Total enrollment
25,237
+3,189 (+14%) vs SY 2020-21
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.
4-year change in Chattanooga
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
49
+5 (+11%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
185,783
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
25,237
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
49
public K-12
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 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment expanded 14%: 22,048 students in SY 2020-21 versus 25,237 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 44 to 49 across the same 4-year window.
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.