2016 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
Student Member
Ms. Tiffany Cook
Cherokee High School
Hawkins County, TN
Sara Heyburn, Executive Director
Tennessee State Board of Education
710 James Robertson Parkway
1st Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower
Nashville, TN 37243-1050

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	Ms. Linda Cash	Christopher A. Turner
Cleveland	Mr. Martin Ringstaff	Dawn Robinson
CAMPBELL COUNTY	Mr. Larry Nidiffer	Mike Orick
CANNON COUNTY	Ms. Barbara Parker	Randy Gannon
CARROLL COUNTY	Mr. John McAdams	Harold McLain Jr.
+Hollow Rock-Bruceton	Mr. David Duncan	Tim Runions
+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	Bob Moore
CLAIBORNE COUNTY	Ms. Connie Holdway	Brian Pendleton
CLAY COUNTY	Mr. Jerry Strong	Benji Bailey
COCKE COUNTY	Mr. Manney Moore	Richard Coggins
Newport	Ms. Sandra Burchette	Mickey Powers
COFFEE COUNTY	Dr. LaDonna McFall	Brett Henley
Manchester	Ms. Sandra Morris	Mike Lewis
Tullahoma	Dr. Dan Lawson	Pat Welsh
CROCKETT COUNTY	Mr. Robert Mullins, Jr.	Jasper Taylor
Alamo	Ms. Reesha G. Black	Lawrence Harden
Bells	Mr. Mark Wallace	Gary Emison
CUMBERLAND COUNTY	Mr. Donald Andrews	Don Hassler
DAVIDSON COUNTY	Mr. Chris Henson	Sharon Gentry
DECATUR COUNTY	Mr. Branson Townsend	Robert Bibbs
DEKALB COUNTY	Mr. Patrick Cripps	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. Marlon King	Bob Doll
FENTRESS COUNTY	Mr. Mike Jones	Gary Tinch
FRANKLIN COUNTY	Ms. Amie Lonas	Kevin Caroland
GIBSON COUNTY	……………….
Humboldt	Dr. Versie Hamlett	Terry Johnson
+Milan	Ms. Judy McGregor	Sid Crocker
+Trenton	Ms. Sandra Harper	Mark Harper
+Bradford	Mr. Dan Black	Don Lannom
+Gibson Co. Special	Mr. Eddie Pruett	Tom Lannom
GILES COUNTY	Mr. Phillip Wright	Richie Brewer
GRAINGER COUNTY	Mr. Edwin Jarnagin	Harold Frazier
GREENE COUNTY	Mr. David McClain	Rick Tipton
Greeneville	Mr. Jeffrey Moorhouse	Craig Ogle
GRUNDY COUNTY	Ms. Jessie Kinsey	Timothy Spicer
HAMBLEN COUNTY	Dr. Dale Lynch	Joe Gibson, Jr.
HAMILTON COUNTY	Mr. Rick Smith	Jonathan Welch
HANCOCK COUNTY	Mr. Tony Seal	Hugh Kyle Livesay
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. Brian Norton	Jim McCampbell
+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	Mr. Johnny McDaniel	Brenda Jacobs
LEWIS COUNTY	Mr. Benny Pace	Jeff Gandy
LINCOLN COUNTY	Mr. Bill Health	Jerry Pendergrass
Fayetteville	Dr. Janine Wilson	Jeff Whitmore
LOUDON COUNTY	Mr. Jason Vance	Scott Newman
Lenoir City	Ms. Jeanne Barker	Rick Chadwick
MCMINN COUNTY	Mr. Mickey Blevins	Quinten Howard
Athens	Ms. Melanie Miller	Mike Bevins
Etowah	Dr. Mike Frazier	Marilyn Miller
MCNAIRY COUNTY	Mr. John Prince	Jarrell Stanfield
MACON COUNTY	Mr. Anthony Boles	Rebekah Tuttle
MADISON CO.	Verna Ruffin	Jim Campbell
MARION COUNTY	Mr. Mark Griffith	Julie Bennett
+Richard City	Ms. Cindy Blevins	Melissa Phenis
MARSHALL COUNTY	Ms. Jackie Abernathy	Donnie Moses
MAURY COUNTY	Mr. Christopher Marczak	David Bates
MEIGS COUNTY	Mr. Don Roberts	Christopher Clark
MONROE COUNTY	Mr. Tim Blankenship	Larry Stein
Sweetwater	Mr. Rodney Boruff	Janie Dacus
MONTGOMERY COUNTY	Dr. B.J. Worthington	Josh Baggett
MOORE COUNTY	Mr. Chad Moorehead	Lorrie McKenzie
MORGAN COUNTY	Mr. Ronnie Wilson	Randy Harlan
OBION COUNTY	Mr. Russ Davis	Fritz Fussell
Union City	Mr. Gary L. Houston	Glenda Caudle
OVERTON COUNTY	Dr. Terry Webb	Mike Gilpatrick
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. Michael Swafford	Charlie Rollins
SEVIER COUNTY	Dr. Jack A. Parton	Mike Oakley
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	Linda Fisher
Lakeland Municipal	Mr. Ted Horrell	Kevin Floyd
Millington Municipal	Mr. David Roper	Cody Childress
SMITH COUNTY	Mr. Barry Smith	Brian Smith
STEWART COUNTY	Mrs. Leta Joiner	Billy Sexton
SULLIVAN COUNTY	Ms. Evelyn Rafalowski	Dan Wells
Bristol	Mr. Gary L. Lilly	Jim Butcher
Kingsport	Dr. Lyle Ailshie	Carrie Upshaw
SUMNER COUNTY	Dr. D. R. Phillips	Beth Cox
TIPTON COUNTY	Dr. William Bibb	Marty Burlison
TROUSDALE COUNTY	Mr. Clint Satterfield	Denice Jackson
UNICOI COUNTY	Mr. John English	Tyler Engle
UNION COUNTY	Mr. Jimmy Carter	David Coppock
VAN BUREN COUNTY	Mrs. Cheryl Cole	Ricky Walling
WARREN COUNTY	Mr. Bobby Cox	Scott Holmes
WASHINGTON COUNTY	Mr. Ronald Dykes	Todd Ganger
Johnson City	Dr. Richard Bales	Tim Belisle
WAYNE COUNTY	Mr. Marlon Davis	Barry Hanback
WEAKLEY COUNTY	Mr. Randy Frazier	Gordon Morris
WHITE COUNTY	Ms. Sandra Crouch	Edd M. Cantrell, II
WILLIAMSON COUNTY	Dr. Mike Looney	Gary Anderson
+Franklin City	Dr. David Snowden	Tim Stillings
WILSON COUNTY	Dr. Donna Wright	Larry Tomlinson
+Lebanon	Mr. Scott Benson	Steve Jones
ASD (Achievement School District)	Ms. Malika Anderson

+Indicates Special School District

Statistical Summaries

Table 1 Number of Public Schools (K - 12)
Number of Elementary Schools	1,101
Number of Middle Schools	310
Number of Secondary Schools	343
Number of Vocational Schools	14
Special Education Schools	12
Number of Adult High Schools	27
Number of Alternative Schools	22
Total Number of Schools	1,829

Table 2 Training of Public Personnel (K - 12)
Education Level	Men	Women	Not Reported	Total
Ph. D. Degree	436	841	1	1,278
Ed. S. Degree	1,544	4,597	3	6,143
M.A. plus 45 qtr. hrs.	1,094	3,693	1	4,789
Master's Degree	6,236	22,808	32	29,076
Bachelor's Degree	5,994	21,528	66	27,587
3 Years College	0	1	0	1
2 Years College	46	84	0	130
1 Year College	6	2	0	9
0 Years College	592	349	12	953
Total	15,948	53,904	114	69,966

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	45,567
Secondary Classroom Teachers	19,360
Total Classroom Teachers	64,928

Elementary School Principals	1,113
Secondary School Principals	505
Principals Serving Both Elementary and Secondary Grades	146
Total School Principals	1,765

Elementary School Assistant Principals	807
Secondary School Assistant Principals	924
Assistant Principals Serving Both Elementary and Secondary Grades	161
Total Assistant Principals	1,891

Supervisors of Instruction – Elementary Grades Only	105
Supervisors of Instruction – Secondary Grades Only	87
Supervisors of Instruction Serving Both Elementary & Secondary Grades	114
Total Supervisors of Instruction	305

Elementary Librarians	1,010
Secondary Librarians	429
Librarians Serving Both Elementary and Secondary Grades	109
Total Librarians	1,548

Elementary Guidance Personnel	1,136
Secondary Guidance Personnel	1,013
Guidance Personnel Serving Both Elementary and Secondary Grades	150
Total Guidance Personnel	2,299

Other Professional Instructional Personnel	3,815
Psychological Personnel	493
Attendance Personnel	76
Total Number of Instructional Personnel	77,119

Superintendents	136
Assistant Superintendents	46
Other Licensed Educators	498
Total Number of Certificated Personnel	77,800

Non-Certificated Administrative Personnel	1,329
Members of Boards of Education	829

Table 4 Other Employees of Boards of Education
Health Personnel
a. Nurses	1,196
b. Other Professional & Technical Health Personnel	437

Secretarial and Clerical Personnel
a. School Support Level	4,810
b. System Support Level	1,915

Plant Operation Personnel
a. Custodians	3,538
b. Other	150

Plant Maintenance Personnel	2,122
Transportation Personnel	6,156
Food Service Personnel	9,218

Educational Assistants
a. Regular	6,062
b. Library	460
c. Special Education	8,725
d. Vocational Education	67
e. Other	1,520

Data Processing	809
School Safety Personnel	929
Other Employees	1,189
Total	49,302

Total Number of Employees of Board of Education	129,260

Table 5 Average Salary
Licensed Educators	$51,386
Instructional Personnel	$51,110
Classroom Teachers	$48,817
Principals	$84,511
Superintendents	$117,768

Table 6 Number of High School Graduates
Regular Diplomas	64,079
Special Education Diplomas	1,001
Certificates of Attendance	16

Grand Total All Diplomas/Certificates	65,096

Table 7 Average Daily Membership*
Kindergarten	72,921
First Grade	73,793
Second Grade	76,165
Third Grade	77,068
Fourth Grade	75,481
Fifth Grade	73,612
Sixth Grade	72,174
Seventh Grade	71,923
Eighth Grade	71,946
Ninth Grade	75,731
Tenth Grade	72,959
Eleventh Grade	67,752
Twelfth Grade	63,189

Special Education Self-Contained	16,243
Total ADM	960,959

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

Table 8 Average Daily Attendance*
Kindergarten	69,112
First Grade	70,260
Second Grade	72,752
Third Grade	73,769
Fourth Grade	72,277
Fifth Grade	70,549
Sixth Grade	69,121
Seventh Grade	68,540
Eighth Grade	68,376
Ninth Grade	71,835
Tenth Grade	68,922
Eleventh Grade	63,656
Twelfth Grade	58,499

Special Education Self-Contained	15,104
Total ADA	912,773

*Includes Adult High School Students

Table 9 First Month Membership (Kindergarten through Twelve)
Kindergarten	74,211
First Grade	75,083
Second Grade	77,463
Third Grade	78,513
Fourth Grade	76,858
Fifth Grade	75,001
Sixth Grade	73,918
Seventh Grade	73,764
Eighth Grade	73,862
Ninth Grade	77,794
Tenth Grade	75,135
Eleventh Grade	69,764
Twelfth Grade	68,389
Total First Month Membership	969,755

Table 10 Record of Pupil Progress
Grade	Promotions	Retentions	Suspension In-School	Suspension Out-of-School w/o Services	Expulsions w/o Services	Change of Placement (Long Term)
Kindergarten	67,935	2,555	456	1,065	6	8
First Grade	69,084	1,817	575	1,248	7	9
Second Grade	72,262	1,015	702	1,595	10	10
Third Grade	73,297	827	1,098	2,040	6	17
Fourth Grade	71,808	548	1,317	2,515	20	42
Fifth Grade	66,086	416	2,541	3,248	13	49
Sixth Grade	68,906	772	6,990	5,130	34	184
Seventh Grade	68,863	836	7,846	6,038	97	347
Eighth Grade	62,486	699	7,398	5,864	91	453
Ninth Grade	69,287	3,845	10,227	6,914	286	604
Tenth Grade	67,857	2,626	9,208	5,867	208	608
Eleventh Grade	62,701	1,605	7,729	4,685	138	478
Twelfth Grade	65,024	1,147	7,078	4,039	69	472

Total	885,596	18,708	63,165	50,248	985	3,281

Table 11 Number of Children Ages 3 through 21 with Disability Receiving Special Education Services
Learning Disabled	44,422
Intellectual Disabled	7,878
Speech /Language Impaired	33,048
Emotionally Disturbed	3,088
Autism	9,393
Health Impaired	15,964
Physically Impaired	644
Hearing Impaired or Deaf	1,166
Visually Impaired or Blind	554
Deaf/Blind	10
Multi-Disabilities	2,050
Developmentally Delayed	9,987
Traumatic Brain Injury	341
Total	128,545

Table 12 (PART A) Pupil Transportation
Daily a.m. One-way Miles	287,540
Total Number of Buses	9,112
Average Number of Pupils Transported 1.5 Miles or Greater	478,441
Type of Bus Ownership
District Owned	6,362
Private Owned/Contracted	2,750

Table 12 (PART B) Driver and Accidents
Number of Bus Drivers
Regular	7,082
Substitute	1,439
Total	8,521
Type of Accident:
Property Damage	624
Personal Injury	35
Treated and Released	86
Confined Overnight	2
Fatalities	0

Table 12 (PART C)
Number of Buses with Wheelchair Lifts	1,402
Number of Buses with Restraints	1,885
Buses Equipped with :
Two-Way Communication	7,211
Audio/Visual Surveillance	7,486
GPS	4,337
Air Conditioned	2,063

Note: Due to changes in reporting, composite ages of buses are no longer included in the Annual Statistical Report. This data was previously labeled as Table 12C.

Financial Summaries

Receipts
Total Receipts From State	$4,314,498,610
Total Receipts From Federal Government	1,081,086,386
Total Receipts From County and City or Special District	3,451,050,572
Total Other Revenue Receipts	288,832,156
Total Revenue Receipts	9,135,467,724
Total Non-Revenue Receipts	644,352,522
Grand Total Receipts From All Sources	$9,779,820,245

Expenditures
Instruction	$5,057,188,832
Support Services – Student	374,963,407
Support Services – Instructional Staff	523,482,103
Support Services – Administration	$809,372,326
Support Services-Operations & Maintenance of Plant	721,502,794
Other Current Expenditures	1,006,844,573
Total Current Expenditures	$8,493,464,451

Community Services	74,832,590
Early Childhood Education	134,153,766
Capital Outlay	92,879,897
Debt Services Operating Transfers	539,456,282
Capital Projects	265,392,456
Grand Total of All Expenditures	$9,600,179,441

Total Operating Expenditures*	$8,587,065,521
Operating Expenditures Per PUPIL ADA*	$9,499

*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.