2020 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
    Garren Hamby
  • 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 Mr. James EllisVincent Boring
BLOUNT COUNTY Mr. Rob BrittDebbie Sudhoff
AlcoaMs. Rebecca StoneJulie 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
+Hollow Rock-BrucetonMr. David DuncanBrad Hurley
+HuntingdonMs. Pat DillahuntyLee Carter
+McKenzieMr. Lynn WatkinsJohn Austin
+South CarrollMr. Lex SuiteCorey Bartholomew
+West CarrollMr. Eric WilliamsWilliam Robinson
CARTER COUNTY Mr. Tracy McAbeeRita Booher
ElizabethtonMr. Richard VanhussJohn Louallen
CHEATHAM COUNTY Ms. Catherine BeckWade Breeding
CHESTER COUNTY Mr Tony KilzerBenji Bailey
CLAIBORNE COUNTY Ms. Linda KeckKen Johnson
CLAY COUNTY Mr. Matthew EldridgeJan Brooks
COCKE COUNTY Mr. Manney MooreGary Nester
NewportMs. Sandra BurchetteTravis Hillis
COFFEE COUNTY Mr. Charles LawsonPat Welsh
ManchesterMr. Joey VaughnJasper Taylor
TullahomaMs. Catherine StephensLawrence Harden
CROCKETT COUNTY Mr. Phillip PrattGary Emison
AlamoMs. Reecha BlackTeresa Boston
BellsMr. Mark WallaceAthalia Taylor
CUMBERLAND COUNTY Ms. Ina MaxwellDanny Parkerson
DAVIDSON COUNTY Dr. Adrienne BattleKirk Vandivort
DECATUR COUNTY Mr. Chris VillaflorKeith Anderson
DEKALB COUNTY Mr. Patrick CrippsScott Self
DICKSON COUNTY Mr. Danny WeeksWendell  Wainwright
DYER COUNTY Mr. Larry LuskCleiJo Walker
DyersburgMr. Dennis DurbinScott Self
FAYETTE COUNTY Ms. Connie SmithBob Doll
FENTRESS COUNTY Mr. Mike JonesEddie Cook
FRANKLIN COUNTY Mr. Stanley BeanCleiJo Walker
GIBSON COUNTY ………………. 
HumboldtMs. Lillian SheltonLeon McNeal
+MilanMr. Jonathan CriswellWill Ownby
+TrentonMr. Timothy HaneyMark Harper
+BradfordMr. Dan Black-
+Gibson Co. SpecialMr. Eddie PruettTom Lannom
GILES COUNTY Ms. Vickie BeardRichie Brewer
GRAINGER COUNTY Mr. James AtkinsHarold Frazier
GREENE COUNTY Mr. David McLainRick Tipton
GreenevilleMr. Steve StarnesCindy Luttrell
GRUNDY COUNTY Ms. Glenda DykesPhyllis Lusk
HAMBLEN COUNTY Mr. Charlie PerryJoe Gibson
HAMILTON COUNTY Mr. Bryan JohnsonJoe Wingate
HANCOCK COUNTY Mr. Michael BelcherDavid 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 Ms. Leah WatkinsJill Coker
+ParisMs. Norma GerrellRichard Edwards
HICKMAN COUNTY Ms. Michelle GilbertAmy Bryant
HOUSTON COUNTY Ms. Kris McAskillJeffrey Mathis
HUMPHREYS COUNTY Mr. Richard RyeDwayne Ross
JACKSON COUNTY Ms. Kristy BrownMark Brown
JEFFERSON COUNTY Mr. Edward JohnstonAnne Marie Potts
JOHNSON COUNTY Dr. Mischelle SimcoxHoward Carlton
KNOX COUNTY Mr. Robert ThomasSusan Horn
LAKE COUNTY Ms. Sherry DarnellJason Stanley
LAUDERDALE COUNTY Mr. Shawn KimbleRobert Ennis
LAWRENCE COUNTYMr. Johnny McDanielLarry Davis
LEWIS COUNTY Mr. Benny PaceGlenda Atkinson
LINCOLN COUNTY Mr. Bill HeathTommy Stevenson
FayettevilleDr. Janine WilsonJeff Whitmore
LOUDON COUNTY Mr. Michael GarrenWilliam Jenkins
Lenoir CityMs. Jeanne BarkerRick Chadwick
MCMINN COUNTY Mr. Lee ParkisonSharon Brown
AthensMr. Robert GreeneMike Bevins
EtowahDr. Mike FrazierMarilyn Miller
MCNAIRY COUNTYMr. Greg MartinJarrell Stanfield
MACON COUNTY Mr. Anthony BolesBryan Nichols
MADISON CO.Mr Marlon KingJames Johnson
MARION COUNTY Mr. Mark Griffith-
+Richard CityMs. Elizabeth WebbBill Stuart
MARSHALL COUNTY Ms. Jacob SorrellsJulie Keny Cathey
MAURY COUNTY Mr. Michael HickmanBettye Kinser
MEIGS COUNTY Mr. Clint BakerJulie Boyd
MONROE COUNTY Ms. Deanna McClendonSonya Lynn
SweetwaterMr. Rodney BoruffJohn Fox
MONTGOMERY COUNTYMr. Millard HouseMargaret Pace
MOORE COUNTY Mr. Chad MooreheadRonnie Smith
MORGAN COUNTY Ms. Kyle TreeceWade Summers
OBION COUNTY Timothy WatkinsFritz Fussell
Union CityMr. Wes KennedyKarl Ullrich
OVERTON COUNTY Dr. Mark Winningham-
PERRY COUNTY Mr. Eric LomaxMartha Sharp
PICKETT COUNTY Ms. Dianne ElderJohn Reagan
POLK COUNTY Mr. James JonesHarmon Harden
PUTNAM COUNTY Mr. Corby KingDawn Fry
RHEA COUNTYMr. Jerry Levengood-
DaytonMs. Patricia NewsomGary Louallen
ROANE COUNTY Dr. LaDonna McFallLarry Brackett
ROBERTSON COUNTYMr. Christopher CauseyJeff White
RUTHERFORD COUNTYMr. William SpurlockJim Estes
MurfreesboroMr. Ralph RingstaffButch 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 MasonKay Williams
Bartlett CityMr. David StephensDavid Cook
Collierville SchoolsMr Gary LillyMark Hansen
Germantown MunicipalMr. Jason ManuelRebecca Luter
Lakeland MunicipalMr. Ted HorrellKevin Floyd
Millington MunicipalMr. James GriffinLarry Jackson
SMITH COUNTYMr. Barry Smith-
STEWART COUNTY Mr. Michael Craig-
SULLIVAN COUNTY Mr. David CoxMichael Hughes
BristolMs. Annette TudorNelson Pyle
KingsportDr. Jeff MoorhouseJim Welch
SUMNER COUNTYDr. D. R. PhillipsTim Brewer
TIPTON COUNTY Mr. John CombsMarty Burlison
TROUSDALE COUNTY Mr. Clint Satterfield-
UNICOI COUNTY Mr. John English-
UNION COUNTY Mr. Jimmy CarterDavid Coppock
VAN BUREN COUNTYMrs. Cheryl ColeRicky Walling
WARREN COUNTY Mr. Grant SwallowsTanya 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 Schools309
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 Schools1,837
Table 2 Training of Public Personnel (K - 12)
Education LevelMenWomenNot Reported  Total
Ph. D. Degree6081,496232,127
Ed. S. Degree2,0066,522478,575
Master’s Degree7,94232,00937440,325
Bachelor’s Degree6,25422,77130429,329
Associates Degree40872129
Some College903711138
No College Reported83011
Total16,94862,92576180,634 

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 Teachers39,563
Secondary Classroom Teachers11,527
Special Education Teachers11,789
 Total Classroom Teachers62,879
School Principals 1,810
Assistant Principals 2,092
Supervisors of Instruction 350
Instructional Coaches1,253
Interventionists1,241
Other Professional Instructional Personnel5,036
Librarians1,541
Guidance Counselors2,517
Psychological Personnel563
Attendance Personnel83
 Total Number of Instructional Personnel79,365
Superintendents132
Assistant Superintendents69
Other Licensed Educators950
Total Number of Certificated Personnel80,516
  
Non-Certificated Administrative Personnel54,553
Members of Boards of Education841
Table 4 Other Employees of Boards of Education
Health Personnel
a. Nurses1,421
b.  Other Professional & Technical Health Personnel495
c.  Psychologists336
 
Secretarial and Clerical Personnel
a. School Support Level4,406
b. System Support Level1,993
 
Plant Operation Personnel
a. Custodians4,084
b. Other4,965
 
Plant Maintenance Personnel6,295
Transportation Personnel8,455
Food Service Personnel0
 
Educational Assistants
a. Regular7,430
b. Library455
c. Special Education9,460
d. Vocational Education116
e. Other1,280
  
Data Processing900
  
School Safety Personnel 
a.  Resourse Officers224
b. Other263
  
Social Workers2,748
Other Employees55,325
  
Total110,650
 
Total Number of Employees of Board of Education246,560
Table 5 Average Salary
Licensed Educators$55,554
Instructional Personnel$55,210
Classroom Teachers$52,596
Principals$90,314
Superintendents$127,387
Table 6 Number of High School Graduates
Regular Diplomas61,550
Regular Diplomas Including Waivers64,298
Special Education Diplomas682
Certificates of Attendance0
 
Grand Total All Diplomas/Certificates64,980
Table 7 Average Daily Membership*
Kindergarten75,296
First Grade75,056
Second Grade74,146
Third Grade73,729
Fourth Grade73,688
Fifth Grade74,293
Sixth Grade76,942
Seventh Grade77,378
Eighth Grade75,701
Ninth Grade76,155
Tenth Grade72,577
Eleventh Grade68,031
Twelfth Grade64,173
Special Education16,468
Total ADM973,632

*Includes Adult High School Students

Table 8 Average Daily Attendance*
Kindergarten73,072
First Grade73,134
Second Grade72,400
Third Grade72,037
Fourth Grade71,983
Fifth Grade72,931
Sixth Grade75,450
Seventh Grade75,628
Eighth Grade73,873
Ninth Grade73,844
Tenth Grade70,229
Eleventh Grade65,607
Twelfth Grade61,330
Special Education15,790
Total ADA947,308

*Includes Adult High School Students

Table 9 First Month Membership (Kindergarten through Twelve)
Kindergarten76,775
First Grade76,341
Second Grade75,478
Third Grade75,013
Fourth Grade75,054
Fifth Grade75,610
Sixth Grade78,594
Seventh Grade79,041
Eighth Grade77,410
Ninth Grade77,971
Tenth Grade74,505
Eleventh Grade70,549
Twelfth Grade68,198
Total 1st Month Membership980,539
Table 10 Record of Pupil Progress
 Suspension In- SchoolSuspension Out- of-School w/o ServicesExpulsion w/o ServicesChange of Placement (Long- Term)
Kindergarten32858739
First Grade483750323
Second Grade576884926
Third Grade8671,060741
Fourth Grade1,1951,5691054
Fifth Grade2,2132,3631286
Sixth Grade5,7094,10339338
Seventh Grade6,5504,69659664
Eighth Grade6,2684,59397858
Ninth Grade7,2074,7482311,089
Tenth Grade6,0374,023191990
Eleventh Grade5,0463,347167756
Twelfth Grade4,0512,576105423
Total46,53035,2999335,357
Table 11 Number of Children Ages 3 through 21 with Disability Receiving Special Education Services
DATA NOT AVAILABLE - WILL BE POSTED AT A LATER DATE
Learning Disabled 
Intellectual Disabaled 
Speech /Language Impaired 
Emotionally Disturbed 
Autism 
Health Impaired 
Physically Impaired 
Hearing Impaired or Deaf 
Visually Impaired or Blind 
Deaf/Blind 
Multi-Disabilities 
Developmentally Delayed 
Traumatic Brain Injury 
Total 
Table 12 (PART A) Pupil Transportation
Some data not currently available, will be posted at a later date.
Bus Ownership:  
 District Owned6,664
 Private Owned/Contracted2,168
Table 12 (PART B) Transportation Personnel
Number of Bus Drivers
Regular6,818
Substitute1,160
Total7,978
Table 12 (PART C) Bus Fleet Profile and Accidents 2018-2019
Accidents: 
Property Damage834
Personal Injury33
Treated and Released67
Confined Overnight12
Fatalities0
  
Number of Buses with Wheelchair Lifts1,417
Number of Buses with Restraints2,109
  
Buses Equipped with : 
Two-Way Communication7,539
Audio/Visual Surveillance8,181
GPS5,551
Air Condition2,342
Receipts
Total Receipts From State             $5,242,166,313   
Total Receipts From Federal Government1,122,419,925   
Total Receipts From County and City or Special District3,968,814,651   
Total Other Revenue Receipts444,711,534   
Total Revenue Receipts10,778,112,422   
Total Non-Revenue Receipts743,674,383   
Grand Total Receipts From All Sources$11,521,786,805   
 
Expenditures
Instruction$5,776,196,427
Support Services – Student480,396,841
Support Services – Instructional Staff824,203,377
Support Services – Administration$998,401,087
Support Services-Operations & Maintenance of Plant815,647,475
Other Current Expenditures936,275,849
Total Current Expenditures$9,831,121,057   
 
Community Services83,965,466
Early Childhood Education147,826,218
Capital Outlay117,316,790
Debt Services / Operating Transfers806,885,217
Capital Projects 509,501,847
Grand Total of All Expenditures$11,496,616,594
 
Total Operating Expenditures*$9,803,588,890
Operating Expenditures Per PUPIL ADA*$9,998

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