Tennessee Education Facts

One of the Fastest Improving States in the Nation –

With Much More Work to Do

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Policies Ensuring Success

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Rigorous Academic Standards

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TNReady Assessments

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Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System (TVAAS)

By the Numbers

146 SCHOOL DISTRICTS  | 1,749 SCHOOLS

SCHOOL TYPES

34% Urban

31% Rural

17% Town

16% Suburban

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975,222 TOTAL STUDENTS

63% White

24% Black

10.4% Hispanic

2.3% Asian

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SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATISTICS

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Graduation & College-Going

Graduate High School 89.1%
Enroll in College 64.1%
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Complete a Degree 45%
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College Readiness

Ready Graduate

36% Met State Standards

64% Did not

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Average ACT
20.1/36

A “Ready Graduate” is a student who graduated on time (within 4 years and a summer) and earned a composite ACT score of a 21+

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65%

of first-time freshmen at community colleges require remedial courses

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1/2

of public university students do not graduate within a six-year period

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Money

$10,340

Average Spent Annually Per Pupil
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39.4%

Average Student Spending Funded Locally
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$47,563

Average Teacher Salary
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Student Culture

5.4%

AVERAGE SUSPENSION RATE

The percentage of suspensions given / total number of students

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13.3%

CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM

Percent of students missing more than 10% of school days

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School Leadership

Principals

4,516
School Leaders Statewide

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Teachers

62,132
Teachers Statewide

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Only 13%
Tennessee Teachers Identify as People of Color

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All information on this page reflects the most recent publicly-available data, sourced from the state or state-based non-profit organizations.