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Sumner County

Tennessee · Public K-12

52 public schools serving approximately 30,732 students, in a county of 204,424 residents.

Schools
52
1 districts
Enrollment
30,732
NCES CCD
Median income
$90,301
Above Tennessee avg
Free/reduced lunch
-0.2%
Above Tennessee avg
Elementary
27
schools
Middle
12
schools
High
11
schools
Combined / other
2
schools
LARGEST DISTRICT
Sumner County
30,732 students · 1 district in Sumner County

County vs. school enrollment demographics

Left bar is the racial makeup of Sumner County residents (Census ACS 5-year). Right bar is the enrollment-weighted makeup of public schools in the county (NCES CCD). NCES systematically under-reports Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment for many schools; where the resident share is meaningful but the reported school share is zero, we mark the school bar "not reported".

County residents
White
80%
Hispanic
7%
Black
9%
Asian
2%
Two or more
7%
Native American
0%
Pacific Islander
0%
School enrollment
White
71%
Hispanic
n/r
Black
10%
Asian
2%
Two or more
4%
Native American
0%
Pacific Islander
0%
Bachelor's+
33.6%
adults 25+
Poverty rate
6.4%
ACS 5-year
Unemployment
3.6%
civilian labor
Median age
40
23.1% under 18

All schools (52)

LargestA-ZTop rated
NameCityLevelGradesEnrollmentRating
Gallatin Senior High SchoolGallatinHigh09-121,659·
Hendersonville High SchoolHendersonvilleHigh09-121,537·
Beech Sr High SchoolHendersonvilleHigh09-121,475·
Portland High SchoolPortlandHigh09-121,199·
Station Camp High SchoolGallatinHigh09-121,110·
Station Camp ElementaryGallatinElementaryPK-05872·
Station Camp Middle SchoolGallatinMiddle06-08861·
Jack Anderson ElementaryHendersonvilleElementaryPK-05830·
White House High SchoolWhite HouseHigh09-12824·
White House Middle SchoolWhite HouseMiddle05-08758·
Dr. William Burrus Elementary at Drakes CreekHendersonvilleElementaryPK-05741·
Vena Stuart ElementaryGallatinElementaryPK-05730·
Benny C. Bills Elementary SchoolGallatinElementaryPK-05713·
Harold B. Williams Elementary SchoolWhite HouseElementaryPK-05694·
Merrol Hyde Magnet SchoolHendersonvilleOtherKG-12668·
Joe Shafer Middle SchoolGallatinMiddle06-08666·
Rucker Stewart MiddleGallatinMiddle06-08661·
Liberty Creek ElementaryGallatinElementaryKG-05647·
Guild ElementaryGallatinElementaryPK-05625·
Madison Creek ElementaryGoodlettsvilleElementaryPK-05621·
Liberty Creek High SchoolGallatinHigh09-12607·
Robert E Ellis MiddleHendersonvilleMiddle06-08607·
Knox Doss Middle School at Drakes CreekHendersonvilleMiddle06-08597·
Portland Gateview Elementary SchoolPortlandElementaryPK-05577·
Union Elementary SchoolGallatinElementaryPK-05576·
Howard ElementaryGallatinElementaryPK-05554·
T. W. Hunter Middle SchoolHendersonvilleMiddle06-08551·
Westmoreland High SchoolWestmorelandHigh09-12526·
Westmoreland ElementaryWestmorelandElementaryPK-05525·
Liberty Creek Middle SchoolGallatinMiddle06-08510·
Portland West Middle SchoolPortlandMiddle06-08510·
Nannie Berry ElementaryHendersonvilleElementaryPK-05507·
Indian Lake ElementaryHendersonvilleElementaryKG-05501·
George A Whitten ElementaryHendersonvilleElementaryPK-05449·
Watt Hardison ElementaryPortlandElementaryKG-05445·
V G Hawkins Middle SchoolHendersonvilleMiddle06-08434·
Westmoreland Middle SchoolWestmorelandMiddle06-08430·
Gene W. Brown ElementaryHendersonvilleElementaryKG-05415·
Walton Ferry ElementaryHendersonvilleElementaryKG-05410·
Portland East Middle SchoolPortlandMiddle06-08405·
J W Wiseman ElementaryPortlandElementaryPK-05384·
Beech ElementaryHendersonvilleElementaryPK-05381·
Lakeside Park ElementaryHendersonvilleElementaryPK-05334·
Clyde Riggs ElementaryPortlandElementaryKG-05308·
Millersville ElementaryGoodlettsvilleElementaryPK-05295·
Bethpage ElementaryBethpageElementaryKG-05278·
North Sumner ElementaryBethpageElementaryKG-05240·
Oakmont ElementaryCottontownElementaryKG-05139·
E B WilsonGallatinHigh09-12126·
R T Fisher AlternativeGallatinOtherKG-12122·
Sumner County Middle College High SchoolGallatinHigh11-1269·
Sumner County Middle Technical College High School at PortlaPortlandHigh11-1229·

Frequently asked

How many public schools are in Sumner County?
Sumner County, Tennessee has 52 public K-12 schools serving approximately 30,732 students.
How many high schools are in Sumner County?
Sumner County, Tennessee has 11 public high schools, along with 12 middle schools and 27 elementary schools.
What is the largest school district in Sumner County?
Sumner County is the largest school district in Sumner County, serving approximately 30,732 students. The county contains 1 school district overall.
How many people live in Sumner County?
Sumner County has roughly 204,424 residents according to the latest Census ACS 5-year estimate.
What is the median household income in Sumner County?
Median household income in Sumner County is $90,301, above the Tennessee average of $61,364. About 6.4% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
How educated are residents of Sumner County?
Approximately 33.6% of adults 25 and older in Sumner County hold a bachelor's degree or higher, according to the Census ACS 5-year estimate.
What share of students in Sumner County qualify for free or reduced lunch?
Roughly -0.2% of students in Sumner County public schools qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a common proxy for low-income enrollment. This is higher than the Tennessee county average of -0.2%.
What is the student-teacher ratio in Sumner County schools?
Across Sumner County public schools, the enrollment-weighted student-teacher ratio is approximately 15.1 to 1.
What is the racial makeup of Sumner County?
Sumner County residents are approximately 80% White, 7% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Asian, 7% two or more races according to the Census ACS 5-year estimate.
What share of housing in Sumner County is owner-occupied?
Sumner County has about 83,236 housing units, of which roughly 72.0% are owner-occupied.
DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data