2021 Annual Statistical Report

The Annual Statistical Report for fiscal year 2020-2021 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. Jordan Mollenhour
    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
  • Dr. Sara Heyburn Morison, Executive Director
    Tennessee State Board of Education 
    500  James Robertson Parkway
    5th Floor, Davy Crockett Tower
    Nashville, TN 37243-1050
School SystemDirector of SchoolsChairperson
ANDERSON COUNTYMr. Tim ParrottJohn  Burrell
ClintonMs. Kelly JohnsonTim Bible
Oak RidgeMr. Bruce BorchersKeys Fillauer
BEDFORD COUNTYMs. Tammy GarrettDiane Neeley
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. Myles HebrardBrad Hurley
+HuntingdonMr. Jonathan KeeLee Carter
+McKenzieMr. Lynn WatkinsJon Davis
+South CarrollMr. Lex SuiteCorey Bartholomew
+West CarrollMr. Thomas CaldwellWilliam Robinson
CARTER COUNTY Mr. Tracy McAbeeTony Garland
ElizabethtonMr. Richard VanhussEddie Pless
CHEATHAM COUNTY Ms. Catherine BeckDavid Risner
CHESTER COUNTY Mr Tony KilzerShane Connor
CLAIBORNE COUNTY Ms. Linda KeckWade Breeding
CLAY COUNTY Mr. Matthew EldridgeBenji Bailey
COCKE COUNTY Mr. Manney MooreJohn Jonson
NewportMs. Sandra BurchetteJan Brooks
COFFEE COUNTY Mr. Charles LawsonGary Nester
ManchesterMr. Joey VaughnTravis Hillis
TullahomaMs. Catherine StephensKim Uselton
CROCKETT COUNTY Mr. Phillip PrattJasper Taylor
AlamoMs. Reecha BlackLawrence Harden
BellsMr. Mark WallaceGary Emison
CUMBERLAND COUNTY Ms. Ina MaxwellTeresa Boston
DAVIDSON COUNTY Dr. Adrienne BattleChristiane Buggs
DECATUR COUNTY Mr. Chris VillaflorAthalia Taylor
DEKALB COUNTY Mr. Patrick CrippsDanny Parkerson
DICKSON COUNTY Mr. Danny WeeksKirk Vandivort
DYER COUNTY Ms. Cheryl MathisKeith Anderson
DyersburgMs. Kim WorleyScott Self
FAYETTE COUNTY Mr. Versie HamlettWendell Wainwright
FENTRESS COUNTY Mr. Mike JonesGary Peters
FRANKLIN COUNTY Mr. Stanley BeanCleiJo Walker
GIBSON COUNTY ………………. 
HumboldtMs. Janice EppersonValeria Smith-Wedley
+MilanMr. Jonathan CriswellWill Ownby
+TrentonMr. Timothy HaneyMark Harper
+BradfordMr. Dan BlackRich Cunningham
+Gibson Co. SpecialMr. Eddie PruettTom Lannom
GILES COUNTY Ms. Vickie BeardKnox Vanderpool
GRAINGER COUNTY Mr. James AtkinsHarold Frazier
GREENE COUNTY Mr. David McLainRick Tipton
GreenevilleMr. Steve StarnesCindy Luttrell
GRUNDY COUNTY Mr. Donald DurleyRick Rust
HAMBLEN COUNTY Mr. Charlie PerryJoe Gibson
HAMILTON COUNTY Mr. Bryan JohnsonJoe Wingate
HANCOCK COUNTY Ms. Charlotte MullinsJack Mullins
HARDEMAN COUNTY Mr. Warner Ross IIBobby Henderson
HARDIN COUNTY Mr. Michael DavisRon Ashe
HAWKINS COUNTY Mr. Matthew HixsonChris Christian
RogersvilleMr. James StroderReed 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 GerrellTroy Barrow
HICKMAN COUNTY Ms. Michelle GilbertAmy Bryant
HOUSTON COUNTY Ms. Kris McAskillJeffrey Mathis
HUMPHREYS COUNTY Mr. Richard RyeBrad Crawford
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. Michael AdkinsKevin Caruso
LEWIS COUNTY Mr. Benny PaceGlenda Atkinson
LINCOLN COUNTY Mr. Bill HeathTommy Stevenson
FayettevilleMr. Billy HopkinsJeff Whitmore
LOUDON COUNTY Mr. Michael GarrenBobby Johnson
Lenoir CityMs. Jeanne BarkerRick Chadwick
MCMINN COUNTY Mr. Lee ParkisonSharon Brown
AthensMr. Robert GreeneMike Bevins
EtowahDr. Mike FrazierMarilyn Miller
MCNAIRY COUNTYMr. Greg MartinRicky Whitaker
MACON COUNTY Mr. Anthony BolesWilliam “Jed” Goad
MADISON CO.Mr Marlon KingJames Johnson
MARION COUNTY Mr. Mark GriffithRyan Phillips
+Richard CityMs. Elizabeth WebbBill Stuart
MARSHALL COUNTY Ms. Jacob SorrellsJulie Keny Cathey
MAURY COUNTY Mr. Michael HickmanMichael Fulbright
MEIGS COUNTY Mr. Clint BakerAmy Swanks
MONROE COUNTY Ms. Kristi WindsorJohn Ridgell
SweetwaterMr. Rodney BoruffJohn Fox
MONTGOMERY COUNTYMs. Angela HuffCarol A. Berry
MOORE COUNTY Mr. Chad MooreheadEd Cashion
MORGAN COUNTY Ms. Kyle TreeceWade Summers
OBION COUNTY Timothy WatkinsFritz Fussell
Union CityMr. Wes KennedyKarl Ullrich
OVERTON COUNTY Mr. Lester HolmanJarman Hicks
PERRY COUNTY Mr. Eric LomaxMartha Sharp
PICKETT COUNTY Ms. Dianne ElderJohn Reagan
POLK COUNTY Mr. James JonesJayson Lamb
PUTNAM COUNTY Mr. Corby KingLynn McHenry
RHEA COUNTYMr. Jesse MessimerJohn Mincy
DaytonMs. Patricia NewsomJames Marsh
ROANE COUNTY Dr. LaDonna McFallDanny Wright
ROBERTSON COUNTYMr. Christopher CauseyConnie Hogan
RUTHERFORD COUNTYMr. William SpurlockCoy Young
MurfreesboroMr. Bobby DukeButch 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 CommunityMr. Jeffery MayoKay Williams
Bartlett CityMr. David StephensDavid Cook
Collierville SchoolsMr Gary LillyWright Cox
Germantown MunicipalMr. Jason ManuelAmy Eoff
Lakeland MunicipalMr. Ted HorrellKevin Floyd
Millington MunicipalMr. James GriffinChris Denson
SMITH COUNTYMr. Barry SmithRicky Shoulders
STEWART COUNTY Mr. Michael CraigBobby Morgan
SULLIVAN COUNTY Ms. Evelyn RafalowksiRandall Jones
BristolMs. Annette Tudor-
KingsportDr. Jeff MoorhouseJim Welch
SUMNER COUNTYDr. D. R. PhillipsTim Brewer
TIPTON COUNTY Mr. John CombsMarty Burlison
TROUSDALE COUNTY Mr. Clint SatterfieldJohn Kerr
UNICOI COUNTY Mr. John EnglishSteve Willis
UNION COUNTY Mr. Jimmy CarterDavid Coppock
VAN BUREN COUNTYMrs. Cheryl ColeRicky Walling
WARREN COUNTY Mr. Grant SwallowsTanya Bess
WASHINGTON COUNTY Mr. Jerry BoydJason Day
Johnson CityDr. Steven BarnettKathy Hall
WAYNE COUNTY Mr. Marlon DavisAndy Yarbrough
WEAKLEY COUNTY Mr. Randy FrazierSteve Vantrease
WHITE COUNTY Mr. Kurt DronebargerJayson McDonald
WILLIAMSON COUNTY Mr. Jason GoldenNancy Garrett
+Franklin CityDr. David SnowdenRobert Blair
WILSON COUNTY Mr. Jeffery LuttrellLarry 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 Schools942
Number of Middle Schools311
Number of High Schools303
Number of K-12/Other Schools210
Number of Vocational Schools11
Special Education Schools.8
Number of Adult High Schools27
Number of Alternative Schools21
Total Number of Schools1,833
Table 2 Training of Public Personnel (K - 12)
Education LevelMenWomenNot Reported  Total
Ph. D. Degree6821,67142,357 
Ed. S. Degree2,6137,075199,707 
Master’s Degree8,01032,49017040,670 
Bachelor’s Degree5,86422,4128128,357 
Associates Degree48903141 
Some College48903141 
No College Reported5308 
Total17,27063,83128081,381 

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 Teachers42,082
Secondary Classroom Teachers19,636
Special Education Teachers5,686
 Total Classroom Teachers67,404
School Principals 2,202
Assistant Principals 2,584
Supervisors of Instruction 391
Instructional Coaches1,899
Interventionists1,206
Other Professional Instructional Personnel6,037
Librarians1,497
Guidance Counselors2,497
Psychological Personnel578
Attendance Personnel83
 Total Number of Instructional Personnel86,378
Superintendents138
Assistant Superintendents81
Other Licensed Educators691
Total Number of Certificated Personnel87,288
  
Non-Certificated Administrative Personnel56,672
Members of Boards of Education843
Table 4 Other Employees of Boards of Education
Health Personnel
a. Nurses1,519
b.  Other Professional & Technical Health Personnel529
c.  Psychologists383
 
 
Secretarial and Clerical Personnel4,252
Custodians3,802
Other Employees5,634
Plant Maintenance Personnel2,173
Transportation Personnel6,185
Food Service Personnel8,420
 
Educational Assistants
a.  Regular8,100
b.  Library444
c.  Special Education9,326
d.  Vocational Education138
 
Data Processing750
 
School Safety
a.  Resourse Officers916
b. Other453
Social Workers351
Central Office Administrators3,300
  
Total56,672
Total Number of Employees of Board of Education201,475
TABLE 5: Average Educator Salary
Licensed Educators$55,917 
Instructional Personnel$55,917 
Classroom Teachers$52,871 
Principals$91,709 
Superintendents$128,514 
*SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT     
** Data not available     
      
      
CLASSROOM TEACHERS ARE :VOCATIONAL TEACHERS, HOME/HOSPITAL INSTRUCTION, SPECIAL EDUCATION RELATED 
 SERVICES, AND GRADES K-12 TEACHERS.  
      
INSTRUCTIONAL PERSONNEL ARE:PRINCIPALS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, ATTENDANCE TEACHERS, SUPERVISORS, 
 SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS, SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS, LIBRARIANS, 
 VOCATIONAL TEACHERS, HOME/HOSPITAL INSTRUCTION, SPECIAL EDUCATION 
 RELATED SERVICES, SPECIAL EDUCATION PSYCHOLOGISTS, SPECIAL EDUCATION
 PRINCIPALS, SPECIAL EDUCATION SUPERVISORS, AND GRADES K-12 TEACHERS.
Table 6 Number of High School Graduates
Regular Diplomas60,031
Regular Diplomas Including Waivers63,037
Special Education Diplomas658
Certificates of Attendance0
 
Grand Total All Diplomas/Certificates63,695
Table 7 Average Daily Membership*
Kindergarten69,117
First Grade72,032
Second Grade71,897
Third Grade71,683
Fourth Grade71,488
Fifth Grade71,488
Sixth Grade72,131
Seventh Grade75,463
Eighth Grade76,321
Ninth Grade76,307
Tenth Grade73,254
Eleventh Grade68,847
Twelfth Grade63,253
Special Education16,279
Total ADM949,559

*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)
Kindergarten68,357
First Grade71,758
Second Grade72,428
Third Grade72,340
Fourth Grade72,332
Fifth Grade72,076
Sixth Grade73,134
Seventh Grade76,691
Eighth Grade77,709
Ninth Grade78,001
Tenth Grade75,010
Eleventh Grade71,062
Twelfth Grade67,754
Total 1st Month Membership948,652
Table 10 Record of Pupil Progress
 Suspension In- SchoolSuspension Out- of-School w/o ServicesExpulsion w/o ServicesChange of Placement (Long- Term)
Kindergarten151311**
First Grade205322**
Second Grade235392*13
Third Grade374507*13
Fourth Grade624741*22
Fifth Grade1,2161,158*34
Sixth Grade3,2542,03613196
Seventh Grade3,8842,44613374
Eighth Grade3,6472,57844452
Ninth Grade3,8261,95377673
Tenth Grade3,1781,55583535
Eleventh Grade2,4691,14164394
Twelfth Grade1,65366428206
Total24,71615,8043222,912
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 Disabled33,478
Intellectual Disabaled8,410
Speech /Language Impaired29,427
Emotionally Disturbed3,005
Autism13,560
Health Impaired19,405
Physically Impaired338
Hearing Impaired or Deaf798
Visually Impaired or Blind265
Deaf/Blind0
Multi-Disabilities1,731
Developmentally Delayed12,596
Traumatic Brain Injury147
Total124,303
Table 12 (PART A) Pupil Transportation
Some data not currently available, will be posted at a later date.
Bus Ownership:  
 District Owned6,517 
 Private Owned/Contracted2,437 
Table 12 (PART B) Transportation Personnel
Number of Bus Drivers
Regular6,555
Substitute1,025
Total7,580
Table 12 (PART C) Bus Fleet Profile and Accidents 2018-2019
Accidents: 
Property Damage729 
Personal Injury30 
Treated and Released75 
Confined Overnight7 
Fatalities14 
  
Number of Buses with Wheelchair Lifts1,464
Number of Buses with Restraints2,241
  
Buses Equipped with : 
Two-Way Communication7,681
Audio/Visual Surveillance8,153
GPS5,596
Air Condition2,490
Receipts
Total Receipts From State             $5,360,244,772      
Total Receipts From Federal Government1,735,902,110   
Total Receipts From County and City or Special District4,400,624,625   
Total Other Revenue Receipts302,628,442   
Total Revenue Receipts11,799,399,949   
Total Non-Revenue Receipts1,064,113,479   
Grand Total Receipts From All Sources$12,863,513,428   
 
Expenditures
Instruction$6,242,643,200
Support Services – Student535,736,946
Support Services – Instructional Staff864,191,203
Support Services – Administration$1,002,293,724   
Support Services-Operations & Maintenance of Plant827,157,390
Other Current Expenditures888,022,759
Total Current Expenditures$10,360,045,224   
 
Community Services83,343,602
Early Childhood Education146,113,203
Capital Outlay168,133,659
Debt Services / Operating Transfers1,034,312,323
Capital Projects 380,346,531
Grand Total of All Expenditures$12,172,294,542   
 
Total Operating Expenditures*$10,333,607,481   
Operating Expenditures Per PUPIL ADA*$10,802 

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