Tennessee School District Rankings

148 districts serving 1,004,625 students

Data from NCES Common Core of Data. Browse all Tennessee districts

Largest District

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

110,057 students

Most Schools

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

222 schools

Total Districts

148

Total Students

1.0M

Largest Districts by Enrollment

The 50 largest school districts in Tennessee, ranked by total student enrollment.

#	District	City	Students
1	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Memphis	110,057
2	Davidson County	Nashville	80,468
3	Knox County	Knoxville	60,604
4	Rutherford County	Murfreesboro	51,595
5	Hamilton County	Chattanooga	45,790
6	Williamson County	Franklin	41,909
7	Montgomery County	Clarksville	39,345
8	Sumner County	Gallatin	30,661
9	Wilson County	Lebanon	20,548
10	Sevier County	Kodak	14,435
11	Maury County	Columbia	13,084
12	Madison County	Jackson	12,662
13	Putnam County	Cookeville	11,762
14	Robertson County	Springfield	11,404
15	Bradley County	Cleveland	10,336
16	Hamblen County	Morristown	10,287
17	Blount County	Maryville	10,191
18	Tipton County	Covington	10,092
19	Murfreesboro	Murfreesboro	9,402
20	Collierville	Collierville	9,367
21	Bartlett	Bartlett	8,999
22	Bedford County	Shelbyville	8,994
23	Washington County	Jonesborough	8,103
24	Sullivan County	Blountville	8,082
25	Dickson County	Dickson	8,009
26	Johnson City	Johnson City	7,936
27	Kingsport	Kingsport	7,653
28	Cumberland County	Crossville	7,093
29	Lawrence County	Lawrenceburg	6,951
30	Jefferson County	Dandridge	6,854
31	Warren County	McMinnville	6,447
32	Roane County	Kingston	6,318
33	Hawkins County	Rogersville	6,223
34	Anderson County	Clinton	6,157
35	Greene County	Greeneville	6,121
36	Germantown	Germantown	6,028
37	Cleveland	Cleveland	5,845
38	Maryville	Maryville	5,711
39	Union County	Maynardville	5,704
40	Cheatham County	Ashland City	5,629
41	Marshall County	Lewisburg	5,452
42	Campbell County	Jacksboro	5,210
43	McMinn County	Athens	5,126
44	Monroe County	Madisonville	5,011
45	Loudon County	Loudon	5,011
46	Oak Ridge	Oak Ridge	5,002
47	Franklin County	Winchester	4,977
48	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Nashville	4,975
49	Johnson County	Mountain City	4,788
50	Carter County	Elizabethton	4,630

Districts with Most Schools

Tennessee school districts ranked by number of schools in the district.

#	District	City	Schools
1	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Memphis	222
2	Davidson County	Nashville	162
3	Knox County	Knoxville	94
4	Hamilton County	Chattanooga	81
5	Williamson County	Franklin	52
6	Sumner County	Gallatin	52
7	Rutherford County	Murfreesboro	51
8	Montgomery County	Clarksville	44
9	Sevier County	Kodak	33
10	Madison County	Jackson	26
11	Wilson County	Lebanon	25
12	Maury County	Columbia	23
13	Robertson County	Springfield	23
14	Putnam County	Cookeville	22
15	Blount County	Maryville	22
16	Anderson County	Clinton	19
17	Bradley County	Cleveland	18
18	Hamblen County	Morristown	18
19	Roane County	Kingston	18
20	Hawkins County	Rogersville	18
21	Greene County	Greeneville	18
22	Sullivan County	Blountville	17
23	Dickson County	Dickson	17
24	Campbell County	Jacksboro	16
25	Washington County	Jonesborough	15
26	Lawrence County	Lawrenceburg	15
27	Carter County	Elizabethton	15
28	Tipton County	Covington	14
29	Bedford County	Shelbyville	14
30	Jefferson County	Dandridge	14
31	Cheatham County	Ashland City	14
32	Claiborne County	Tazewell	14
33	Murfreesboro	Murfreesboro	13
34	Monroe County	Madisonville	13
35	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Nashville	13
36	Achievement School District	Nashville	13
37	Johnson City	Johnson City	12
38	Kingsport	Kingsport	12
39	Cumberland County	Crossville	12
40	Warren County	McMinnville	12
41	Cocke County	Newport	12
42	Marion County	Jasper	12
43	Union County	Maynardville	11
44	Franklin County	Winchester	11
45	Coffee County	Manchester	11
46	Weakley County	Dresden	11
47	Collierville	Collierville	10
48	Bartlett	Bartlett	10
49	Marshall County	Lewisburg	10
50	McNairy County	Selmer	10

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