Schools in major Tennessee cities
Browse major city hubs backed by the current America EDU school database. City counts reflect directory records whose listed city matches the hub.
Schools in Nashville
173 profiles
Schools in Memphis
249 profiles
Schools in Knoxville
124 profiles
Schools in Chattanooga
73 profiles
Schools in Clarksville
52 profiles
Schools in Murfreesboro
49 profiles
Schools in Franklin
36 profiles
Schools in Johnson City
25 profiles
Featured school profiles in Tennessee
A cross-section of profiles with useful directory data. This is not a ranking.
Browse Tennessee schools by level
Elementary
872 school profiles
Middle
672 school profiles
High
471 school profiles
K-12
238 school profiles
Pre-K
43 school profiles
Other
26 school profiles
Browse Tennessee schools by type
Public
1,796 school profiles
Private
414 school profiles
Public Charter
112 school profiles
About K-12 education in Tennessee
America EDU currently indexes 2,322 K-12 school profiles in Tennessee across 389 listed cities. The directory currently includes about 1,908 public or charter records and 414 private-school records. Counts come from the school records currently loaded into the America EDU database and can change as federal datasets are refreshed.
Use city, level, and school-type information as a starting point. District boundaries, attendance zones, admissions policies, and program availability can differ from municipal boundaries and may change over time, so confirm current details with the school or district.
Major districts represented in the directory
Memphis-Shelby County Schools
223 directory records
Davidson County
162 directory records
Knox County
95 directory records
Hamilton County
82 directory records
Rutherford County
55 directory records
Sumner County
53 directory records
Williamson County
52 directory records
Montgomery County
44 directory records
Shown by number of school records in the current directory, not as a quality ranking.
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Tennessee schools FAQ
How many school profiles does America EDU list in Tennessee?
The current database contains 2,322 profiles for Tennessee. Counts can change when source data is refreshed.
Does a city page show every school that serves that city?
No. It groups records whose directory address lists that city. School district and attendance-zone boundaries do not necessarily match city limits.
Are Featured Schools rankings?
No. Featured profiles are selected to make useful school records easier to discover. America EDU does not present this section as a ranking.
Where does the school data come from?
Profiles are built primarily from federal education datasets, including NCES school-directory sources. Individual profiles show source and data-year information when available.