Total enrollment
54,964
+2,559 (+5%) vs SY 2017-18
92 schools in Knoxville
Tennessee · Public K-12
From elementary through high school, Knoxville runs 92 public K-12 campuses (54 elementary, 16 middle, and 17 high), with combined enrollment of about 54,964.
7-year change in Knoxville
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
87
+8 (+10%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
61%
was 68%
% Hispanic
15%
was 10%
% Black
15%
was 15%
% Asian
3%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Knoxville
Public education in Knoxville, Tennessee runs across 92 schools that enrolls roughly 54,964 students. By footprint, Knoxville sits in the expansive bracket.
On the school-mix side, the city is built around 54 elementary, 16 middle, 17 high, and 5 other.
Per-campus enrollment runs near 597, meaningfully above the state mean of about 537.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Knoxville has grew 5% since SY 2017-18, moving from about 52,405 students to 54,964. Over that span, Knoxville gained 8 schools, going from 79 to 87. Demographically, the White share of enrollment shrank from 68% to 61%.
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