Tennessee Alternative Public Schools
- There are 22 alternative public schools in Tennessee, serving 2,169 students.
- Alternative schools aim to help students whose needs may not be successfully met in regular schools.
- Students who attend alternative schools and may be at risk of educational failure (as indicated by poor grades, truancy, disruptive behavior, pregnancy, or similar factors associated with temporary or permanent withdrawal from school).
- Minority enrollment is 75% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Tennessee state average of 35%.
- The student:teacher ratio of 9:1 is less than the state average of 16:1.
Tennessee Alternative Public Schools
- School Location Grades Students
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ManchesterCoffee County Koss CenterAlternative School
1756 Mcminnville Hw
Manchester, TN 37355
(931)723-5189Grades: 6-12 | n/a students -
MurfreesboroDaniel Mckee Alternative SchoolAlternative School
2623 Halls Hill Pk
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
(615)890-2282Grades: 6-12 | 46 students -
MaynardvilleElementary Middle AlternativeAlternative School
P. O. Box 10
Maynardville, TN 37807
(865)356-8326Grades: KG-8 | 9 students -
SeviervilleGreenbrier Alternative Learning CenterAlternative School
2851 Webb Creek Rd
Sevierville, TN 37876
(865)453-8338Grades: 6-12 | 6 students -
MorristownHamblen County Alternative SchoolAlternative School
376 Snyder Rd
Morristown, TN 37813
(423)585-3785Grades: KG-12 | 50 students -
NashvilleJere Baxter Middle SchoolAlternative School
350 Hart La
Nashville, TN 37207
(615)262-6710Grades: 5-8 | 369 students -
NashvilleJohnson Alternative Learning CenterAlternative School
3230 Brick Church Pk
Nashville, TN 37207
(615)259-4636Grades: 9-12 | 75 students -
MemphisMartin Luther King Transition CenterAlternative School
620 South Lauderdale
Memphis, TN 38126
(901)416-7320Grades: KG-12 | 867 students -
NashvilleMnps Middle School AlcAlternative School
2601 Bransford Av
Nashville, TN 37204
(615)298-2294Grades: 5-8 | 45 students -
JacksonParkview Learning CenterAlternative School
905 E. Chester St
Jackson, TN 38301
(731)427-2841Grades: 6-12 | 38 students -
SeviervilleParkway AcademyAlternative School
300 Cedar St
Sevierville, TN 37862
(865)429-3908Grades: 6-12 | 11 students -
GallatinR T Fisher AlternativeAlternative School
455 North Boyers
Gallatin, TN 37066
(615)451-6558Grades: KG-12 | 100 students -
KnoxvilleRichard Yoakley SchoolAlternative School
4415 Washington Pk
Knoxville, TN 37917
(865)594-3790Grades: 6-12 | 76 students -
KnoxvilleRidgedale Alternative SchoolAlternative School
4600 Ridgedale Rd
Knoxville, TN 37921
(865)909-9099Grades: 2-12 | 90 students -
ElizabethtonSiam Learning CenterAlternative School
2543 Siam Rd
Elizabethton, TN 37643
(423)547-4050Grades: 7-12 | 12 students -
SmyrnaSmyrna West Alternative SchoolAlternative School
12619 Old Nashville Hw
Smyrna, TN 37167
(615)904-3856Grades: 6-12 | 67 students -
CovingtonTipton County Alternative Learning CenterAlternative School
800 Bert Johnston Av
Covington, TN 38019
(901)475-3502Grades: KG-12 | 66 students -
NashvilleTransitions At Bass High SchoolAlternative School
5200 Delaware Av
Nashville, TN 37209
(615)259-4636Grades: 9-12 | 41 students -
MaynardvilleUnion County Alternative CenterAlternative School
P. O. Box 607
Maynardville, TN 37807
(865)992-0805Grades: 6-12 | 29 students -
NashvilleW.a. Bass Alternative Learning CenterAlternative School
5200 Delaware Av
Nashville, TN 37209
(615)298-3278Grades: 9-12 | 88 students -
McminnvilleWarren County Alternative AcademyAlternative School
421 N. Spring St
Mcminnville, TN 37110
(931)473-8723Grades: 6-12 | 20 students -
CookevilleWhite Plains AcademyAlternative School
288 E. Main St
Cookeville, TN 38506
(931)528-1847Grades: 4-12 | 64 students
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