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Schools - Great Smoky Mountains and Greater Knoxville
Schools meeting or exceeding national standards are readily available in the Greater Knoxville and Great Smoky Mountains Region. The information on this page should give you a guideline to the performance of various systems in the areas that we serve. The information most readily available to us is primarilily on public schools. Where we are aware of private schools and have the information, we also share that information. Also, we are presenting information on and resources for home schools in the region. If you have special desires please contact us here.
If you are planning or thinking about moving to East Tennessee or investing in property in the Great Smoky Mountains or in the Greater Knoxville area, we can help you through our knowledge of the area and the real estate here. We have organized this page so that you can concentrate on particular schools or communities in your search. We are members of both the Great Smoky Mountain Association of Realtors as well as the Knoxville Area Association of Realtors, so we are able to help you in all areas. We also have special teams of agents who specialize in the different areas.
The Public School Systems
Comprehensive information of the performance of public school systems (and individual schools) in the State of Tennessee can be accessed from the report card web site of the Tennessee Department of Education. Regarding the scores, within each system there is a significant range of performance--- these are all average scores. The table below presents data for the results of the ACT tests for the various school systems. Note that all counties have school systems, but only some towns and cities have public systems. For example, Knox County School Systems is the only public school system in Knox County. Schools in the city of Knoxville and the town of Farragut are operated by Knox County Schools. On the other hand, Blount County has three systems, Blount County, Maryville, and Alcoa.
In the infomation given about the systems, we have present information on the overall enrollment and on the number of elementary, middle, and high schools. It should be noted that each of the systems have special education schools and programs, as well as adult education programs. Some of these, such as in Knox County, are extensive.
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Perfomance of School Systems in the Greater Knoxville Region on ACT Tests
(Score shown are average for the system.)
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School System
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Composite
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English
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Math
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Reading
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Science
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Anderson County
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20.7
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20.4
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19.8
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21.9
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20.7
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Oak Ridge City
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23.6
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23.4
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23.4
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24.0
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23.0
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Blount County
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19.7
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19.7
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18.8
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20.5
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19.6
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Alcoa City
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21.7
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21.7
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21.1
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22.6
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20.9
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Maryville City
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23.8
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24.3
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23.6
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23.9
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23.1
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Cocke County
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20.2
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20.1
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19.6
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20.6
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20.2
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Jefferson County
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19.8
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19.4
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18.6
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20.5
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20.0
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Knox County
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21.4
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21.2
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20.9
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21.7
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21.2
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Loudon County
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19.4
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19.2
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18.9
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20.0
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19.0
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Lenoir City
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20.4
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20.2
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18.6
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21.7
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20.4
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Sevier County
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20.8
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20.9
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19.7
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21.5
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20.7
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Tennessee
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20.0
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19.9
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19.2
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20.4
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19.9
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Nationwide
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21.0
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20.5
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20.7
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21.3
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21.0
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From Tennessee Department of Education Report Card 2003
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Other school data and information.
Information on all the schools, and opinions of patrons can be found at this site.
Blount County
Blount County Public School Systems
The Blount County School System serves all communities in Blount County except Maryville and Alcoa. Included are communities such as Rockford, Louisville, Friendsville, Townsend, and Walland. The system has 11 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and two high schools, with an overall enrollment of approximately 11,000.
The Alcoa School System serves the City of Alcoa. The sytems has has 3 schools, one for each of the levels of elementary, middle, and high school.
The Maryville School System serves the City of Maryville. The sytems has 5 elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school, with an overall enrollment of about 5,000.
Cocke County
Cocke County Public School System
The Cocke County School System serves all communities in Cocke County. Included are communities such as Newport, Cosby, Del Rio, Hartford, and Parrottsville. The system has 9 elementary schools and two high schools, with an overall enrollment of approximately 4,500.
Jefferson County
Jefferson County School System
The Jefferson County School System serves all communities in Jefferson County. Included are communities such as Jefferson City, Dandridge, White Pine, Strawberry Plains, Baneberry, Talbott, and New Market. The system has 7 elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school, with an overall enrollment of approximately 7,000.
Knox County
Knox County School System
The Knox County School System is the public school system serving all communities in Knox County. Included are communities and areas known as Bearden, Farragut, Karns, Halls, West Knoxville, Gibbs, Carter, Powell, and the remainder of the city of Knoxville. The system has 55 elementary schools, 14 middle schools, and 12 high schools, with an overall enrollment of approximately 53,000. Knox County schools reflect very strongly the communities in which they are located. Academically, the schools in the western part of the city and county tend to attain higher test scores than the county average, and the county average exceeds the national average. This would include schools serving West Knox County, such as the Farragut schools, Cedar Bluff schools, Bearden schools, and schools such as Sequoyah, Rocky Hill, Blue Grass, and A. L. Lotts elementary schools and West Valley Middle School.
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Loudon County
Loudon County Public School Systems
The Loudon County School System serves all communities in Loudon County except Lenoir City. Included are communities such as Loudon, Greenback, Steekee, Eaton Crossroads, and Tellico Village. The system has 6 elementary schools, two middle schools, and two high schools, with an overall enrollment of approximately 5,000.
The Lenoir City School System serves the city of Lenoir City. The system has has 3 schools, one for each of the levels of elementary, middle, and high school. The total enrollment of the system is about 2200.
Sevier County
Sevier County Public School System
The Sevier County School System serves all communities in Sevier County. Included are communities such as Gatlinburg, Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, Wears Valley, Kodak, Pittman Center and Seymour, all located in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. The system has 14 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 4 high schools, with an overall enrollment of approximately 14,000. Sevier County highs school ACT scores are very close to the national average and exceed state of Tennessee scores.
Private Schools in the Region
There are a large number of private schools in the region. Links to information about private schools are given on our private schools page.
Home Schools in the Region
Extensive programs for home schools exist in the region. Links to information about home schooling and home school resources is given on the home schools page.
Colleges in the Region
Our colleges page discusses opportunities for college education in the region.
Great Schools Data and Information
Check out this link for information and data on schools thoughout our region.
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