TN Department of Education:K-12

Table 1
Number of Public Schools (K - 12)
Number of Elementary Schools	987
Number of Middle Schools	307
Number of Secondary Schools	311
Number of Vocational Schools	20
Special Education Schools	15
Number of Adult High Schools	31
Number of Alternative Schools	28
Total Number of Schools	1,699

Table 3
Assignment of Teachers, Administrators and Members of Boards of Education (K - 12)
Elementary Classroom Teachers	42,773.71
Secondary Classroom Teachers	17,917.07
Total Classroom Teachers	60,690.78

Elementary School Principals	1,147.80
Secondary School Principals	398.87
Principals Serving Both Elementary and Secondary Grades	122.00
Total School Principals	1,668.66

Elementary School Assistant Principals	644.97
Secondary School Assistant Principals	722.21
Assistant Principals Serving Both Elementary and Secondary Grades	77.02
Total Assistant Principals	1,444.20

Supervisors of Instruction – Elementary Grades Only	83.42
Supervisors of Instruction – Secondary Grades Only	57.00
Supervisors of Instruction Serving Both Elementary and Secondary Grades	113.23
Total Supervisors of Instruction	253.65

Elementary Librarians	1,068.86
Secondary Librarians	386.99
Librarians Serving Both Elementary and Secondary Grades	113.50
Total Librarians	1,569.34

Elementary Guidance Personnel	1,109.72
Secondary Guidance Personnel	818.75
Guidance Personnel Serving Both Elementary and Secondary Grades	95.22
Total Guidance Personnel	2,023.19

Other Professional Instructional Personnel	2,245.67
Psychological Personnel	391.45
Attendance Personnel	86.50
Total Number of Instructional Personnel	2,723.61

Superintendents	129.15
Assistant Superintendents	35.25
Other Licensed Educators	396.89
Total Number of Certificated Personnel	70,934.82

Non-Certificated Administrative Personnel	682.90
Members of Boards of Education	952.00

Table 4
Other Employees of Boards of Education
Health Personnel
a. Nurses	656.89
b. Other Professional & Technical Health Personnel	298.65

Secretarial and Clerical Personnel
a. School Support Level	4,029.63
b. System Support Level	1,727.92

Plant Operation Personnel
a. Custodians	5,427.08
b. Other	271.20

Plant Maintenance Personnel	2,024.77
Transportation Personnel	5,601.70
Food Service Personnel	9,242.24

Educational Assistants
a. Regular	5,937.62
b. Library	539.06
c. Special Education	7,215.83
d. Vocational Education	114.70
e. Other	837.61

Data Processing	613.90
School Safety Personnel	709.30
Other Employees	3,483.37
Total	48,731.47

Total Number of Employees of Board of Education	119,666.29

TABLE 6
Number of High School Graduates
Regular Diplomas	50,359
Special Education Diplomas	2,408
Certificates of Attendance	314

Grand Total All Diplomas/Certificates	53,081

TABLE 7A
Average Daily Membership*
Kindergarten	76,461	Eighth Grade	72,101
First Grade	75,805	Ninth Grade	79,668
Second Grade	72,136	Tenth Grade	71,266
Third Grade	70,304	Eleventh Grade	62,426
Fourth Grade	69,742	Twelfth Grade	54,757
Fifth Grade	71,013
Sixth Grade	70,592	Special Education Self-Contained	15,500
Seventh Grade	71,918	Total ADM	933,688

*Includes Adult High School Students - Total off due to rounding.

TABLE 7B
Average Daily Attendance*
Kindergarten	72,173	Eighth Grade	68,119
First Grade	71,970	Ninth Grade	73,894
Second Grade	68,766	Tenth Grade	66,352
Third Grade	67,199	Eleventh Grade	57,951
Fourth Grade	66,738	Twelfth Grade	50,404
Fifth Grade	67,729
Sixth Grade	67,330	Special Education Self-Contained	14,127
Seventh Grade	68,186	Total ADA	880,937

Note: Total is off due to rounding

*Includes Adult High School Students

TABLE 8
Net Enrollment (Kindergarten through Twelve)
Kindergarten	81,789	Eighth Grade	76,680
First Grade	80,124	Ninth Grade	85,740
Second Grade	75,631	Tenth Grade	77,752
Third Grade	73,341	Eleventh Grade	68,760
Fourth Grade	72,615	Twelfth Grade	60,226
Fifth Grade	73,807
Sixth Grade	75,020	Special Education Self-Contained	13,740
Seventh Grade	76,264	Total Net Enrollment	991,489

TABLE 9
Record of Pupil Progress
Grade	Promotions	Retentions	Incidents of Suspension	Student Expulsions
Kindergarten	72,812	4,205	1,338	5
First Grade	72,857	3,171	1,883	7
Second Grade	71,088	1,340	2,305	5
Third Grade	69,711	870	3,072	9
Fourth Grade	69,234	761	4,220	20
Fifth Grade	70,605	679	7,346	45
Sixth Grade	69,810	1,563	14,212	144
Seventh Grade	70,129	2,383	21,693	374
Eighth Grade	70,650	1,941	21,163	424
Ninth Grade	69,915	8,052	32,522	915
Tenth Grade	64,220	5,279	21,642	614
Eleventh Grade	56,816	3,425	13,874	330
Twelfth Grade	50,026	1,860	7,529	186
C. D.	N/A	N/A	7,737	21
Total	877,873	35,529	160,536	3,099

* Data not available by individual grade

TABLE 11
Number of Children with Disability Receiving Special Education Services
Learning Disabled	51,099
Mentally Retarded	7,767
Gifted	16,194
Speech Impaired	21,529
Language Impaired	16,682
Emotionally Disturbed	4,172
Autism	3,108
Health Impaired	12,616
Physically Impaired	1,457
Deaf	87
Hearing Impaired	3,326
Blind	112
Visually Impaired	425
Deaf/Blind	0
Multi-Handicapped	1,594
Other Functionally Retarded	4,325
Other Developmentally Delayed	6,913
Traumatic Brain Injury	150
Total	151,556

TABLE 12
(PART A) Pupil Transportation
Miles of Bus Route One Way (Daily)	273,707
Number of Vehicles Employed in Pupil Transportation	8,402
Number of Pupils Enrolled for Transportation	606,236
Average Number of Pupils Transported Over 1 1/2 Miles	556,753
Type of Ownership
Private	10
Public	93
Combination	18
Number of Bus Drivers by Sex
Male	3,995
Female	4,550
Total	8,545
Accidents Person Injured:
Personal Injuries	162
Fatalities	0
Type of Accident:
Property Damage	975
Personal Injury	116

TABLE 12 (PART C)
Composite Age of Type I and II Buses in Operation (Including Spares)
Years in Service	# Buses	Years in Service	# Buses
1	586	10	589
2	580	11	689
3	489	12	444
4	450	13	466
5	689	14	398
6	689	15	377
7	565	16	33
8	767	17	13
9	578	Total	8,402