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Knox County

Knoxville, Tennessee · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

60,185
Students enrolled
95
Public schools
3,936
Classroom teachers (FTE)
15.3:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 1,856
  • Kindergarten 4,102
  • Grade 1 4,381
  • Grade 2 4,513
  • Grade 3 4,738
  • Grade 4 4,445
  • Grade 5 4,476
  • Grade 6 4,456
  • Grade 7 4,591
  • Grade 8 4,415
  • Grade 9 4,472
  • Grade 10 4,698
  • Grade 11 4,490
  • Grade 12 4,552

By race/ethnicity

  • White 63%
  • Hispanic/Latino 15%
  • Black or African American 13%
  • Two or more races 6%
  • Asian 3%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Spending and revenue

$12,234 spent per student on day-to-day operations Tennessee median: $12,103 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $7,221
  • Support services $4,491
  • Other (food service, etc.) $522

Where the money comes from

  • Local 47%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 14%

Total revenue $852.0 milliontotal spending $785.8 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

Suburb: LargeStudents: 53% suburb, 42% city, 5% rural

Total staff (FTE)

7,452

District office

400 West Summit Hill DR, Knoxville TN 37902

County

Knox County

Official website

NCES District ID

4702220

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About Knox County

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

Knox County Schools Mission: Knox County Schools will enable all students to achieve academic success based on established performance standards and students' individual needs and abilities, by providing highly trained teachers, a nurturing environment and by partnering with parents and the community to ensure that a commitment to education continues outside the classroom.
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