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Tennessee school data rankings

Compare every reported district by one measure at a time, then inspect the underlying profile. Of 149 current districts, 149 report 2024–25 enrollment and 143 match the FY 2023 finance file.

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149 districts with this measure reported

Rank	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
26	Dickson County Schools	Dickson	16	7,777
27	Kingsport City Schools	Kingsport	12	7,658
28	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Nashville	24	6,979
29	Cumberland County Schools	Crossville	12	6,970
30	Jefferson County Schools	Dandridge	13	6,937
31	Lawrence County Schools	Lawrenceburg	14	6,867
32	Warren County Schools	McMinnville	12	6,241
33	Roane County Schools	Kingston	18	6,178
34	Greene County Schools	Greeneville	17	6,088
35	Germantown Municipal Schools	Germantown	7	6,053
36	Hawkins County Schools	Rogersville	16	6,037
37	Anderson County Schools	Clinton	19	6,018
38	Cleveland City Schools	Cleveland	9	5,890
39	Maryville City Schools	Maryville	8	5,717
40	Union County Schools	Maynardville	12	5,514
41	Cheatham County Schools	Ashland City	14	5,451
42	Marshall County Schools	Lewisburg	10	5,322
43	Campbell County Schools	Jacksboro	14	5,118
44	Loudon County Schools	Loudon	9	5,085
45	Oak Ridge Schools	Oak Ridge	8	5,078
46	McMinn County Schools	Athens	9	5,051
47	Monroe County Schools	Madisonville	13	5,006
48	Franklin County Schools	Winchester	12	4,972
49	Johnson County Schools	Mountain City	8	4,952
50	Lebanon Special School District	Lebanon	7	4,628
51	Carter County Schools	Elizabethton	14	4,450
52	Arlington Community Schools	Arlington	4	4,403
53	Coffee County Schools	Manchester	11	4,313
54	Macon County Schools	Lafayette	8	4,216
55	Cocke County Schools	Newport	12	4,202
56	Bristol City Schools	Bristol	9	4,044
57	Weakley County Schools	Dresden	11	3,993
58	Claiborne County Schools	Tazewell	14	3,967
59	Henderson County Schools	Lexington	10	3,900
60	Lincoln County Schools	Fayetteville	8	3,899
61	Rhea County Schools	Dayton	7	3,890
62	Marion County Schools	Jasper	12	3,844
63	Gibson County Special School District	Dyer	9	3,828
64	White County Schools	Sparta	8	3,736
65	McNairy County Schools	Selmer	10	3,733
66	Lewis County Schools	Hohenwald	7	3,731
67	DeKalb County Schools	Smithville	7	3,644
68	Tullahoma City Schools	Tullahoma	8	3,632
69	Dyer County Schools	Dyersburg	7	3,600
70	Giles County Schools	Pulaski	8	3,595
71	Hardin County Schools	Savannah	7	3,294
72	Lauderdale County Schools	Ripley	7	3,277
73	Franklin Special School District	Franklin	8	3,161
74	Hardeman County Schools	Bolivar	9	3,157
75	Smith County Schools	Carthage	9	3,056
76	Hickman County Schools	Centerville	9	3,001
77	Greeneville City Schools	Greeneville	8	2,977
78	Grainger County Schools	Rutledge	10	2,975
79	Obion County Schools	Union City	6	2,959
80	Henry County Schools	Paris	5	2,924
81	Overton County Schools	Livingston	7	2,924
82	Fayette County Schools	Somerville	7	2,908
83	Chester County Schools	Henderson	6	2,801
84	Morgan County Schools	Wartburg	8	2,800
85	Elizabethton City Schools	Elizabethton	5	2,678
86	Humphreys County Schools	Waverly	6	2,641
87	Lenoir City Schools	Lenoir City	4	2,638
88	Millington Municipal Schools	Millington	4	2,587
89	Dyersburg City Schools	Dyersburg	4	2,585
90	Lakeland School System	Lakeland	2	2,538
91	Scott County Schools	Huntsville	7	2,423
92	Haywood County Schools	Brownsville	6	2,422
93	Alcoa City Schools	Alcoa	4	2,270
94	Fentress County Schools	Jamestown	6	2,229
95	Polk County Schools	Benton	7	2,160
96	Benton County Schools	Camden	8	2,150
97	Wayne County Schools	Waynesboro	9	2,079
98	Unicoi County Schools	Erwin	7	2,074
99	Milan Special School District	Milan	4	2,026
100	Stewart County Schools	Dover	4	1,972
101	Crockett County Schools	Alamo	5	1,969
102	Sequatchie County Schools	Dunlap	3	1,924
103	Cannon County Schools	Woodbury	5	1,813
104	Meigs County Schools	Decatur	4	1,797
105	Athens City Schools	Athens	3	1,748
106	Grundy County Schools	Altamont	5	1,711
107	Union City Schools	Union City	3	1,647
108	Manchester City Schools	Manchester	6	1,628
109	Bledsoe County Schools	Pikeville	5	1,570
110	Paris Special School District	Paris	3	1,538
111	Sweetwater City Schools	Sweetwater	4	1,532
112	Decatur County Schools	Decaturville	6	1,492
113	Achievement School District	Nashville	2	1,412
114	Trousdale County Schools	Hartsville	3	1,411
115	Oneida Special School District	Oneida	3	1,401
116	Jackson County Schools	Gainesboro	4	1,389
117	Trenton Special School District	Trenton	4	1,372
118	Huntingdon Special School District	Huntingdon	4	1,364
119	Department of Children's Services	Nashville	1	1,298
120	McKenzie Special School District	McKenzie	3	1,296
121	Houston County Schools	Erin	5	1,265
122	Perry County Schools	Linden	5	1,100
123	Fayetteville City Schools	Fayetteville	3	1,080
124	Clay County Schools	Celina	4	1,054
125	Humboldt City Schools	Humboldt	3	1,044
126	Clinton City Schools	Clinton	3	963
127	University Schools - Memphis	Memphis	4	957
128	Hancock County Schools	Sneedville	4	903
129	Lexington City Schools	Lexington	2	893
130	Dayton City School	Dayton	1	891
131	Moore County Schools	Lynchburg	2	882
132	Van Buren County Schools	Spencer	2	756
133	Lake County Schools	Tiptonville	3	743
134	West Carroll Special School District	Atwood	3	734
135	Newport City Schools	Newport	1	730
136	Rogersville City Schools	Rogersville	1	644
137	Bradford Special School District	Bradford	2	630
138	Hollow Rock - Bruceton Special School District	Bruceton	2	626
139	Pickett County Schools	Byrdstown	2	605
140	Alamo City School	Alamo	1	600
141	Alvin C. York Institute	Jamestown	1	493
142	Bells City Schools	Bells	1	407
143	South Carroll Special School District	Clarksburg	3	343
144	Etowah City Schools	Etowah	1	332
145	Richard City Special School District	South Pittsburg	1	183
146	Tennessee Schools for the Deaf	Knoxville	4	131
147	Tennessee School for the Blind	Nashville	1	100
148	West Tennessee School for the Deaf	Jackson	1	33
149	Carroll County Schools	Huntingdon	1	1

Data ranking

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.

Data ranking

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	Achievement School District 1,412 students	Nashville	$13,612
8	Hancock County Schools 903 students	Sneedville	$13,442
9	Perry County Schools 1,100 students	Linden	$13,394
10	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission 6,979 students	Nashville	$13,356
11	Alcoa City Schools 2,270 students	Alcoa	$13,177
12	Haywood County Schools 2,422 students	Brownsville	$13,014
13	Humboldt City Schools 1,044 students	Humboldt	$13,012
14	Anderson County Schools 6,018 students	Clinton	$12,945
15	Sevier County Schools 14,408 students	Sevierville	$12,911
16	Greeneville City Schools 2,977 students	Greeneville	$12,806
17	Moore County Schools 882 students	Lynchburg	$12,768
18	Dyersburg City Schools 2,585 students	Dyersburg	$12,650
19	Van Buren County Schools 756 students	Spencer	$12,612
20	Bradford Special School District 630 students	Bradford	$12,608
21	Lake County Schools 743 students	Tiptonville	$12,486
22	Union City Schools 1,647 students	Union City	$12,464
23	Bristol City Schools 4,044 students	Bristol	$12,440
24	Morgan County Schools 2,800 students	Wartburg	$12,432
25	Blount County Schools 10,270 students	Maryville	$12,370

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

Data ranking

Tennessee high schools with broad reported program access

Counts reported AP, gifted, and computer-science program areas. This does not measure course quality, participation, or current availability.

Rank	Name	Location	Areas offered
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.