Public schools and districts in Tennessee
A source-first directory of every currently open local education agency and school in the federal NCES file. The directory includes regular districts, charter agencies, service agencies, and other official agency types; rankings compare regular districts separately.
- Education agencies
- 149
- Regular districts
- 141
- Schools
- 1,893
- Students in regular districts
- 993,178
Agency and school directory: preliminary NCES CCD 2025–26. Enrollment and teacher counts: NCES CCD 2024–25 where reported.
Browse Tennessee agencies by name
Starting points by reported enrollment
| Agency | Location | Schools | Students | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis-Shelby County Schools NCES 4700148 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Memphis | 209 | 111,124 | — |
| Metro Nashville Public Schools NCES 4703180 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Nashville | 159 | 81,021 | — |
| Knox County Schools NCES 4702220 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Knoxville | 93 | 60,185 | — |
| Rutherford County Schools NCES 4703690 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Murfreesboro | 55 | 52,127 | — |
| Hamilton County Schools NCES 4701590 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Chattanooga | 81 | 45,981 | — |
| Williamson County Schools NCES 4704530 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Franklin | 52 | 41,593 | — |
| Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools NCES 4703030 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Clarksville | 44 | 39,385 | — |
| Sumner County Schools NCES 4704020 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Gallatin | 54 | 30,719 | — |
| Wilson County Schools NCES 4704550 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Lebanon | 26 | 20,703 | — |
| Sevier County Schools NCES 4703780 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Sevierville | 32 | 14,408 | — |
| Maury County Schools NCES 4702760 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Columbia | 24 | 13,098 | — |
| Jackson-Madison County Schools NCES 4702580 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Jackson | 26 | 13,017 | — |
| Putnam County Schools NCES 4703480 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Cookeville | 22 | 11,776 | — |
| Robertson County Schools NCES 4703600 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Springfield | 23 | 11,267 | — |
| Hamblen County Schools NCES 4700001 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Morristown | 18 | 10,300 | — |
| Blount County Schools NCES 4700300 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Maryville | 22 | 10,270 | — |
| Bradley County Schools NCES 4700330 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Cleveland | 18 | 10,202 | — |
| Tipton County Schools NCES 4704080 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Covington | 14 | 9,975 | — |
| Murfreesboro City Schools NCES 4703150 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Murfreesboro | 13 | 9,342 | — |
| Collierville Schools NCES 4700149 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Collierville | 9 | 9,263 | — |
| Bedford County Schools NCES 4700180 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Shelbyville | 15 | 9,042 | — |
| Bartlett City Schools NCES 4700153 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Bartlett | 10 | 8,834 | — |
| Washington County Schools NCES 4704380 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Jonesborough | 15 | 7,969 | — |
| Sullivan County Schools NCES 4703990 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Blountville | 15 | 7,878 | — |
| Johnson City Schools NCES 4702130 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Johnson City | 12 | 7,818 | — |
Large public high schools in Tennessee
A practical starting list ordered by reported enrollment; this is not a ranking.
Collierville High School
Collierville Schools · 09–12
Bartlett High School
Bartlett City Schools · 09–12
Stewarts Creek High School
Rutherford County Schools · 09–12
Science Hill High School
Johnson City Schools · 09–12
Dobyns - Bennett High School
Kingsport City Schools · 09–12
Blackman High School
Rutherford County Schools · 09–12
Riverdale High School
Rutherford County Schools · 09–12
Smyrna High School
Rutherford County Schools · 09–12
Cordova High School
Memphis-Shelby County Schools · 09–12
Cookeville High School
Putnam County Schools · 09–12
Antioch High School
Metro Nashville Public Schools · 09–12
Rockvale High School
Rutherford County Schools · 09–12
Lavergne High School
Rutherford County Schools · 09–12
Independence High School
Williamson County Schools · 09–12
Farragut High School
Knox County Schools · 09–12
White Station High School
Memphis-Shelby County Schools · 09–12
Cane Ridge High School
Metro Nashville Public Schools · 09–12
Ravenwood High School
Williamson County Schools · 09–12
Jefferson County High School
Jefferson County Schools · 09–12
Bearden High School
Knox County Schools · 09–12