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Sullivan County Schools

NCES agency ID 4703990 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union

At a glance

Reported students

7,878

NCES CCD 2024–25

Open schools

15

NCES preliminary directory 2025–26

Spending per pupil

$11,468

Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33

Instruction per pupil

$6,671

Calculated from FY 2023 F-33

Grades served

PK–12

NCES preliminary directory 2025–26

Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22

These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.

Students
8,120
Teachers (FTE)
622.25
Student–teacher ratio
13:1

What current records say about Sullivan County Schools

Sullivan County Schools operates 15 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in Blountville, Tennessee. NCES reports 7,878 students and no matched teacher total for 2024–25.

Within Tennessee agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 24 of 141 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.

FY 2023 finance records show $11,468 in current expenditure per pupil and $6,671 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 68 of 140 in Tennessee. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.

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Reported needs and resources

English learners
0.5%
Students with disabilities (IDEA)
18.2%
Current expenditure (FY 2023)
$96,098,000

Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.

Sullivan County Schools

Blountville, Tennessee

NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 36.5364, -82.3221

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Student demographics

Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment

  • White93.2%
  • Hispanic3.1%
  • Black1%
  • Asian0.4%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0%
  • Multiracial2.1%

Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.

Explore schools in Sullivan County Schools

15 current directory entries

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Showing 1–15 of 15 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.

Schools, grade spans, enrollment, and student–teacher ratios
SchoolLevel / gradesStudentsRatioCompare
Bluff City Elementary SchoolElementaryPK–05504Not reported
Central Heights Elementary SchoolElementaryPK–05234Not reported
Emmett Elementary SchoolElementaryPK–05303Not reported
Holston Elementary SchoolElementaryPK–05605Not reported
Indian Springs Elementary SchoolElementaryPK–05312Not reported
Ketron Elementary SchoolElementaryPK–05508Not reported
Mary Hughes SchoolElementaryPK–05333Not reported
Miller Perry Elementary SchoolElementaryKG–05225Not reported
Rock Springs Elementary SchoolElementaryPK–05402Not reported
Sullivan Central Middle SchoolMiddle06–08604Not reported
Sullivan East High SchoolHigh09–12816Not reported
Sullivan East Middle SchoolMiddle06–08586Not reported
Sullivan Gardens Elementary SchoolElementaryPK–05204Not reported
Sullivan Heights Middle SchoolMiddle06–08630Not reported
West Ridge High SchoolHigh09–121,612Not reported