Total enrollment
30,719
+1,083 (+4%) vs SY 2017-18
53 schools in Sumner County
Tennessee · 30,719 students · 8 cities
Within Sumner County, 53 public K-12 schools serve about 30,719 students, an average of 580 per campus.
7-year change in Sumner County
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
53
+4 (+8%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
69%
was 78%
% Hispanic
14%
was 8%
% Black
10%
was 10%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Sumner County
Across 53 schools, Sumner County serves about 30,719 students in Tennessee. By footprint it is a moderately sized district.
For a sense of the school types, Sumner County covers 28 elementary, 12 middle, 11 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Sumner County has grew 4% since SY 2017-18, moving from about 29,636 students to 30,719. Over that span, Sumner County gained 4 schools, going from 49 to 53. Demographically, the White share of enrollment shrank from 78% to 69%.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Sumner County discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.