146 school districts
1,833 schools
64,939 teachers
5,290 administrators
$ 9,499 average per-pupil spending
17 %
50 %
16 %
146 school districts
1,833 schools
64,939 teachers
5,290 administrators
$ 9,499 average per-pupil spending
Students
Total 997,893
African American 24 % Asian 2 % Hispanic / Latino 9 % White 64 % Rural 30 % English Learners 5 % Students with Disabilities 14 % Economically Disadvantaged * 35 %
* Percentage differs substantially from 2015-16 figure ( 58 %) because of a change in formula used by the Tennessee Department of Education . For more information , see Tennessee State Report Card website .
88.5 %
2016 high school graduation rate
16 %
Tennessee students who have taken four or more early postsecondary courses
19.4
Average ACT score for public high school students
17 %
Proportion of students scoring college-ready in all four ACT subject areas
50 %
Chance a student with at least four early postsecondary courses will score above 21 on the ACT
80 %
High school graduates who say they want to pursue postsecondary education
62.5 %
Percent of high school graduates enrolled in a postsecondary institution
$ 9,030
Average income of high school graduates in Tennessee who go directly into the workforce
16 %
Chance those jobs pay above minimum wage
PG . 10