Tennessee school data rankings

Compare regular public school districts by one measure at a time, then inspect the underlying profile. Of 141 regular districts, 141 report 2024–25 enrollment and 140 match the FY 2023 finance file. Charter, service, specialized, and other agencies remain in the directory but are excluded from these unlike comparisons.

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Showing 1–25 of 141 regular districts reporting enrollment. NCES CCD 2024–25.

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Districts ordered by the selected measure; positions describe data, not school quality
Position	District	City	Schools	Enrollment
1	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Memphis	209	111,124
2	Metro Nashville Public Schools	Nashville	159	81,021
3	Knox County Schools	Knoxville	93	60,185
4	Rutherford County Schools	Murfreesboro	55	52,127
5	Hamilton County Schools	Chattanooga	81	45,981
6	Williamson County Schools	Franklin	52	41,593
7	Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools	Clarksville	44	39,385
8	Sumner County Schools	Gallatin	54	30,719
9	Wilson County Schools	Lebanon	26	20,703
10	Sevier County Schools	Sevierville	32	14,408
11	Maury County Schools	Columbia	24	13,098
12	Jackson-Madison County Schools	Jackson	26	13,017
13	Putnam County Schools	Cookeville	22	11,776
14	Robertson County Schools	Springfield	23	11,267
15	Hamblen County Schools	Morristown	18	10,300
16	Blount County Schools	Maryville	22	10,270
17	Bradley County Schools	Cleveland	18	10,202
18	Tipton County Schools	Covington	14	9,975
19	Murfreesboro City Schools	Murfreesboro	13	9,342
20	Collierville Schools	Collierville	9	9,263
21	Bedford County Schools	Shelbyville	15	9,042
22	Bartlett City Schools	Bartlett	10	8,834
23	Washington County Schools	Jonesborough	15	7,969
24	Sullivan County Schools	Blountville	15	7,878
25	Johnson City Schools	Johnson City	12	7,818

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Largest school districts in Tennessee

Ordered by 2024–25 reported membership. This is a scale comparison, not a quality ranking.

Rank	Name	Location	Students
1	Memphis-Shelby County Schools 209 schools	Memphis	111,124
2	Metro Nashville Public Schools 159 schools	Nashville	81,021
3	Knox County Schools 93 schools	Knoxville	60,185
4	Rutherford County Schools 55 schools	Murfreesboro	52,127
5	Hamilton County Schools 81 schools	Chattanooga	45,981
6	Williamson County Schools 52 schools	Franklin	41,593
7	Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools 44 schools	Clarksville	39,385
8	Sumner County Schools 54 schools	Gallatin	30,719
9	Wilson County Schools 26 schools	Lebanon	20,703
10	Sevier County Schools 32 schools	Sevierville	14,408
11	Maury County Schools 24 schools	Columbia	13,098
12	Jackson-Madison County Schools 26 schools	Jackson	13,017
13	Putnam County Schools 22 schools	Cookeville	11,776
14	Robertson County Schools 23 schools	Springfield	11,267
15	Hamblen County Schools 18 schools	Morristown	10,300
16	Blount County Schools 22 schools	Maryville	10,270
17	Bradley County Schools 18 schools	Cleveland	10,202
18	Tipton County Schools 14 schools	Covington	9,975
19	Murfreesboro City Schools 13 schools	Murfreesboro	9,342
20	Collierville Schools 9 schools	Collierville	9,263
21	Bedford County Schools 15 schools	Shelbyville	9,042
22	Bartlett City Schools 10 schools	Bartlett	8,834
23	Washington County Schools 15 schools	Jonesborough	7,969
24	Sullivan County Schools 15 schools	Blountville	7,878
25	Johnson City Schools 12 schools	Johnson City	7,818

Source: NCES CCD LEA Membership, 2024–25.

Highest spending per pupil in Tennessee

Ordered by FY 2023 current expenditure per pupil among districts with at least 200 students. District responsibilities and local costs differ.

Rank	Name	Location	Per pupil
1	Franklin Special School District 3,161 students	Franklin	$18,909
2	Metro Nashville Public Schools 81,021 students	Nashville	$17,808
3	Hamilton County Schools 45,981 students	Chattanooga	$14,785
4	Tullahoma City Schools 3,632 students	Tullahoma	$14,004
5	Oak Ridge Schools 5,078 students	Oak Ridge	$13,761
6	Memphis-Shelby County Schools 111,124 students	Memphis	$13,695
7	Hancock County Schools 903 students	Sneedville	$13,442
8	Perry County Schools 1,100 students	Linden	$13,394
9	Alcoa City Schools 2,270 students	Alcoa	$13,177
10	Haywood County Schools 2,422 students	Brownsville	$13,014
11	Humboldt City Schools 1,044 students	Humboldt	$13,012
12	Anderson County Schools 6,018 students	Clinton	$12,945
13	Sevier County Schools 14,408 students	Sevierville	$12,911
14	Greeneville City Schools 2,977 students	Greeneville	$12,806
15	Moore County Schools 882 students	Lynchburg	$12,768
16	Dyersburg City Schools 2,585 students	Dyersburg	$12,650
17	Van Buren County Schools 756 students	Spencer	$12,612
18	Bradford Special School District 630 students	Bradford	$12,608
19	Lake County Schools 743 students	Tiptonville	$12,486
20	Union City Schools 1,647 students	Union City	$12,464
21	Bristol City Schools 4,044 students	Bristol	$12,440
22	Morgan County Schools 2,800 students	Wartburg	$12,432
23	Blount County Schools 10,270 students	Maryville	$12,370
24	Bledsoe County Schools 1,570 students	Pikeville	$12,360
25	Elizabethton City Schools 2,678 students	Elizabethton	$12,343

Source: NCES School District Finance Survey (F-33), FY 2023. Resource measure only.

Tennessee high schools with broad reported program access

Counts AP student enrollment, gifted programming, and computer-science classes reported in CRDC. This does not measure course quality, participation rates, or current availability.

Rank	Name	Location	Positive fields
1	Oak Ridge High School 09–12 · 36 AP courses	Oak Ridge Schools	3 of 3
2	White Station High School 09–12 · 35 AP courses	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	3 of 3
3	Brentwood High School 09–12 · 32 AP courses	Williamson County Schools	3 of 3
4	Ravenwood High School 09–12 · 29 AP courses	Williamson County Schools	3 of 3
5	Nolensville High School 09–12 · 29 AP courses	Williamson County Schools	3 of 3
6	Dobyns - Bennett High School 09–12 · 27 AP courses	Kingsport City Schools	3 of 3
7	Mt. Juliet High School 09–12 · 26 AP courses	Wilson County Schools	3 of 3
8	Wilson Central High School 09–12 · 26 AP courses	Wilson County Schools	3 of 3
9	Centennial High School 09–12 · 26 AP courses	Williamson County Schools	3 of 3
10	Independence High School 09–12 · 25 AP courses	Williamson County Schools	3 of 3
11	Lebanon High School 09–12 · 24 AP courses	Wilson County Schools	3 of 3
12	Fred J Page High School 09–12 · 24 AP courses	Williamson County Schools	3 of 3
13	Summit High School 09–12 · 23 AP courses	Williamson County Schools	3 of 3
14	Fairview High School 09–12 · 23 AP courses	Williamson County Schools	3 of 3
15	Central High School 09–12 · 22 AP courses	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	3 of 3
16	Franklin High School 09–12 · 21 AP courses	Williamson County Schools	3 of 3
17	Blackman High School 09–12 · 20 AP courses	Rutherford County Schools	3 of 3
18	Lincoln County High School 09–12 · 20 AP courses	Lincoln County Schools	3 of 3
19	Siegel High School 09–12 · 18 AP courses	Rutherford County Schools	3 of 3
20	Cordova High School 09–12 · 16 AP courses	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	3 of 3
21	Beech Sr High School 09–12 · 16 AP courses	Sumner County Schools	3 of 3
22	Rossview High School 09–12 · 15 AP courses	Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools	3 of 3
23	Cleveland High School 09–12 · 14 AP courses	Cleveland City Schools	3 of 3
24	McMinn High School 09–12 · 14 AP courses	McMinn County Schools	3 of 3
25	East Hamilton High School 09–12 · 13 AP courses	Hamilton County Schools	3 of 3

Source: CRDC 2021–22. At least two program fields must be known for inclusion.