2019 Annual Statistical Report

The Annual Statistical Report for fiscal year 2018-2019 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:

SuperintendentTerm
Robert H. McEwen1835-1840
Robert P. Currin1840-1841
Scott Terry1841-1844

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:

SuperintendentTerm
John Eaton, Jr.1867-1869
A. J. Tipton1869-1871

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:

SuperintendentTerm
J. B. Killebrew* 
John M. Flemings1873-1875
Leon Trousdale1875-1881
W. S. Doak1881-1882**
Julia A. Doak3 mos. ending July, 1882***
G. S. Crawford1882-1883***
Thomas H. Paine1883-1887
Frank M. Smith1887-1891
W. R. Garrett1891-1893
S. G. Gilbreath1895-1897
Price Thomas1897-1899
Morgan C. Fitzpatrick1899-1903
Seymour A. Mynders1903-1907
R. L. Jones1907-1911
J. W. Brister1911-1913
S. J. Thompson1913-1915***
S. W. Sherrill1915-1919
Albert Williams1919-1921
J. B. Brown1921-1923

* 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.

CommissionerTerm
P. L. Harned1923-1933
Walter D. Cocking1933-1937
W. A. Bass1937-1938
J. M. Smith1938
Halbert Harville1938-1939
B. O. Duggan1939-1945
Burgin E. Dossett1945-1949
J. M. Smith1949-1950
J. A. Barksdale1950-1953
Quill E. Cope1953-1958
Joe Morgan1958-1963
J. H. Warf1963-1971
E. C. Stimbert1971-1972
Benjamin E. Carmichael1972-1975
Sam H. Ingram1975-1979
Otis L. Floyd1979
E. A. Cox1979-1980
Robert L. McElrath1981-1987
Charles E. Smith1987-1993
Wayne Qualls1994-1995
Jane Walters1995-1999
E. Vernon Coffey1999-2001
Faye P. Taylor2001-2003
Lana C. Seivers2003-2008
Dr. Timothy K Webb2008-2010
Patrick Smith2010-2011
Kevin Huffman2011-2014
Candice McQueen2014-2018
Penny Schwinn2018-current
  • District 1
    Mr. Nick Darnell
    3745 Arrowhead Trail
    Kingsport, TN  37664

  • District 2
    Mr. Mike Edwards
    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. Gordon Ferguson
    1158 Roseland Drive
    Columbia, TN 38401
  • District 5
    Ms. Elissa Kim
    427 Prestwick Court
    Nashville, TN 37205
  • District 6
    Ms. Lillian Hartgrove, Chair
    3631 Burton Cove Road
    Cookeville, TN 38506-6132
  • District 7
    Mr. Nate Morrow
    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
    Vacent
  • Mr. Mike Krause, Executive Director
    Tennessee State Board of Education 
    710 James Robertson Parkway
    1st Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower
    Nashville, TN 37243-1050
School SystemDirector of SchoolsChairperson
ANDERSON COUNTYMr. Tim ParrottJohn  Burrell
ClintonMs. Kelly JohnsonTim Bible
Oak RidgeMr. Bruce BorchersKeys Fillauer
BEDFORD COUNTYMr. Don EmbryGlenn Forsee
BENTON COUNTY Mr. Mark FlorenceJoey Cooper
BLEDSOE COUNTY Ms. Jennifer TerryVincent Boring
BLOUNT COUNTY Mr. Rob BrittDebbie Sudhoff
AlcoaMr. Brain BellJulie Rochelle
MaryvilleMr. Mike WinsteadNicholas Black
BRADLEY COUNTY Ms. Linda CashTroy Weathers
ClevelandMr. Russell DyerDawn Robinson
CAMPBELL COUNTYMs. Jennifer FieldsCrystal Creekmore
CANNON COUNTY Mr. William CurtisNathan Sanders
CARROLL COUNTY Mr. John McAdamsHarold McLain Jr.
+Hollow Rock-BrucetonMr. David DuncanBrad Hurley
+HuntingdonMs. Pat DillahuntyLee Carter
+McKenzieMr. Lynn WatkinsJohn Austin
+South CarrollDr. Tony TuckerCorey Bartholomew
+West CarrollMr. Eric WilliamsWilliam Robinson
CARTER COUNTY Dr. Kevin WardJerry Stout
ElizabethtonDr. Corey GardenhourRita Booher
CHEATHAM COUNTY Ms. Catherine BeckJohn Louallen
CHESTER COUNTY M.r Tony KilzerBob Moore
CLAIBORNE COUNTY Mr. Joseph MillerWade Breeding
CLAY COUNTY Mr. Matthew EldridgeBenji Bailey
COCKE COUNTY Mr. Manney MooreKen Johnson
NewportMs. Sandra BurchetteJan Brooks
COFFEE COUNTY Mr. Joe PedigoGary Nester
ManchesterMr. Joey VaughnTravis Hillis
TullahomaMr. John CarverPat Welsh
CROCKETT COUNTY Mr. Robert Mullins, Jr.Jasper Taylor
AlamoMs. Reecha BlackLawrence Harden
BellsMr. Mark WallaceGary Emison
CUMBERLAND COUNTY Ms. Janet GrahamTeresa Boston
DAVIDSON COUNTY Dr. Adrienne BattleAnna Shepherd
DECATUR COUNTY Mr. Chris VillaflorAthalia Taylor
DEKALB COUNTY Mr. Patrick CrippsDanny Parkerson, Jr.
DICKSON COUNTY Mr. Danny WeeksKirk Vandivort
DYER COUNTY Mr. Larry LuskKeith Anderson
DyersburgMr. Dennis DurbinScott Self
FAYETTE COUNTY Mr. Marlon KingBob Doll
FENTRESS COUNTY Mr. Mike JonesEddie Cook
FRANKLIN COUNTY Mr. Stanley BeanCleiJo Walker
GIBSON COUNTY ………………. 
HumboldtDr. Versie HamlettTerry Johnson
+MilanMr. Jonathan CriswellWill Ownby
+TrentonMr. Timothy HaneyMark Harper
+BradfordMr. Dan BlackR. Kelvin Moore
+Gibson Co. SpecialMr. Eddie PruettTom Lannom
GILES COUNTY Ms. Vickie BeardRichie Brewer
GRAINGER COUNTY Mr. Edwin JarnaginHarold Frazier
GREENE COUNTY Mr. David McLainRick Tipton
GreenevilleMr. Steve StarnesCindy Luttrell
GRUNDY COUNTY Ms. Glenda DykesPhyllis Lusk
HAMBLEN COUNTY Mr. Charlie PerryJoe Gibson, Jr.
HAMILTON COUNTY Mr. Bryan JohnsonJoe Wingate
HANCOCK COUNTY Mr. Tony SealDavid Jones
HARDEMAN COUNTY Mr. Warner Ross IIBobby Henderson
HARDIN COUNTY Mr. Michael DavisRon Ashe
HAWKINS COUNTY Mr. Matthew HixsonChris Christian
RogersvilleMrs. Rebecca IsaacsReed Matney
HAYWOOD COUNTY Mr. Joel HassellAllen Currie
HENDERSON COUNTY Mr. Stephen WilkinsonTommy Gordon
LexingtonMs. Cynthia OliveRobert Helms
HENRY COUNTY Mr. Brian NortonJill Coker
+ParisMs. Norma GerrellRichard Edwards
HICKMAN COUNTY Ms. Michelle GilbertAmy Bryant
HOUSTON COUNTY Ms. Kris McAskillJeffrey Mathis
HUMPHREYS COUNTY Mr. Richard RawlingsDwayne Ross
JACKSON COUNTY Ms. Kristy BrownMark Brown
JEFFERSON COUNTY Mr. Edward JohnstonAnne Marie Potts
JOHNSON COUNTY Dr. Mischelle SimcoxHoward Carlton
KNOX COUNTY Mr. Robert ThomasTerry Hill
LAKE COUNTY Ms. Sherry DarnellJason Stanley
LAUDERDALE COUNTY Mr. Shawn KimbleRobert Ennis
LAWRENCE COUNTYMr. Johnny McDanielLarry Davis
LEWIS COUNTY Mr. Benny PacePhyllis Townsend
LINCOLN COUNTY Mr. Bill HeathThomas Stevenson
FayettevilleDr. Janine WilsonJeff Whitmore
LOUDON COUNTY Mr. Michael GarrenWilliam Jenkins
Lenoir CityMs. Jeanne BarkerRick Chadwick
MCMINN COUNTY Mr. Lee ParkisonSharon Brown
AthensMs. Melanie MillerMike Bevins
EtowahDr. Mike FrazierMarilyn Miller
MCNAIRY COUNTYMr. Greg MartinJarrell Stanfield
MACON COUNTY Mr. Anthony BolesJeff Harper
MADISON CO.Mr. Eric JonesJames Johnson
MARION COUNTY Mr. Mark GriffithJulie Bennett
+Richard CityMs. Elizabeth WebbBill Stuart
MARSHALL COUNTY Ms. Jacob SorrellsJulie Cathey
MAURY COUNTY Mr. Christopher MarczakBettye Kinser
MEIGS COUNTY Mr. Clint BakerJulie Boyd
MONROE COUNTY Mr. Tim BlankenshipSonya Lynn
SweetwaterMr. Rodney BoruffJohn Fox
MONTGOMERY COUNTYMr. Millard HouseMargaret Pace
MOORE COUNTY Mr. Chad MooreheadRonnie Smith
MORGAN COUNTY Mr. Ronnie WilsonWade Summers
OBION COUNTY Ms. Leah WatkinsFritz Fussell
Union CityMr. Wes KennedyKarl Ullrich
OVERTON COUNTY Dr. Mark WinninghamWilliam Abston
PERRY COUNTY Mr. Eric LomaxMartha Sharp
PICKETT COUNTY Ms. Dianne ElderJohn Reagan
POLK COUNTY Mr. James JonesMark Williams
PUTNAM COUNTY Mr. Jerry BoydKim Cravens
RHEA COUNTYMr. Jerry LevengoodJohn Mincy
DaytonMr. Robert GreeneGary Louallen
ROANE COUNTY Dr. LaDonna McFallLarry Brackett
ROBERTSON COUNTYMr. Christopher CauseyJeff White
RUTHERFORD COUNTYMr. William SpurlockJim Estes
MurfreesboroDr. Linda Arms GilbertButch Campbell
SCOTT COUNTY Mr. Bill HallEsther Abbott
+OneidaMs. Jeanny PhillipsNancy Williamson
SEQUATCHIE COUNTY Mr. Michael SwaffordShelli Dodson
SEVIER COUNTY Dr. Jack A. PartonMark Strange
SHELBY COUNTY Dr. Joris RayMiska Clay Bibbs
Arlington CommunityMs. Tammy MasonScott  Benjamin
Bartlett CityMr. David StephensDavid Cook
Collierville SchoolsMr. John AitkenMark Hansen
Germantown MunicipalMr. Jason ManuelRebecca Luter
Lakeland MunicipalMr. Ted HorrellKevin Floyd
Millington MunicipalMr. James GriffinLarry Jackson
SMITH COUNTYMr. Barry SmithBrian Smith
STEWART COUNTY Mrs. Leta JoinerBilly Sexton
SULLIVAN COUNTY Ms. Evelyn RafalowskiMichael Hughes
BristolMr. Gary L. LillyNelson Pyle
KingsportDr. Jeff MoorhouseCarrie Upshaw
SUMNER COUNTYDr. D. R. PhillipsTim Brewer
TIPTON COUNTY Mr. John CombsMarty Burlison
TROUSDALE COUNTY Mr. Clint SatterfieldDenice Jackson
UNICOI COUNTY Mr. John EnglishTyler Engle
UNION COUNTY Mr. Jimmy CarterDavid Coppock
VAN BUREN COUNTYMrs. Cheryl ColeRicky Walling
WARREN COUNTY Mr. Bobby CoxTanya Bess
WASHINGTON COUNTY Mr. William FlanaryKeith Ervin
Johnson CityDr. Steven BarnettTim Belisle
WAYNE COUNTY Mr. Marlon DavisAndy Yarbrough
WEAKLEY COUNTY Mr. Randy FrazierSteve Vantrease
WHITE COUNTY Mr. Kurt DronebargerJayson McDonald
WILLIAMSON COUNTY Mr. Jason GoldenGary Anderson
+Franklin CityDr. David SnowdenTim Stillings
WILSON COUNTY Dr. Donna WrightLarry Tomlinson
+LebanonMr. Scott BensonSteve Jones
ASD (Achievement School District)Ms. Lisa Settle 
   

+Indicates Special School District

Table 1 Number of Public Schools (K - 12)
Number of Elementary Schools954
Number of Middle Schools308
Number of High Schools304
Number of K-12/Other Schools200
Number of Vocational Schools11
Special Education Schools.11
Number of Adult High Schools27
Number of Alternative Schools21
Total Number of Schools1,836
Table 2 Training of Public Personnel (K - 12)
Education LevelMenWomenNot Reported  Total
Ph. D. Degree5931,37231,968
Ed. S. Degree1,8906,33868,234
Master’s Degree7,86231,6285939,549
Bachelor’s Degree5,87222,2688128,221
Associates Degree920130
Some College36671104
No College Reported58230118901
Total16,844 61,99416979,007

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 Teachers39,252
Secondary Classroom Teachers10,789
Special Education Teachers11,542
Total Classroom Teachers61,583
School Principals 1,790
Assistant Principals 2,052
Supervisors of Instruction 336
Instructional Coaches1,130
Interventionists1,071
Other Professional Instructional Personnel5,102
Librarians1,546
Guidance Counselors2,480
Psychological Personnel528
Attendance Personnel86
Total Number of Instructional Personnel77,704
Superintendents140
Assistant Superintendents66
Other Licensed Educators688
Total Number of Certificated Personnel78,598
  
Non-Certificated Administrative Personnel54,130
Members of Boards of Education839
Table 4 Other Employees of Boards of Education
Health Personnel
a. Nurses1,440
b.  Other Professional & Technical Health Personnel449
c.  Psychologists140
 
Secretarial and Clerical Personnel
a. School Support Level5,089
b. System Support Level1,737
 
Plant Operation Personnel
a. Custodians3,943
b. Other262
 
Plant Maintenance Personnel2,034
Transportation Personnel6,269
Food Service Personnel8,605
 
Educational Assistants
a. Regular6,953
b. Library452
c. Special Education9,212
d. Vocational Education94
e. Other1,662
 
Data Processing1,373
  
School Safety Personnel 
a.  Resourse Officers640
b. Other365
  
Social Workers121
Other Employees1,935
  
Total52,774
 
Total Number of Employees of Board of Education186,341
Table 5 Average Salary
Licensed Educators$54,326 
Instructional Personnel$54,037 
Classroom Teachers$51,349 
Principals$89,782 
Superintendents$124,283 
Table 6 Number of High School Graduates
Regular Diplomas61,817
Regular Diplomas Including Waivers64,872
Special Education Diplomas873
Certificates of Attendance1
 
Grand Total All Diplomas/Certificates65,746
Table 7 Average Daily Membership*
Kindergarten74,471 
First Grade74,142 
Second Grade73,032 
Third Grade73,073 
Fourth Grade73,848 
Fifth Grade76,721 
Sixth Grade76,997 
Seventh Grade75,331 
Eighth Grade73,320 
Ninth Grade74,404 
Tenth Grade71,257 
Eleventh Grade68,076 
Twelfth Grade65,041 
Special Education16,553 
Total ADM966,265 

*Includes Adult High School Students

Table 8 Average Daily Attendance*
Kindergarten70,577 
First Grade70,625 
Second Grade69,757 
Third Grade69,929 
Fourth Grade70,673 
Fifth Grade73,439 
Sixth Grade73,650 
Seventh Grade71,786 
Eighth Grade69,790 
Ninth Grade70,760 
Tenth Grade67,490 
Eleventh Grade64,067 
Twelfth Grade60,601 
Special Education15,385 
Total ADA918,531 

*Includes Adult High School Students

Table 9 First Month Membership (Kindergarten through Twelve)
Kindergarten75,514 
First Grade75,329 
Second Grade74,207 
Third Grade74,218 
Fourth Grade75,146 
Fifth Grade78,062 
Sixth Grade78,583 
Seventh Grade76,925 
Eighth Grade74,862 
Ninth Grade76,174 
Tenth Grade73,158 
Eleventh Grade70,291 
Twelfth Grade69,487 
Total 1st Month Membership971,956 
Table 10 Record of Pupil Progress
 Suspension In- SchoolSuspension Out- of-School w/o ServicesExpulsion w/o ServicesChange of Placement (Long- Term)
Kindergarten5711,0541426
First Grade7481,2652030
Second Grade1,0211,4391945
Third Grade1,3991,9502964
Fourth Grade1,8562,5532981
Fifth Grade3,3063,91334161
Sixth Grade8,3366,589112474
Seventh Grade8,9827,490212822
Eighth Grade8,5587,550209999
Ninth Grade10,5087,5724261,457
Tenth Grade8,8756,6913681,195
Eleventh Grade7,7665,4803131,024
Twelfth Grade6,5604,063208727
Total68,48657,6091,9937,105
Table 11 Number of Children Ages 3 through 21 with Disability Receiving Special Education Services
Learning Disabled37,471
Intellectual Disabaled8,617
Speech /Language Impaired31,950
Emotionally Disturbed3,240
Autism12,533
Health Impaired18,807
Physically Impaired575
Hearing Impaired or Deaf1,079
Visually Impaired or Blind522
Deaf/Blind10
Multi-Disabilities2,046
Developmentally Delayed12,222
Traumatic Brain Injury327
Total129,399
Table 12 (PART A) Pupil Transportation
Daily a.m. One-way Miles269,899 
Total Number of Buses9,134 
Average Number of Pupils Transported 1.5 Miles or Greater446,680 
Bus Ownership 
District Owned6,605 
Private Owned/Contracted2,599 
Table 12 (PART B) Transportation Personnel
Number of Bus Drivers
Regular6,787
Substitute1,396
Total8,183
Table 12 (PART C) Bus Fleet Profile and Accidents 2018-2019
Accidents: 
Property Damage814
Personal Injury44
Treated and Released46
Confined Overnight5
Fatalities1
  
Number of Buses with Wheelchair Lifts1,574
Number of Buses with Restraints2,334
  
Buses Equiped with : 
Two-Way Communication7,699
Audio/Visual Surveillance8,259
GPS5,384
Air Condition2,427
Receipts
Total Receipts From State             $5,064,334,126      
Total Receipts From Federal Government1,177,255,641   
Total Receipts From County and City or Special District3,857,289,317   
Total Other Revenue Receipts473,291,366   
Total Revenue Receipts10,572,170,450   
Total Non-Revenue Receipts688,350,231   
Grand Total Receipts From All Sources$11,260,520,680   
 
Expenditures
Instruction$5,729,508,683
Support Services – Student475,992,369
Support Services – Instructional Staff783,507,214
Support Services – Administration$978,147,162
Support Services-Operations & Maintenance of Plant839,137,750
Other Current Expenditures984,500,343
Total Current Expenditures$9,790,793,520
 
Community Services89,657,009
Early Childhood Education156,293,070
Capital Outlay132,311,935
Debt Services / Operating Transfers718,328,097
Capital Projects 532,151,211
Grand Total of All Expenditures$11,419,534,842
 
Total Operating Expenditures*$9,672,402,032
Operating Expenditures Per PUPIL ADA*$9,932

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