Total enrollment
60,185
-617 (-1%) vs SY 2017-18
98 schools in Knox County
Tennessee · 60,185 students · 5 cities
Knox County hosts 98 public K-12 schools inside Tennessee, collectively enrolling about 60,185 students (around 614 per campus).
7-year change in Knox County
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
93
+6 (+7%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
63%
was 71%
% Hispanic
15%
was 9%
% Black
13%
was 14%
% Asian
3%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Knox County
Knox County administers 98 public schools across Tennessee, collectively teacheing roughly 60,185 students.
In terms of grade levels, Knox County consists of 57 elementary, 17 middle, 19 high schools, and 5 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Knox County runs about 614 students per campus, 14% higher than the state mean of roughly 537.
Five-year track record. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 60,802 students in SY 2017-18 versus 60,185 in SY 2024-25. Knox County now counts 93 public schools, up from 87 in SY 2017-18. On the demographic side, White enrollment moved from 71% to 63% over the same window.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Knox County discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.