Top Tennessee Public Schools
- Tennessee is the #18 largest school system in the United States, serving 978,624 students across the top 1,793 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 35% (majority Black) and the student:teacher ratio is 15:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(TN) School Average
Asian
2%
Hispanic
9%
Black
22%
White
65%
Two or more races
2%
Top Tennessee Public Schools by County (2018-19)
- County# Schools# Students% Minority
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