Total enrollment
25,237
+2,244 (+10%) vs SY 2017-18
49 schools in Chattanooga
Tennessee · Public K-12
49 public K-12 schools, 25,237 students, one city. That is the Chattanooga entry on the numbers, with a mix of 25 elementary, 9 middle, and 13 high.
7-year change in Chattanooga
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
49
+4 (+9%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
25%
was 32%
% Hispanic
30%
was 19%
% Black
35%
was 45%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Chattanooga
Chattanooga is a population-heavy Tennessee city in terms of public-school footprint, with 49 schools and 25,237 students total.
For a sense of the school types, the city covers 25 elementary, 9 middle, 13 high, and 2 other.
Trend over the past 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment expanded 10%: 22,993 students in SY 2017-18 versus 25,237 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 45 to 49 across the same 7-year window. Demographically, the Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 19% to 30%.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Chattanooga discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.