2022 Annual Statistical Report

The Annual Statistical Report for fiscal year 2021-2022 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 Schools937
Number of Middle Schools302
Number of High Schools299
Number of K-12/Other Schools254
Number of Vocational Schools12
Special Education Schools.10
Number of Adult High Schools27
Number of Alternative Schools23
Total Number of Schools1,864
Table 2 Training of Public Personnel (K - 12)
Education LevelMenWomenNot Reported  Total
Ph. D. Degree700 1,722 42,426
Ed. S. Degree2,030 6,653 78,690 
Master’s Degree7,936 32,013 6840,017 
Bachelor’s Degree5,761 21,841 8227,684 
Associates Degree52 84 2138 
Some College55 87 2144
No College Reported54325111805
Total17,27063,83128079,904 

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 Teachers41,082
Secondary Classroom Teachers13,983
Special Education Teachers4,596
 Total Classroom Teachers59,660
School Principals 1,759
Assistant Principals 2,001
Supervisors of Instruction 422
Instructional Coaches1,363
Interventionists1,242
Other Professional Instructional Personnel4,254
Librarians1,477
Guidance Counselors2,497
Psychological Personnel538
Attendance Personnel70
 Total Number of Instructional Personnel75,283
Superintendents148
Assistant Superintendents79
Other Licensed Educators997
Total Number of Certificated Personnel76,508
  
Non-Certificated Administrative Personnel55,091
Members of Boards of Education843
Table 4 Other Employees of Boards of Education
Health Personnel
a. Nurses0
b.  Other Professional & Technical Health Personnel1,639
c.  Psychologists485
 
Secretarial and Clerical Personnel
a. School Support Level2,140
b. System Support Level4,035
 
Plant Operation Personnel
a. Custodians233
b. Other3,694
 
Plant Maintenance Personnel4,389
Transportation Personnel6,027
Food Service Personnel8,367
 
Educational Assistants
a. Regular0
b. Library375
c. Special Education407
d. Vocational Education9,743
e. Other129
  
Data Processing762
  
School Safety Personnel 
a.  Resourse Officers7,772
b. Other880
  
Social Workers380
Other Employees3,321
  
Total54,777
 
Total Number of Employees of Board of Education187,219
TABLE 5 - AVERAGE EDUCATOR SALARY
Licensed Educators$58,594 
Instructional Personnel$58,125 
Classroom Teachers$55,579 
Principals$92,273 
Superintendents$127,407 
*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*
Kindergarten74,986
First Grade71,369
Second Grade72,796
Third Grade72,980
Fourth Grade72,844
Fifth Grade72,281
Sixth Grade71,957
Seventh Grade72,588
Eighth Grade75,674
Ninth Grade79,179
Tenth Grade73,489
Eleventh Grade68,805
Twelfth Grade63,973
Special Education16,480
Total ADM959,403

*Includes Adult High School Students

Table 8 Average Daily Attendance*
Kindergarten70,939
First Grade67,826
Second Grade69,426
Third Grade69,717
Fourth Grade69,495
Fifth Grade69,071
Sixth Grade68,743
Seventh Grade68,995
Eighth Grade71,697
Ninth Grade74,252
Tenth Grade68,666
Eleventh Grade63,947
Twelfth Grade59,070
Special Education15,373
Total ADA907,219

*Includes Adult High School Students

Table 9 First Month Membership (Kindergarten through Twelve)
Kindergarten76,126
First Grade72,248
Second Grade73,679
Third Grade73,841
Fourth Grade73,755
Fifth Grade73,244
Sixth Grade73,054
Seventh Grade73,900
Eighth Grade77,160
Ninth Grade80,789
Tenth Grade75,347
Eleventh Grade71,575
Twelfth Grade68,269
Total 1st Month Membership962,987
Table 10 Record of Pupil Progress
 Suspension In- SchoolSuspension Out- of-School w/o ServicesExpulsion w/o ServicesChange of Placement (Long- Term)
Kindergarten390790*14
First Grade387759*10
Second Grade6159461319
Third Grade8191,3581422
Fourth Grade1,2681,9571959
Fifth Grade2,4893,1644087
Sixth Grade5,9585,53778393
Seventh Grade7,1236,369155779
Eighth Grade7,3656,6411841,029
Ninth Grade8,6346,6513671,592
Tenth Grade6,8475,1173271,264
Eleventh Grade5,5253,915308927
Twelfth Grade4,0912,75685487
Total51,51145,9601,6026,682
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 Disabled32,815
Intellectual Disabaled8,432
Speech /Language Impaired29,941
Emotionally Disturbed2,938
Autism14,872
Health Impaired20,104
Physically Impaired306
Hearing Impaired or Deaf785
Visually Impaired or Blind270
Deaf/Blind0
Multi-Disabilities1,795
Developmentally Delayed12,934
Traumatic Brain Injury143
Total126,473
Table 12 (PART A) Pupil Transportation
Some data not currently available, will be posted at a later date.
Bus Ownership:  
 District Owned6,534
 Private Owned/Contracted2,502 
Table 12 (PART B) Transportation Personnel
Number of Bus Drivers
RegularN/A
SubstituteN/A
TotalN/A
Table 12 (PART C) Bus Fleet Profile and Accidents 2018-2019
Accidents: 
Property Damage691 
Personal Injury597 
Treated and Released77 
Confined Overnight33 
Fatalities12
  
Number of Buses with Wheelchair Lifts1,632
Number of Buses with Restraints1,972
  
Buses Equipped with : 
Two-Way Communication6,929
Audio/Visual Surveillance8,285
GPS5,803
Air Condition3,353
Receipts
Total Receipts From State             $5,430,183,884      
Total Receipts From Federal Government2,554,872,190   
Total Receipts From County and City or Special District4,779,500,797   
Total Other Revenue Receipts309,327,805   
Total Revenue Receipts13,073,884,676   
Total Non-Revenue Receipts634,525,037   
Grand Total Receipts From All Sources$13,708,409,713   
 
Expenditures
Instruction$6,445,051,010
Support Services – Student610,516,699
Support Services – Instructional Staff980,735,856
Support Services – Administration$1,043,571,757   
Support Services-Operations & Maintenance of Plant896,899,994
Other Current Expenditures1,081,570,445
Total Current Expenditures$11,058,345,760   
 
Community Services82,268,947
Early Childhood Education150,363,684
Capital Outlay353,522,652
Debt Services / Operating Transfers806,100,990
Capital Projects 371,375,213
Grand Total of All Expenditures$12,821,977,245   
 
Total Operating Expenditures*$10,334,959,871   
Operating Expenditures Per PUPIL ADA*$10,820 

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