dennis Durbin	Joe Yates
FAYETTE COUNTY	Mr. James Teague	Bob Doll
FENTRESS COUNTY	Mr. Mike Jones	Gary Tinch
FRANKLIN COUNTY	Dr. Rebecca Sharber	Kevin Caroland
GIBSON COUNTY	……………….
Humboldt	Dr. Versie Hamlett	Terry Johnson
+Milan	Dr. Mary Reel	Marty Elliott
+Trenton	Ms. Sandra Harper	Mark Harper
+Bradford	Mr. Dan Black	Don Lannom
+Gibson Co. Special	Mr. Eddie Pruett	Treva Maitland
GILES COUNTY	Mr. J. B Smith	Daryl Williamson
GRAINGER COUNTY	Mr. Edwin Jarnagin	Harold Frazier
GREENE COUNTY	Dr. Vicki Kirk	Rick Tipton
Greeneville	Dr. Linda Stroud	Craig Ogle
GRUNDY COUNTY	Mr. David Dickerson	Timothy Spicer
HAMBLEN COUNTY	Dr. Dale Lynch	Joe Gibson, Jr.
HAMILTON COUNTY	Mr. Rick Smith	George Ricks, Sr.
HANCOCK COUNTY	Mr. Tony Seal	Freddie Mullins
HARDEMAN COUNTY	Mr. Warner Ross II	Bobby Henderson
HARDIN COUNTY	Mr. Michael Davis	Ron Ashe
HAWKINS COUNTY	Mr. Steve Starnes	Chris Christian
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	Kinney Spears
HUMPHREYS COUNTY	Mr. Jimmy Long	Gene Trotter
JACKSON COUNTY	Mr. Joe D. Barlow	Dewey C. Mabery
JEFFERSON COUNTY	Dr. Charles Edmonds	Bill Jarnigan
JOHNSON COUNTY	Dr. Mischelle Simcox	Kevin Long
KNOX COUNTY	Mr. James McIntyre	Mike McMillan
LAKE COUNTY	Ms. Sherry Darnell	Warren Douglas
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	Ric Best
Lenoir City	Ms. Jeanne Barker	Rick Chadwick
MCMINN COUNTY	Mr. Mickey Blevins	Quinton Howard
Athens	Ms. Melanie Miller	Micheal Bevins
Etowah	Dr. Mike Frazier	Marilyn Miller
MCNAIRY COUNTY	Mr. John Prince	Jarrell Stanfield
MACON COUNTY	Mr. Anthony Boles	Steve Walton
MADISON CO.	Verna Ruffin	Jim Campbell
MARION COUNTY	Mr. Mark Griffith	Terry Case
+Richard City	Ms. Cindy Blevins	Melissa Phenis
MARSHALL COUNTY	Ms. Jackie Abernathy	Donnie Moses
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	Jimmie Garland
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	Dr. Terry Webb	Mike Hayes
PERRY COUNTY	Mr. Eric Lomax	Martha Sharp
PICKETT COUNTY	Ms. Dianne Elder	John Reagan
POLK COUNTY	Mr. James Jones	Mark Williams
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	Michael L. Miller
ROBERTSON COUNTY	Mr. Mike Davis	Connie Hogan
RUTHERFORD COUNTY	Mr. Don Odom	Wayne R. Blair
Murfreesboro	Dr. Linda Arms Gilbert	Butch Campbell
SCOTT COUNTY	Mr. Bill Hall	John Vernon Thompson
+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	Teresa Jones
Arlington Community	Ms. Tammy Mason	Kay Williams
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	Donald Holsinger
SMITH COUNTY	Mr. Barry Smith	Brian Smith
STEWART COUNTY	Mrs. Leta Joiner	Billy Sexton
SULLIVAN COUNTY	Mr. Jubal Yennie	Dan Wells
Bristol	Mr. Gary L. Lilly	Jim Butcher
Kingsport	Dr. Lyle Ailshie	Carrie Upshaw
SUMNER COUNTY	Dr. D. R. Phillips	Andy Daniels
TIPTON COUNTY	Dr. William Bibb	Marty Burlison
TROUSDALE COUNTY	Mr. Clint Satterfield	Denice Jackson
UNICOI COUNTY	Ms. Denise H. Brown	Cathy Thomas
UNION COUNTY	Mr. Jimmy Carter	David Coppock
VAN BUREN COUNTY	Mrs. Cheryl Cole	Ricky Walling
WARREN COUNTY	Mr. Bobby Cox	Linda Blair
WASHINGTON COUNTY	Mr. Ronald Dykes	Todd Ganger
Johnson City	Dr. Richard Bales	Tim Belisle
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	PJ Mezera
+Franklin City	Dr. David Snowden	Tim Stillings
WILSON COUNTY	Dr. Donna Wright	Larry Tomlinson
+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	1,075
Number of Middle Schools	312
Number of Secondary Schools	345
Number of Vocational Schools	13
Special Education Schools	12
Number of Adult High Schools	27
Number of Alternative Schools	27
Total Number of Schools	1,811

Table 2 Training of Public Personnel (K - 12)
Education Level	Men	Women	Not Reported	Total
Ph. D. Degree	408	781	0	1,189
Ed. S. Degree	1,515	4,522	3	6,041
M.A. plus 45 qtr. hrs.	1,122	3,771	2	4,894
Master's Degree	6,044	22,448	37	28,529
Bachelor's Degree	5,754	20,646	88	26,488
3 Years College	0	1	0	1
2 Years College	39	73	0	112
1 Year College	4	1	0	5
0 Years College	539	241	3	783
Total	15,426	52,483	133	68,043

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	45,030
Secondary Classroom Teachers	19,064
Total Classroom Teachers	64,094

Elementary School Principals	1,132
Secondary School Principals	484
Principals Serving Both Elementary and Secondary Grades	123
Total School Principals	1,739

Elementary School Assistant Principals	774
Secondary School Assistant Principals	911
Assistant Principals Serving Both Elementary and Secondary Grades	141
Total Assistant Principals	1,826

Supervisors of Instruction – Elementary Grades Only	99
Supervisors of Instruction – Secondary Grades Only	84
Supervisors of Instruction Serving Both Elementary & Secondary Grades	111
Total Supervisors of Instruction	294

Elementary Librarians	1,028
Secondary Librarians	418
Librarians Serving Both Elementary and Secondary Grades	111
Total Librarians	1,556

Elementary Guidance Personnel	1,116
Secondary Guidance Personnel	1,016
Guidance Personnel Serving Both Elementary and Secondary Grades	148
Total Guidance Personnel	2,279

Other Professional Instructional Personnel	3,540
Psychological Personnel	473
Attendance Personnel	79
Total Number of Instructional Personnel	75,880

Superintendents	140
Assistant Superintendents	40
Other Licensed Educators	479
Total Number of Certificated Personnel	76,539

Non-Certificated Administrative Personnel	1,192
Members of Boards of Education	814

Table 4 Other Employees of Boards of Education
Health Personnel
a. Nurses	1,153
b. Other Professional & Technical Health Personnel	448

Secretarial and Clerical Personnel
a. School Support Level	5,369
b. System Support Level	1,925

Plant Operation Personnel
a. Custodians	3,460
b. Other	166

Plant Maintenance Personnel	2,099
Transportation Personnel	6,264
Food Service Personnel	9,166

Educational Assistants
a. Regular	6,352
b. Library	481
c. Special Education	8,493
d. Vocational Education	87
e. Other	1,118

Data Processing	828
School Safety Personnel	928
Other Employees	1,251
Total	49,597

Total Number of Employees of Board of Education	128,132

Table 5 Average Salary
Licensed Educators	$50,463
Instructional Personnel	$50,175
Classroom Teachers	$47,979
Principals	$82,445
Superintendents	$115,078

Table 6 Number of High School Graduates
Regular Diplomas	62,632
Special Education Diplomas	955
Certificates of Attendance	34

Grand Total All Diplomas/Certificates	63,621

Table 7 Average Daily Membership*
Kindergarten	73,566
First Grade	76,968
Second Grade	77,271
Third Grade	75,829
Fourth Grade	73,760
Fifth Grade	72,703
Sixth Grade	71,907
Seventh Grade	72,195
Eighth Grade	72,827
Ninth Grade	76,105
Tenth Grade	72,019
Eleventh Grade	66,805
Twelfth Grade	61,744

Special Education Self-Contained	15,837
Total ADM	959,536

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

Table 8 Average Daily Attendance*
Kindergarten	69,796
First Grade	73,387
Second Grade	73,959
Third Grade	72,735
Fourth Grade	70,736
Fifth Grade	69,800
Sixth Grade	69,069
Seventh Grade	69,046
Eighth Grade	69,514
Ninth Grade	72,254
Tenth Grade	68,077
Eleventh Grade	62,750
Twelfth Grade	57,360

Special Education Self-Contained	14,743
Total ADA	913,227

*Includes Adult High School Students

Table 9 First Month Membership (Kindergarten through Twelve)
Kindergarten	75,024
First Grade	78,295
Second Grade	78,720
Third Grade	77,232
Fourth Grade	75,315
Fifth Grade	74,303
Sixth Grade	74,098
Seventh Grade	74,454
Eighth Grade	75,082
Ninth Grade	78,878
Tenth Grade	74,739
Eleventh Grade	69,573
Twelfth Grade	66,090
Total Net Enrollment	971,803

Table 10 Record of Pupil Progress
Grade	Promotions	Retentions	Incidents of Suspension	Students Suspended	Student Expulsions	Long Term Change of Placement
Kindergarten	67,167	2,605	1,723	1,052	9	3
First Grade	69,777	2,020	2,165	1,324	6	4
Second Grade	71,237	1,177	2,558	1,611	13	6
Third Grade	69,910	932	3,003	1,950	17	12
Fourth Grade	67,154	511	3,443	2,234	17	15
Fifth Grade	63,034	393	5,167	3,120	24	41
Sixth Grade	67,617	745	8,296	4,832	75	161
Seventh Grade	67,715	933	10,706	6,036	132	348
Eighth Grade	61,976	614	9,566	5,745	114	489
Ninth Grade	67,530	3,736	11,954	6,715	287	609
Tenth Grade	63,853	2,623	9,854	5,825	183	586
Eleventh Grade	61,221	1,627	7,523	4,649	147	477
Twelfth Grade	62,962	1,697	5,714	3,837	90	382

Total	861,153	19,613	81,672	48,930	1,114	3,133

Table 11 Number of Children Ages 3 through 21 with Disability Receiving Special Education Services
Learning Disabled	47,895
Intellectual Disabled	7,640
Speech /Language Impaired	32,884
Emotionally Disturbed	3,082
Autism	8,639
Health Impaired	15,399
Physically Impaired	646
Hearing Impaired or Deaf	1,238
Visually Impaired or Blind	602
Deaf/Blind	12
Multi-Disabilities	2,121
Developmentally Delayed	9,403
Traumatic Brain Injury	344
Total	129,905

Table 12 (PART A) Pupil Transportation
Miles of Bus Route One Way (Daily)	297,998
Number of Vehicles Employed in Pupil Transportation	8,858
Number of Pupils Enrolled for Transportation	Not Available
Average Number of Pupils Transported Over 1 1/2 Miles	484,211
Type of Bus Ownership
District Owned	6,399
Private Owned/Contracted	2,779

Table 12 (PART B) Driver and Accidents
Number of Bus Drivers
Regular	7,384
Substitute	1,524
Total	8,908
Accidents
Type of Accident:
Property Damage	854
Personal Injury	94
Treated and Released	86
Confined Overnight	8
Fatalities	2

Financial Summaries

Receipts
Total Receipts From State	$4,278,065,646
Total Receipts From Federal Government	1,122,769,674
Total Receipts From County and City or Special District	3,326,328,459
Total Other Revenue Receipts	391,498,626
Total Revenue Receipts	9,118,662,405
Total Non-Revenue Receipts	402,453,311
Grand Total Receipts From All Sources	$9,521,115,716

Expenditures
Instruction	$5,025,841,685
Support Services – Student	367,643,004
Support Services – Instructional Staff	540,998,575
Support Services – Administration	$790,741,449
Support Services-Operations & Maintenance of Plant	736,994,107
Other Current Expenditures	988,793,513
Total Current Expenditures	$8,451,012,333

Community Services	77,732,493
Early Childhood Education	120,899,136
Capital Outlay	59,521,383
Debt Services Operating Transfers	517,803,403
Capital Projects	304,403,892
Grand Total of All Expenditures	$9,531,372,640

Total Operating Expenditures*	$8,561,439,983
Operating Expenditures Per PUPIL ADA*	$9,245

*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.