Total enrollment
100,688
-2,955 (-3%) vs SY 2017-18
230 schools in Memphis
Tennessee · Public K-12
Memphis sits inside Tennessee and runs 230 public K-12 schools, serving about 104,823 students between them, an average of 456 per campus.
7-year change in Memphis
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
201
-10 (-5%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
4%
was 5%
% Hispanic
20%
was 13%
% Black
72%
was 78%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Memphis
Across Memphis, Tennessee, 230 public schools serves about 104,823 students between them.
Looking at the level breakdown, the city covers 134 elementary, 37 middle, 52 high, and 7 other.
Average school size in Memphis is around 456 students, 15% noticeably below the Tennessee average of about 537.
Looking at the last 7 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 100,688 students, shrank 3% from the 103,643 reported in SY 2017-18. Memphis now counts 201 public schools, down from 211 in SY 2017-18. On the demographic side, Hispanic enrollment moved from 13% to 20% over the same window.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Memphis discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.