TN public school directory
Public schools and districts in Tennessee
A source-first directory of every currently open district and school in the federal NCES file. Lists are ordered by enrollment, not presented as quality rankings.
- Districts
- 149
- Schools
- 1,893
- Reported students
- 1,003,625
- Student–teacher ratio
- 14.6:1
District and school directory: preliminary NCES CCD 2025–26. Enrollment and teacher counts: NCES CCD 2024–25 where reported.
District directory
School districts in Tennessee
| District | Location | Schools | Students | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis-Shelby County Schools NCES 4700148 | Memphis | 209 | 111,124 | 16.2:1 |
| Metro Nashville Public Schools NCES 4703180 | Nashville | 159 | 81,021 | 15.8:1 |
| Knox County Schools NCES 4702220 | Knoxville | 93 | 60,185 | 13.8:1 |
| Rutherford County Schools NCES 4703690 | Murfreesboro | 55 | 52,127 | 15.8:1 |
| Hamilton County Schools NCES 4701590 | Chattanooga | 81 | 45,981 | 13:1 |
| Williamson County Schools NCES 4704530 | Franklin | 52 | 41,593 | 15.9:1 |
| Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools NCES 4703030 | Clarksville | 44 | 39,385 | 16.9:1 |
| Sumner County Schools NCES 4704020 | Gallatin | 54 | 30,719 | 15.4:1 |
| Wilson County Schools NCES 4704550 | Lebanon | 26 | 20,703 | 14.8:1 |
| Sevier County Schools NCES 4703780 | Sevierville | 32 | 14,408 | 13.4:1 |
| Maury County Schools NCES 4702760 | Columbia | 24 | 13,098 | 14.8:1 |
| Jackson-Madison County Schools NCES 4702580 | Jackson | 26 | 13,017 | 14.3:1 |
| Putnam County Schools NCES 4703480 | Cookeville | 22 | 11,776 | 14.3:1 |
| Robertson County Schools NCES 4703600 | Springfield | 23 | 11,267 | 13.2:1 |
| Hamblen County Schools NCES 4700001 | Morristown | 18 | 10,300 | 13:1 |
| Blount County Schools NCES 4700300 | Maryville | 22 | 10,270 | 17:1 |
| Bradley County Schools NCES 4700330 | Cleveland | 18 | 10,202 | 14.6:1 |
| Tipton County Schools NCES 4704080 | Covington | 14 | 9,975 | 14.5:1 |
| Murfreesboro City Schools NCES 4703150 | Murfreesboro | 13 | 9,342 | 15:1 |
| Collierville Schools NCES 4700149 | Collierville | 9 | 9,263 | 15.3:1 |
| Bedford County Schools NCES 4700180 | Shelbyville | 15 | 9,042 | 14.1:1 |
| Bartlett City Schools NCES 4700153 | Bartlett | 10 | 8,834 | 14.5:1 |
| Washington County Schools NCES 4704380 | Jonesborough | 15 | 7,969 | 14.7:1 |
| Sullivan County Schools NCES 4703990 | Blountville | 15 | 7,878 | 12.7:1 |
| Johnson City Schools NCES 4702130 | Johnson City | 12 | 7,818 | 14:1 |
| Dickson County Schools NCES 4701020 | Dickson | 16 | 7,777 | 13.1:1 |
| Kingsport City Schools NCES 4702190 | Kingsport | 12 | 7,658 | 13.9:1 |
| Tennessee Public Charter School Commission NCES 4700157 | Nashville | 24 | 6,979 | 55:1 |
| Cumberland County Schools NCES 4700900 | Crossville | 12 | 6,970 | 15.9:1 |
| Jefferson County Schools NCES 4702100 | Dandridge | 13 | 6,937 | 13.9:1 |
| Lawrence County Schools NCES 4702340 | Lawrenceburg | 14 | 6,867 | 14.4:1 |
| Warren County Schools NCES 4704350 | McMinnville | 12 | 6,241 | 13.1:1 |
| Roane County Schools NCES 4703590 | Kingston | 18 | 6,178 | 13.2:1 |
| Greene County Schools NCES 4701470 | Greeneville | 17 | 6,088 | 13.1:1 |
| Germantown Municipal Schools NCES 4700151 | Germantown | 7 | 6,053 | 14.8:1 |
| Hawkins County Schools NCES 4701740 | Rogersville | 16 | 6,037 | 11.4:1 |
| Anderson County Schools NCES 4700090 | Clinton | 19 | 6,018 | 13.1:1 |
| Cleveland City Schools NCES 4700690 | Cleveland | 9 | 5,890 | 15.5:1 |
| Maryville City Schools NCES 4702700 | Maryville | 8 | 5,717 | 15.3:1 |
| Union County Schools NCES 4704290 | Maynardville | 12 | 5,514 | 16.3:1 |
| Cheatham County Schools NCES 4700570 | Ashland City | 14 | 5,451 | 16.4:1 |
| Marshall County Schools NCES 4702670 | Lewisburg | 10 | 5,322 | 14.8:1 |
| Campbell County Schools NCES 4700420 | Jacksboro | 14 | 5,118 | 11.3:1 |
| Loudon County Schools NCES 4702520 | Loudon | 9 | 5,085 | 15.1:1 |
| Oak Ridge Schools NCES 4703240 | Oak Ridge | 8 | 5,078 | 14.6:1 |
| McMinn County Schools NCES 4702820 | Athens | 9 | 5,051 | 14.5:1 |
| Monroe County Schools NCES 4703000 | Madisonville | 13 | 5,006 | 16.8:1 |
| Franklin County Schools NCES 4701290 | Winchester | 12 | 4,972 | 13.2:1 |
| Johnson County Schools NCES 4702160 | Mountain City | 8 | 4,952 | 14.3:1 |
| Lebanon Special School District NCES 4702370 | Lebanon | 7 | 4,628 | 14.8:1 |
| Carter County Schools NCES 4700510 | Elizabethton | 14 | 4,450 | 11.6:1 |
| Arlington Community Schools NCES 4700152 | Arlington | 4 | 4,403 | 14.5:1 |
| Coffee County Schools NCES 4700780 | Manchester | 11 | 4,313 | 11.4:1 |
| Macon County Schools NCES 4702550 | Lafayette | 8 | 4,216 | 15.2:1 |
| Cocke County Schools NCES 4700750 | Newport | 12 | 4,202 | 12.1:1 |
| Bristol City Schools NCES 4700360 | Bristol | 9 | 4,044 | 13:1 |
| Weakley County Schools NCES 4704470 | Dresden | 11 | 3,993 | 13.6:1 |
| Claiborne County Schools NCES 4700630 | Tazewell | 14 | 3,967 | 13.5:1 |
| Henderson County Schools NCES 4701800 | Lexington | 10 | 3,900 | 13.1:1 |
| Lincoln County Schools NCES 4702490 | Fayetteville | 8 | 3,899 | 14.8:1 |
| Rhea County Schools NCES 4703510 | Dayton | 7 | 3,890 | 11.9:1 |
| Marion County Schools NCES 4702640 | Jasper | 12 | 3,844 | 13.9:1 |
| Gibson County Special School District NCES 4701400 | Dyer | 9 | 3,828 | 13.2:1 |
| White County Schools NCES 4704500 | Sparta | 8 | 3,736 | 14.3:1 |
| McNairy County Schools NCES 4702880 | Selmer | 10 | 3,733 | 11.7:1 |
| Lewis County Schools NCES 4702430 | Hohenwald | 7 | 3,731 | 28.3:1 |
| DeKalb County Schools NCES 4700990 | Smithville | 7 | 3,644 | 17.8:1 |
| Tullahoma City Schools NCES 4704200 | Tullahoma | 8 | 3,632 | 14:1 |
| Dyer County Schools NCES 4701050 | Dyersburg | 7 | 3,600 | 14.9:1 |
| Giles County Schools NCES 4701410 | Pulaski | 8 | 3,595 | 11.9:1 |
| Hardin County Schools NCES 4701680 | Savannah | 7 | 3,294 | 13.3:1 |
| Lauderdale County Schools NCES 4702310 | Ripley | 7 | 3,277 | 11.4:1 |
| Franklin Special School District NCES 4701260 | Franklin | 8 | 3,161 | 9.5:1 |
| Hardeman County Schools NCES 4701650 | Bolivar | 9 | 3,157 | 11.9:1 |
| Smith County Schools NCES 4703870 | Carthage | 9 | 3,056 | 13.5:1 |
| Hickman County Schools NCES 4701860 | Centerville | 9 | 3,001 | 10.5:1 |
| Greeneville City Schools NCES 4701500 | Greeneville | 8 | 2,977 | 15.7:1 |
| Grainger County Schools NCES 4701440 | Rutledge | 10 | 2,975 | 12.4:1 |
| Obion County Schools NCES 4703270 | Union City | 6 | 2,959 | 12.5:1 |
| Henry County Schools NCES 4701830 | Paris | 5 | 2,924 | 14.2:1 |
| Overton County Schools NCES 4703330 | Livingston | 7 | 2,924 | 12.8:1 |
| Fayette County Schools NCES 4701170 | Somerville | 7 | 2,908 | 12:1 |
| Chester County Schools NCES 4700600 | Henderson | 6 | 2,801 | 13.1:1 |
| Morgan County Schools NCES 4703090 | Wartburg | 8 | 2,800 | 13.1:1 |
| Elizabethton City Schools NCES 4701110 | Elizabethton | 5 | 2,678 | 11.8:1 |
| Humphreys County Schools NCES 4701980 | Waverly | 6 | 2,641 | 12.1:1 |
| Lenoir City Schools NCES 4702400 | Lenoir City | 4 | 2,638 | 22.2:1 |
| Millington Municipal Schools NCES 4700150 | Millington | 4 | 2,587 | 14.3:1 |
| Dyersburg City Schools NCES 4701080 | Dyersburg | 4 | 2,585 | 13.8:1 |
| Lakeland School System NCES 4700154 | Lakeland | 2 | 2,538 | 19.5:1 |
| Scott County Schools NCES 4703720 | Huntsville | 7 | 2,423 | 10.2:1 |
| Haywood County Schools NCES 4701770 | Brownsville | 6 | 2,422 | 10.8:1 |
| Alcoa City Schools NCES 4700060 | Alcoa | 4 | 2,270 | 15.3:1 |
| Fentress County Schools NCES 4701230 | Jamestown | 6 | 2,229 | 13.9:1 |
| Polk County Schools NCES 4703450 | Benton | 7 | 2,160 | 13.5:1 |
| Benton County Schools NCES 4700240 | Camden | 8 | 2,150 | 12.1:1 |
| Wayne County Schools NCES 4704440 | Waynesboro | 9 | 2,079 | 12.4:1 |
| Unicoi County Schools NCES 4704230 | Erwin | 7 | 2,074 | 11.5:1 |
| Milan Special School District NCES 4702970 | Milan | 4 | 2,026 | 12.1:1 |
| Stewart County Schools NCES 4703960 | Dover | 4 | 1,972 | 14.6:1 |
| Crockett County Schools NCES 4700850 | Alamo | 5 | 1,969 | 11.5:1 |
| Sequatchie County Schools NCES 4703750 | Dunlap | 3 | 1,924 | 9.6:1 |
| Cannon County Schools NCES 4700450 | Woodbury | 5 | 1,813 | 49:1 |
| Meigs County Schools NCES 4702910 | Decatur | 4 | 1,797 | 13:1 |
| Athens City Schools NCES 4700120 | Athens | 3 | 1,748 | 47.2:1 |
| Grundy County Schools NCES 4701530 | Altamont | 5 | 1,711 | 14.8:1 |
| Union City Schools NCES 4704260 | Union City | 3 | 1,647 | 13.3:1 |
| Manchester City Schools NCES 4702610 | Manchester | 6 | 1,628 | 13.7:1 |
| Bledsoe County Schools NCES 4700270 | Pikeville | 5 | 1,570 | 19.6:1 |
| Paris Special School District NCES 4703360 | Paris | 3 | 1,538 | 13.3:1 |
| Sweetwater City Schools NCES 4704050 | Sweetwater | 4 | 1,532 | 13.4:1 |
| Decatur County Schools NCES 4700960 | Decaturville | 6 | 1,492 | 9.8:1 |
| Achievement School District NCES 4700147 | Nashville | 2 | 1,412 | 22.1:1 |
| Trousdale County Schools NCES 4704170 | Hartsville | 3 | 1,411 | 15.5:1 |
| Oneida Special School District NCES 4703300 | Oneida | 3 | 1,401 | 14.4:1 |
| Jackson County Schools NCES 4702070 | Gainesboro | 4 | 1,389 | 14:1 |
| Trenton Special School District NCES 4704100 | Trenton | 4 | 1,372 | 12.5:1 |
| Huntingdon Special School District NCES 4702010 | Huntingdon | 4 | 1,364 | 13.6:1 |
| Department of Children's Services NCES 4700156 | Nashville | 1 | 1,298 | — |
| McKenzie Special School District NCES 4702790 | McKenzie | 3 | 1,296 | 12.2:1 |
| Houston County Schools NCES 4701920 | Erin | 5 | 1,265 | 13.6:1 |
| Perry County Schools NCES 4703390 | Linden | 5 | 1,100 | 13:1 |
| Fayetteville City Schools NCES 4701200 | Fayetteville | 3 | 1,080 | 10.2:1 |
| Clay County Schools NCES 4700660 | Celina | 4 | 1,054 | 12.5:1 |
| Humboldt City Schools NCES 4701950 | Humboldt | 3 | 1,044 | 11.7:1 |
| Clinton City Schools NCES 4700720 | Clinton | 3 | 963 | 11:1 |
| University Schools - Memphis NCES 4704551 | Memphis | 4 | 957 | — |
| Hancock County Schools NCES 4701620 | Sneedville | 4 | 903 | 10.8:1 |
| Lexington City Schools NCES 4702460 | Lexington | 2 | 893 | 12.4:1 |
| Dayton City School NCES 4700930 | Dayton | 1 | 891 | 13.5:1 |
| Moore County Schools NCES 4703060 | Lynchburg | 2 | 882 | 12.4:1 |
| Van Buren County Schools NCES 4704320 | Spencer | 2 | 756 | 12.4:1 |
| Lake County Schools NCES 4702280 | Tiptonville | 3 | 743 | 9.1:1 |
| West Carroll Special School District NCES 4704490 | Atwood | 3 | 734 | 11.8:1 |
| Newport City Schools NCES 4703210 | Newport | 1 | 730 | 12.1:1 |
| Rogersville City Schools NCES 4703660 | Rogersville | 1 | 644 | 11.1:1 |
| Bradford Special School District NCES 4701390 | Bradford | 2 | 630 | 14:1 |
| Hollow Rock - Bruceton Special School District NCES 4701890 | Bruceton | 2 | 626 | 11.6:1 |
| Pickett County Schools NCES 4703420 | Byrdstown | 2 | 605 | 11.9:1 |
| Alamo City School NCES 4700030 | Alamo | 1 | 600 | 14.3:1 |
| Alvin C. York Institute NCES 4700144 | Jamestown | 1 | 493 | 12:1 |
| Bells City Schools NCES 4700210 | Bells | 1 | 407 | 14:1 |
| South Carroll Special School District NCES 4703900 | Clarksburg | 3 | 343 | 18.1:1 |
| Etowah City Schools NCES 4701140 | Etowah | 1 | 332 | 13.8:1 |
| Richard City Special School District NCES 4703540 | South Pittsburg | 1 | 183 | 8.3:1 |
| Tennessee Schools for the Deaf NCES 4700146 | Knoxville | 4 | 131 | 3.6:1 |
| Tennessee School for the Blind NCES 4700145 | Nashville | 1 | 100 | 2.4:1 |
| West Tennessee School for the Deaf NCES 4700143 | Jackson | 1 | 33 | 3.7:1 |
| Carroll County Schools NCES 4700480 | Huntingdon | 1 | 1 | 0.1:1 |
High school directory
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