Notable School Districts in Tennessee

This directory-style guide highlights 50 school districts in Tennessee. Each institution is identified by its full profile name and location so similarly named organizations are easier to distinguish. “Notable” is a directory label, not an evaluation of quality or an endorsement.

Entries were selected and ordered using enrollment values available in COSMIQ profiles. Enrollment figures are intentionally omitted. The order is an estimate of institution size, not a ranking of academic quality, outcomes, or fit.

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Institutions in this guide

Memphis-Shelby County Schools — Memphis, Tennessee. Public school district.
Davidson County — Nashville, Tennessee. Public school district.
Knox County — Knoxville, Tennessee. Public school district.
Rutherford County — Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Public school district.
Hamilton County — Chattanooga, Tennessee. Public school district.
Williamson County — Franklin, Tennessee. Public school district.
Montgomery County — Clarksville, Tennessee. Public school district.
Sumner County — Gallatin, Tennessee. Public school district.
Wilson County — Lebanon, Tennessee. Public school district.
Sevier County — Sevierville, Tennessee. Public school district.
Maury County — Columbia, Tennessee. Public school district.
Madison County — Jackson, Tennessee. Public school district.
Putnam County — Cookeville, Tennessee. Public school district.
Robertson County — Springfield, Tennessee. Public school district.
Hamblen County — Morristown, Tennessee. Public school district.
Bradley County — Cleveland, Tennessee. Public school district.
Tipton County — Covington, Tennessee. Public school district.
Blount County — Maryville, Tennessee. Public school district.
Murfreesboro — Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Public school district.
Collierville — Collierville, Tennessee. Public school district.
Bedford County — Shelbyville, Tennessee. Public school district.
Bartlett — Bartlett, Tennessee. Public school district.
Sullivan County — Blountville, Tennessee. Public school district.
Washington County — Jonesborough, Tennessee. Public school district.
Dickson County — Dickson, Tennessee. Public school district.
Johnson City — Johnson City, Tennessee. Public school district.
Kingsport — Kingsport, Tennessee. Public school district.
Cumberland County — Crossville, Tennessee. Public school district.
Lawrence County — Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. Public school district.
Jefferson County — Dandridge, Tennessee. Public school district.
Warren County — McMinnville, Tennessee. Public school district.
Roane County — Kingston, Tennessee. Public school district.
Anderson County — Clinton, Tennessee. Public school district.
Hawkins County — Rogersville, Tennessee. Public school district.
Greene County — Greeneville, Tennessee. Public school district.
Germantown — Germantown, Tennessee. Public school district.
Achievement School District — Nashville, Tennessee. Public school district.
Union County — Maynardville, Tennessee. Public school district.
Cheatham County — Ashland City, Tennessee. Public school district.
Cleveland — Cleveland, Tennessee. Public school district.
Maryville — Maryville, Tennessee. Public school district.
Marshall County — Lewisburg, Tennessee. Public school district.
Campbell County — Jacksboro, Tennessee. Public school district.
McMinn County — Athens, Tennessee. Public school district.
Monroe County — Madisonville, Tennessee. Public school district.
Franklin County — Winchester, Tennessee. Public school district.
Loudon County — Loudon, Tennessee. Public school district.
Johnson County — Mountain City, Tennessee. Public school district.
Oak Ridge — Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Public school district.
Arlington — Arlington, Tennessee. Public school district.

Selection and source notes

Where enough eligible profiles were available, this guide includes the top 50, 25, or 10 by available enrollment; smaller groups include all eligible profiles. Profile source year: 2024. Check each institution directly for current information.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by COSMIQ, and it does not mean that any listed institution endorses COSMIQ.