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Knoxville Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Knox County School District details

Knox County School District
912 South Gay St
Knoxville, TN 37902

60,426 Students enrolled in District

94 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Knox County School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Tennessee

6

(10 is best)

Better than 58.7% of all TN school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Better than 53.8% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
36%
35%
40%
36%
32%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
A L Lotts Elementary School
9320 Westland Dr
Knoxville, TN, 37922
PK-05
Adrian Burnett Elementary School
4521 Brown Gap Rd
Knoxville, TN, 37918
KG-05
Amherst Elementary School
5101 Schaad Rd
Knoxville, TN, 37931
PK-05
Austin East High/magnet School
2800 M L King Jr Ave
Knoxville, TN, 37914
09-12
Ball Camp Elementary School
9801 Middlebrook Pike
Knoxville, TN, 37931
PK-05
Bearden Elementary School
5717 Kingston Pike
Knoxville, TN, 37919
KG-05
Bearden High School
8352 Kingston Pike
Knoxville, TN, 37919
09-12
Bearden Middle School
1000 Francis Rd
Knoxville, TN, 37909
06-08
Beaumont Elementary/magnet School
1211 Beaumont Ave
Knoxville, TN, 37921
KG-05
Belle Morris Elementary School
2308 Washington Pike
Knoxville, TN, 37917
PK-05
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 71.0% 62.3%
Black 13.6% 21.6%
Hispanic 12.7% 13.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.5% 2.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,615 $345,575,175 57.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $455 $28,002,975 4.7%
Staff $671 $41,296,695 6.9%
General Administration $240 $14,770,800 2.5%
School Administration $591 $36,373,095 6.1%
Operation $773 $47,574,285 8.0%
Transportation $337 $20,740,665 3.5%
Other $267 $16,432,515 2.8%
Total Support $3,333 $205,129,485 34.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $741 $45,604,845 7.7%
Total Expenditures $9,689 $596,309,505 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,076 $6,055,596,249 54.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $517 $514,989,071 4.6%
Staff $637 $635,260,889 5.7%
General Administration $212 $211,475,970 1.9%
School Administration $644 $641,504,793 5.7%
Operation $799 $796,124,112 7.1%
Transportation $365 $364,043,741 3.3%
Other $300 $299,115,221 2.7%
Total Support $3,474 $3,462,481,329 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,675 $1,669,852,381 14.9%
Total Expenditures $11,225 $11,187,895,551 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%