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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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Public Schools in Knox County (99)

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Karns Middle School

Knoxville, TN · Grades 06–08 · 900 students · Middle

Powell Elementary

Powell, TN · Grades PK–05 · 852 students · Elementary

Brickey McCloud Elementary

Knoxville, TN · Grades PK–05 · 851 students · Elementary

South Doyle Middle School

Knoxville, TN · Grades 06–08 · 830 students · Middle

Powell Middle School

Powell, TN · Grades 06–08 · 810 students · Middle

Northwest Middle School

Knoxville, TN · Grades 06–08 · 798 students · Middle

Gresham Middle School

Knoxville, TN · Grades 06–08 · 788 students · Middle

Mill Creek Elementary School

Knoxville, TN · Grades PK–05 · 754 students · Elementary

Carter High School

Strawberry Plains, TN · Grades 09–12 · 749 students · High

Rocky Hill Elementary

Knoxville, TN · Grades KG–05 · 721 students · Elementary

West Hills Elementary

Knoxville, TN · Grades PK–05 · 712 students · Elementary

Halls Elementary

Knoxville, TN · Grades PK–05 · 705 students · Elementary

Amherst Elementary School

Knoxville, TN · Grades PK–05 · 683 students · Elementary

Austin East High/Magnet

Knoxville, TN · Grades 09–12 · 663 students · High

Blue Grass Elementary

Knoxville, TN · Grades PK–05 · 623 students · Elementary

Gibbs Middle School

Corryton, TN · Grades 06–08 · 609 students · Middle

Carter Middle School

Strawberry Plains, TN · Grades 06–08 · 604 students · Middle

L N STEM Academy

Knoxville, TN · Grades 09–12 · 588 students · High

Dogwood Elementary

Knoxville, TN · Grades PK–05 · 581 students · Elementary

Cedar Bluff Middle School

Knoxville, TN · Grades 06–08 · 580 students · Middle

Adrian Burnett Elementary

Knoxville, TN · Grades PK–05 · 563 students · Elementary

Ball Camp Elementary

Knoxville, TN · Grades PK–05 · 550 students · Elementary

Lonsdale Elementary

Knoxville, TN · Grades PK–05 · 537 students · Elementary

Carter Elementary

Knoxville, TN · Grades PK–05 · 530 students · Elementary