Total enrollment
81,022
-3,706 (-4%) vs SY 2017-18
164 schools in Davidson County
Tennessee · 81,532 students · 9 cities
Davidson County's public-school directory holds 164 campuses, serving about 81,532 K-12 students inside Tennessee (an average of 497 per campus).
7-year change in Davidson County
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
159
-2 (-1%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
23%
was 29%
% Hispanic
35%
was 25%
% Black
35%
was 40%
% Asian
3%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Davidson County
Davidson County is a sprawling public-school district in Tennessee. The district maintains 164 schools and instructs approximately 81,532 students.
For a sense of the school types, Davidson County is built around 89 elementary, 38 middle, 33 high schools, and 4 combined or other.
Over the past 7-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 81,022 students, fell 4% from the 84,728 reported in SY 2017-18. The school count fell from 161 to 159 across the same 7-year window. On the demographic side, Hispanic enrollment moved from 25% to 35% over the same window.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Davidson County discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.