Top Tennessee Public Schools
- Tennessee is the #21 largest school system in the United States, serving 993,988 students across the top 1,851 public schools for the 2018-19 school year.
- Tennessee public schools have a diversity score of 0.28, which is lower than the national average of 0.32.
- The most diverse school district in Tennessee is Davidson County School District. Read more about public school diversity statistics in Tennessee or national school diversity statistics.
- Minority enrollment is 36% (majority Black) and the student:teacher ratio is 15:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(TN) School Average
Asian
2%
Hispanic
9%
Black
22%
White
64%
Two or more races
2%
Unknown
1%
Top Tennessee Public Schools by County (2018-19)
- County# Schools# Students% Minority
Recent Articles
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A number of school districts across the country are considering the closure of some of their public schools. We’ll look at reasons for the closures and what parents are doing to protest.
We report on the back to school campaign launched by CPS despite huge issues facing the district, including reports of school officials lying to get their children free lunches, conflicts between administrators and teachers’ union, and a lower bond rating.
