2021 Annual Statistical Report

The Annual Statistical Report for fiscal year 2020-2021 includes an array of information providing the public with statistics about education in Tennessee. We hope that you will find the report useful to become better acquainted with Tennessee's education system. 

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The office of State Superintendent of Public Instruction was created in 1835. By Legislative Act in 1843, which went in effect in 1844, the office was abolished. The following Superintendents were elected by the Legislature:

Superintendent Term
Robert H. McEwen 1835-1840
Robert P. Currin 1840-1841
Scott Terry 1841-1844

From 1844 to 1867, the State Treasurer was ex-officio Superintendent of Public Instruction. In 1867, the office was again created. The following Superintendents were elected by the people and served for the respective periods shown below:

Superintendent Term
John Eaton, Jr. 1867-1869
A. J. Tipton 1869-1871

In 1870, the office was again abolished, and the duties devolved upon the State Treasurer, who was made ex-officio Superintendent of Public Instruction. In 1873, the office was recreated, and the following officers, appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate, have served the terms shown below:

Superintendent Term
J. B. Killebrew*  
John M. Flemings 1873-1875
Leon Trousdale 1875-1881
W. S. Doak 1881-1882**
Julia A. Doak 3 mos. ending July, 1882***
G. S. Crawford 1882-1883***
Thomas H. Paine 1883-1887
Frank M. Smith 1887-1891
W. R. Garrett 1891-1893
S. G. Gilbreath 1895-1897
Price Thomas 1897-1899
Morgan C. Fitzpatrick 1899-1903
Seymour A. Mynders 1903-1907
R. L. Jones 1907-1911
J. W. Brister 1911-1913
S. J. Thompson 1913-1915***
S. W. Sherrill 1915-1919
Albert Williams 1919-1921
J. B. Brown 1921-1923

* Assistant State Superintendent, 1870-1873

** Died in Office.

*** Filled unexpired term

Under the reorganization bill of 1923, the State Department of Public Instruction became the State Department of Education. The title of the chief state school officer was changed to Commissioner of Education.

Commissioner Term
P. L. Harned 1923-1933
Walter D. Cocking 1933-1937
W. A. Bass 1937-1938
J. M. Smith 1938
Halbert Harville 1938-1939
B. O. Duggan 1939-1945
Burgin E. Dossett 1945-1949
J. M. Smith 1949-1950
J. A. Barksdale 1950-1953
Quill E. Cope 1953-1958
Joe Morgan 1958-1963
J. H. Warf 1963-1971
E. C. Stimbert 1971-1972
Benjamin E. Carmichael 1972-1975
Sam H. Ingram 1975-1979
Otis L. Floyd 1979
E. A. Cox 1979-1980
Robert L. McElrath 1981-1987
Charles E. Smith 1987-1993
Wayne Qualls 1994-1995
Jane Walters 1995-1999
E. Vernon Coffey 1999-2001
Faye P. Taylor 2001-2003
Lana C. Seivers 2003-2008
Dr. Timothy K Webb 2008-2010
Patrick Smith 2010-2011
Kevin Huffman 2011-2014
Candice McQueen 2014-2018
Penny Schwinn 2018-current
  • District 1
    Mr. Nick Darnell
    3745 Arrowhead Trail
    Kingsport, TN  37664

  • District 2
    Mr. Jordan Mollenhour
    Knoxville Chamber of Commerce
    17 Market Square, #201
    Knoxville, TN 37902
  • District 3
    Mr. Robert Eby, Vice Chair
    1400 Durkee Road S.E.
    Cleveland, TN 37323
  • District 4
    Mr. Gordon Ferguson
    1158 Roseland Drive
    Columbia, TN 38401
  • District 5
    Ms. Elissa Kim
    427 Prestwick Court
    Nashville, TN 37205
  • District 6
    Ms. Lillian Hartgrove, Chair
    3631 Burton Cove Road
    Cookeville, TN 38506-6132
  • District 7
    Mr. Nate Morrow
    2819 Polo Club Road
    Nashville, TN 37221-4345
  • District 8
    Mr. Larry Jenson
    9155 Hillmann Way Drive
    Memphis, TN 38134
  • District 9
    Mr. Darrell Cobbins
    688 Magnolia Manor Circle
    Memphis, TN 38117
  • Student Member
    Garren Hamby
  • Dr. Sara Heyburn Morison, Executive Director
    Tennessee State Board of Education 
    500  James Robertson Parkway
    5th Floor, Davy Crockett Tower
    Nashville, TN 37243-1050
School System Director of Schools Chairperson
ANDERSON COUNTY Mr. Tim Parrott John  Burrell
Clinton Ms. Kelly Johnson Tim Bible
Oak Ridge Mr. Bruce Borchers Keys Fillauer
BEDFORD COUNTY Ms. Tammy Garrett Diane Neeley
BENTON COUNTY  Mr. Mark Florence Joey Cooper
BLEDSOE COUNTY  Mr. James Ellis Vincent Boring
BLOUNT COUNTY  Mr. Rob Britt Debbie Sudhoff
Alcoa Ms. Rebecca Stone Julie Rochelle
Maryville Mr. Mike Winstead Nicholas Black
BRADLEY COUNTY  Ms. Linda Cash Troy Weathers
Cleveland Mr. Russell Dyer Dawn Robinson
CAMPBELL COUNTY Ms. Jennifer Fields Crystal Creekmore
CANNON COUNTY  Mr. William Curtis Nathan Sanders
CARROLL COUNTY  Mr. John McAdams Harold McLain
+Hollow Rock-Bruceton Mr. Myles Hebrard Brad Hurley
+Huntingdon Mr. Jonathan Kee Lee Carter
+McKenzie Mr. Lynn Watkins Jon Davis
+South Carroll Mr. Lex Suite Corey Bartholomew
+West Carroll Mr. Thomas Caldwell William Robinson
CARTER COUNTY  Mr. Tracy McAbee Tony Garland
Elizabethton Mr. Richard Vanhuss Eddie Pless
CHEATHAM COUNTY  Ms. Catherine Beck David Risner
CHESTER COUNTY  Mr Tony Kilzer Shane Connor
CLAIBORNE COUNTY  Ms. Linda Keck Wade Breeding
CLAY COUNTY  Mr. Matthew Eldridge Benji Bailey
COCKE COUNTY  Mr. Manney Moore John Jonson
Newport Ms. Sandra Burchette Jan Brooks
COFFEE COUNTY  Mr. Charles Lawson Gary Nester
Manchester Mr. Joey Vaughn Travis Hillis
Tullahoma Ms. Catherine Stephens Kim Uselton
CROCKETT COUNTY  Mr. Phillip Pratt Jasper Taylor
Alamo Ms. Reecha Black Lawrence Harden
Bells Mr. Mark Wallace Gary Emison
CUMBERLAND COUNTY  Ms. Ina Maxwell Teresa Boston
DAVIDSON COUNTY  Dr. Adrienne Battle Christiane Buggs
DECATUR COUNTY  Mr. Chris Villaflor Athalia Taylor
DEKALB COUNTY  Mr. Patrick Cripps Danny Parkerson
DICKSON COUNTY  Mr. Danny Weeks Kirk Vandivort
DYER COUNTY  Ms. Cheryl Mathis Keith Anderson
Dyersburg Ms. Kim Worley Scott Self
FAYETTE COUNTY  Mr. Versie Hamlett Wendell Wainwright
FENTRESS COUNTY  Mr. Mike Jones Gary Peters
FRANKLIN COUNTY  Mr. Stanley Bean CleiJo Walker
GIBSON COUNTY  ……………….  
Humboldt Ms. Janice Epperson Valeria Smith-Wedley
+Milan Mr. Jonathan Criswell Will Ownby
+Trenton Mr. Timothy Haney Mark Harper
+Bradford Mr. Dan Black Rich Cunningham
+Gibson Co. Special Mr. Eddie Pruett Tom Lannom
GILES COUNTY  Ms. Vickie Beard Knox Vanderpool
GRAINGER COUNTY  Mr. James Atkins Harold Frazier
GREENE COUNTY  Mr. David McLain Rick Tipton
Greeneville Mr. Steve Starnes Cindy Luttrell
GRUNDY COUNTY  Mr. Donald Durley Rick Rust
HAMBLEN COUNTY  Mr. Charlie Perry Joe Gibson
HAMILTON COUNTY  Mr. Bryan Johnson Joe Wingate
HANCOCK COUNTY  Ms. Charlotte Mullins Jack Mullins
HARDEMAN COUNTY  Mr. Warner Ross II Bobby Henderson
HARDIN COUNTY  Mr. Michael Davis Ron Ashe
HAWKINS COUNTY  Mr. Matthew Hixson Chris Christian
Rogersville Mr. James Stroder Reed Matney
HAYWOOD COUNTY  Mr. Joel Hassell Allen Currie
HENDERSON COUNTY  Mr. Stephen Wilkinson Tommy Gordon
Lexington Ms. Cynthia Olive Robert Helms
HENRY COUNTY  Ms. Leah Watkins Jill Coker
+Paris Ms. Norma Gerrell Troy Barrow
HICKMAN COUNTY  Ms. Michelle Gilbert Amy Bryant
HOUSTON COUNTY  Ms. Kris McAskill Jeffrey Mathis
HUMPHREYS COUNTY  Mr. Richard Rye Brad Crawford
JACKSON COUNTY  Ms. Kristy Brown Mark Brown
JEFFERSON COUNTY  Mr. Edward Johnston Anne Marie Potts
JOHNSON COUNTY  Dr. Mischelle Simcox Howard Carlton
KNOX COUNTY  Mr. Robert Thomas Susan Horn
LAKE COUNTY  Ms. Sherry Darnell Jason Stanley
LAUDERDALE COUNTY  Mr. Shawn Kimble Robert Ennis
LAWRENCE COUNTY Mr. Michael Adkins Kevin Caruso
LEWIS COUNTY  Mr. Benny Pace Glenda Atkinson
LINCOLN COUNTY  Mr. Bill Heath Tommy Stevenson
Fayetteville Mr. Billy Hopkins Jeff Whitmore
LOUDON COUNTY  Mr. Michael Garren Bobby Johnson
Lenoir City Ms. Jeanne Barker Rick Chadwick
MCMINN COUNTY  Mr. Lee Parkison Sharon Brown
Athens Mr. Robert Greene Mike Bevins
Etowah Dr. Mike Frazier Marilyn Miller
MCNAIRY COUNTY Mr. Greg Martin Ricky Whitaker
MACON COUNTY  Mr. Anthony Boles William “Jed” Goad
MADISON CO. Mr Marlon King James Johnson
MARION COUNTY  Mr. Mark Griffith Ryan Phillips
+Richard City Ms. Elizabeth Webb Bill Stuart
MARSHALL COUNTY  Ms. Jacob Sorrells Julie Keny Cathey
MAURY COUNTY  Mr. Michael Hickman Michael Fulbright
MEIGS COUNTY  Mr. Clint Baker Amy Swanks
MONROE COUNTY  Ms. Kristi Windsor John Ridgell
Sweetwater Mr. Rodney Boruff John Fox
MONTGOMERY COUNTY Ms. Angela Huff Carol A. Berry
MOORE COUNTY  Mr. Chad Moorehead Ed Cashion
MORGAN COUNTY  Ms. Kyle Treece Wade Summers
OBION COUNTY  Timothy Watkins Fritz Fussell
Union City Mr. Wes Kennedy Karl Ullrich
OVERTON COUNTY  Mr. Lester Holman Jarman Hicks
PERRY COUNTY  Mr. Eric Lomax Martha Sharp
PICKETT COUNTY  Ms. Dianne Elder John Reagan
POLK COUNTY  Mr. James Jones Jayson Lamb
PUTNAM COUNTY  Mr. Corby King Lynn McHenry
RHEA COUNTY Mr. Jesse Messimer John Mincy
Dayton Ms. Patricia Newsom James Marsh
ROANE COUNTY  Dr. LaDonna McFall Danny Wright
ROBERTSON COUNTY Mr. Christopher Causey Connie Hogan
RUTHERFORD COUNTY Mr. William Spurlock Coy Young
Murfreesboro Mr. Bobby Duke Butch Campbell
SCOTT COUNTY  Mr. Bill Hall Esther Abbott
+Oneida Ms. Jeanny Phillips Nancy Williamson
SEQUATCHIE COUNTY  Mr. Michael Swafford Shelli Dodson
SEVIER COUNTY  Dr. Jack A. Parton Mark Strange
SHELBY COUNTY  Dr. Joris Ray Miska Clay Bibbs
Arlington Community Mr. Jeffery Mayo Kay Williams
Bartlett City Mr. David Stephens David Cook
Collierville Schools Mr Gary Lilly Wright Cox
Germantown Municipal Mr. Jason Manuel Amy Eoff
Lakeland Municipal Mr. Ted Horrell Kevin Floyd
Millington Municipal Mr. James Griffin Chris Denson
SMITH COUNTY Mr. Barry Smith Ricky Shoulders
STEWART COUNTY  Mr. Michael Craig Bobby Morgan
SULLIVAN COUNTY  Ms. Evelyn Rafalowksi Randall Jones
Bristol Ms. Annette Tudor -
Kingsport Dr. Jeff Moorhouse Jim Welch
SUMNER COUNTY Dr. D. R. Phillips Tim Brewer
TIPTON COUNTY  Mr. John Combs Marty Burlison
TROUSDALE COUNTY  Mr. Clint Satterfield John Kerr
UNICOI COUNTY  Mr. John English Steve Willis
UNION COUNTY  Mr. Jimmy Carter David Coppock
VAN BUREN COUNTY Mrs. Cheryl Cole Ricky Walling
WARREN COUNTY  Mr. Grant Swallows Tanya Bess
WASHINGTON COUNTY  Mr. Jerry Boyd Jason Day
Johnson City Dr. Steven Barnett Kathy Hall
WAYNE COUNTY  Mr. Marlon Davis Andy Yarbrough
WEAKLEY COUNTY  Mr. Randy Frazier Steve Vantrease
WHITE COUNTY  Mr. Kurt Dronebarger Jayson McDonald
WILLIAMSON COUNTY  Mr. Jason Golden Nancy Garrett
+Franklin City Dr. David Snowden Robert Blair
WILSON COUNTY  Mr. Jeffery Luttrell Larry Tomlinson
+Lebanon Mr. Scott Benson Steve Jones
ASD (Achievement School District) Ms. Lisa Settle -
     

+Indicates Special School District

Table 1 Number of Public Schools (K - 12)
Number of Elementary Schools 942
Number of Middle Schools 311
Number of High Schools 303
Number of K-12/Other Schools 210
Number of Vocational Schools 11
Special Education Schools. 8
Number of Adult High Schools 27
Number of Alternative Schools 21
Total Number of Schools 1,833
Table 2 Training of Public Personnel (K - 12)
Education Level Men Women Not Reported   Total
Ph. D. Degree 682 1,671 4 2,357 
Ed. S. Degree 2,613 7,075 19 9,707 
Master’s Degree 8,010 32,490 170 40,670 
Bachelor’s Degree 5,864 22,412 81 28,357 
Associates Degree 48 90 3 141 
Some College 48 90 3 141 
No College Reported 5 3 0 8 
Total 17,270 63,831 280 81,381 

Note: Total will not match total licensed personnel from Table 3. Table 2 contains only those assignment codes used for Report Card as "Administrators" and "Teachers"

Table 3 Assignment of Teachers, Administrators and Members of Boards of Education (K - 12)
Elementary Classroom Teachers 42,082
Secondary Classroom Teachers 19,636
Special Education Teachers 5,686
 Total Classroom Teachers 67,404
School Principals  2,202
Assistant Principals  2,584
Supervisors of Instruction  391
Instructional Coaches 1,899
Interventionists 1,206
Other Professional Instructional Personnel 6,037
Librarians 1,497
Guidance Counselors 2,497
Psychological Personnel 578
Attendance Personnel 83
 Total Number of Instructional Personnel 86,378
Superintendents 138
Assistant Superintendents 81
Other Licensed Educators 691
Total Number of Certificated Personnel 87,288
   
Non-Certificated Administrative Personnel 56,672
Members of Boards of Education 843
Table 4 Other Employees of Boards of Education
Health Personnel
a. Nurses 1,519
b.  Other Professional & Technical Health Personnel 529
c.  Psychologists 383
 
 
Secretarial and Clerical Personnel 4,252
Custodians 3,802
Other Employees 5,634
Plant Maintenance Personnel 2,173
Transportation Personnel 6,185
Food Service Personnel 8,420
 
Educational Assistants
a.  Regular 8,100
b.  Library 444
c.  Special Education 9,326
d.  Vocational Education 138
 
Data Processing 750
 
School Safety
a.  Resourse Officers 916
b. Other 453
Social Workers 351
Central Office Administrators 3,300
   
Total 56,672
Total Number of Employees of Board of Education 201,475
TABLE 5: Average Educator Salary
Licensed Educators $55,917 
Instructional Personnel $55,917 
Classroom Teachers $52,871 
Principals $91,709 
Superintendents $128,514 
*SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT          
** Data not available          
           
           
CLASSROOM TEACHERS ARE : VOCATIONAL TEACHERS, HOME/HOSPITAL INSTRUCTION, SPECIAL EDUCATION RELATED 
  SERVICES, AND GRADES K-12 TEACHERS.    
           
INSTRUCTIONAL PERSONNEL ARE: PRINCIPALS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, ATTENDANCE TEACHERS, SUPERVISORS, 
  SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS, SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS, LIBRARIANS,  
  VOCATIONAL TEACHERS, HOME/HOSPITAL INSTRUCTION, SPECIAL EDUCATION 
  RELATED SERVICES, SPECIAL EDUCATION PSYCHOLOGISTS, SPECIAL EDUCATION
  PRINCIPALS, SPECIAL EDUCATION SUPERVISORS, AND GRADES K-12 TEACHERS.
Table 6 Number of High School Graduates
Regular Diplomas 60,031
Regular Diplomas Including Waivers 63,037
Special Education Diplomas 658
Certificates of Attendance 0
 
Grand Total All Diplomas/Certificates 63,695
Table 7 Average Daily Membership*
Kindergarten 69,117
First Grade 72,032
Second Grade 71,897
Third Grade 71,683
Fourth Grade 71,488
Fifth Grade 71,488
Sixth Grade 72,131
Seventh Grade 75,463
Eighth Grade 76,321
Ninth Grade 76,307
Tenth Grade 73,254
Eleventh Grade 68,847
Twelfth Grade 63,253
Special Education 16,279
Total ADM 949,559

*Includes Adult High School Students

Table 8 Average Daily Attendance*
Kindergarten 73,072
First Grade 73,134
Second Grade 72,400
Third Grade 72,037
Fourth Grade 71,983
Fifth Grade 72,931
Sixth Grade 75,450
Seventh Grade 75,628
Eighth Grade 73,873
Ninth Grade 73,844
Tenth Grade 70,229
Eleventh Grade 65,607
Twelfth Grade 61,330
Special Education 15,790
Total ADA 947,308

*Includes Adult High School Students

Table 9 First Month Membership (Kindergarten through Twelve)
Kindergarten 68,357
First Grade 71,758
Second Grade 72,428
Third Grade 72,340
Fourth Grade 72,332
Fifth Grade 72,076
Sixth Grade 73,134
Seventh Grade 76,691
Eighth Grade 77,709
Ninth Grade 78,001
Tenth Grade 75,010
Eleventh Grade 71,062
Twelfth Grade 67,754
Total 1st Month Membership 948,652
Table 10 Record of Pupil Progress
  Suspension In- School Suspension Out- of-School w/o Services Expulsion w/o Services Change of Placement (Long- Term)
Kindergarten 151 311 * *
First Grade 205 322 * *
Second Grade 235 392 * 13
Third Grade 374 507 * 13
Fourth Grade 624 741 * 22
Fifth Grade 1,216 1,158 * 34
Sixth Grade 3,254 2,036 13 196
Seventh Grade 3,884 2,446 13 374
Eighth Grade 3,647 2,578 44 452
Ninth Grade 3,826 1,953 77 673
Tenth Grade 3,178 1,555 83 535
Eleventh Grade 2,469 1,141 64 394
Twelfth Grade 1,653 664 28 206
Total 24,716 15,804 322 2,912
Table 11 Number of Children Ages 3 through 21 with Disability Receiving Special Education Services
DATA NOT AVAILABLE - WILL BE POSTED AT A LATER DATE
Learning Disabled 33,478
Intellectual Disabaled 8,410
Speech /Language Impaired 29,427
Emotionally Disturbed 3,005
Autism 13,560
Health Impaired 19,405
Physically Impaired 338
Hearing Impaired or Deaf 798
Visually Impaired or Blind 265
Deaf/Blind 0
Multi-Disabilities 1,731
Developmentally Delayed 12,596
Traumatic Brain Injury 147
Total 124,303
Table 12 (PART A) Pupil Transportation
Some data not currently available, will be posted at a later date.
Bus Ownership:    
  District Owned 6,517 
  Private Owned/Contracted 2,437 
Table 12 (PART B) Transportation Personnel
Number of Bus Drivers
Regular 6,555
Substitute 1,025
Total 7,580
Table 12 (PART C) Bus Fleet Profile and Accidents 2018-2019
Accidents:  
Property Damage 729 
Personal Injury 30 
Treated and Released 75 
Confined Overnight 7 
Fatalities 14 
   
Number of Buses with Wheelchair Lifts 1,464
Number of Buses with Restraints 2,241
   
Buses Equipped with :  
Two-Way Communication 7,681
Audio/Visual Surveillance 8,153
GPS 5,596
Air Condition 2,490
Receipts
Total Receipts From State              $5,360,244,772         
Total Receipts From Federal Government 1,735,902,110      
Total Receipts From County and City or Special District 4,400,624,625      
Total Other Revenue Receipts 302,628,442      
Total Revenue Receipts 11,799,399,949      
Total Non-Revenue Receipts 1,064,113,479      
Grand Total Receipts From All Sources $12,863,513,428      
 
Expenditures
Instruction $6,242,643,200
Support Services – Student 535,736,946
Support Services – Instructional Staff 864,191,203
Support Services – Administration $1,002,293,724   
Support Services-Operations & Maintenance of Plant 827,157,390
Other Current Expenditures 888,022,759
Total Current Expenditures $10,360,045,224   
 
Community Services 83,343,602
Early Childhood Education 146,113,203
Capital Outlay 168,133,659
Debt Services / Operating Transfers 1,034,312,323
Capital Projects  380,346,531
Grand Total of All Expenditures $12,172,294,542   
 
Total Operating Expenditures* $10,333,607,481   
Operating Expenditures Per PUPIL ADA* $10,802 

*Operating Expenditures Per Pupil ADA exclude:  Student Body Education, Adult Education, and Pre Kindergarden