State overview
Tennessee
140 regular public school districts · 993,213 students
Students missing too much school
23.4%
Share of students reported chronically absent in the latest comparable federal data.
What stands out
Chronic absence is lower than in a typical state.
23.4% of students were chronically absent in the latest comparable data. Spending was 18% below a typical state. Open a local profile below to see how much results vary within Tennessee.
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Public school districts in Tennessee
The list includes regular public school districts and excludes charter, service and other education agencies. It is ranked by the selected topic when a comparable measure exists.
Return to the national view →Read the parent comparison guide →BradfordBradford · NCES 47013902.1%chronically absent · 2022–23Huntingdon Special School DistrictHuntingdon · NCES 47020105.4%chronically absent · 2022–23Union CityUnion City · NCES 47042607.4%chronically absent · 2022–23SweetwaterSweetwater · NCES 47040507.5%chronically absent · 2022–23AlamoAlamo · NCES 47000308%chronically absent · 2022–23ArlingtonArlington · NCES 47001528.8%chronically absent · 2022–23LakelandLakeland · NCES 47001548.8%chronically absent · 2022–23Franklin SSDFranklin · NCES 47012608.9%chronically absent · 2022–23MaryvilleMaryville · NCES 47027009.6%chronically absent · 2022–23McKenzieMcKenzie · NCES 47027909.7%chronically absent · 2022–23Williamson CountySpring Hill · NCES 47045309.9%chronically absent · 2022–23Gibson County Sp DistrictDyer · NCES 47014009.9%chronically absent · 2022–23GermantownGermantown · NCES 470015110%chronically absent · 2022–23BellsBells · NCES 470021011.2%chronically absent · 2022–23ColliervilleCollierville · NCES 470014911.3%chronically absent · 2022–23Meigs CountyDecatur · NCES 470291012.1%chronically absent · 2022–23RogersvilleRogersville · NCES 470366012.3%chronically absent · 2022–23Macon CountyLafayette · NCES 470255012.4%chronically absent · 2022–23Smith CountyCarthage · NCES 470387012.6%chronically absent · 2022–23DaytonDayton · NCES 470093012.8%chronically absent · 2022–23TrentonTrenton · NCES 470410013.1%chronically absent · 2022–23GreenevilleGreeneville · NCES 470150013.2%chronically absent · 2022–23AlcoaAlcoa · NCES 470006013.3%chronically absent · 2022–23Henry CountyPuryear · NCES 470183013.4%chronically absent · 2022–23EtowahEtowah · NCES 470114013.5%chronically absent · 2022–23Morgan CountyWartburg · NCES 470309013.8%chronically absent · 2022–23Dyer CountyNewbern · NCES 470105014.6%chronically absent · 2022–23MurfreesboroMurfreesboro · NCES 470315014.9%chronically absent · 2022–23DyersburgDyersburg · NCES 470108015%chronically absent · 2022–23Johnson CountyMountain City · NCES 470216015.4%chronically absent · 2022–23Crockett CountyAlamo · NCES 470085015.5%chronically absent · 2022–23BartlettBartlett · NCES 470015315.7%chronically absent · 2022–23Lewis CountyHohenwald · NCES 470243015.8%chronically absent · 2022–23AthensAthens · NCES 470012016%chronically absent · 2022–23Sumner CountyHendersonville · NCES 470402016.1%chronically absent · 2022–23Rutherford CountyMurfreesboro · NCES 470369016.2%chronically absent · 2022–23Trousdale CountyHartsville · NCES 470417016.2%chronically absent · 2022–23Moore CountyLynchburg · NCES 470306016.2%chronically absent · 2022–23Lawrence CountyLawrenceburg · NCES 470234016.3%chronically absent · 2022–23MilanMilan · NCES 470297016.4%chronically absent · 2022–23ManchesterManchester · NCES 470261016.4%chronically absent · 2022–23Coffee CountyManchester · NCES 470078016.6%chronically absent · 2022–23Johnson CityJohnson City · NCES 470213017%chronically absent · 2022–23Bradley CountyCleveland · NCES 470033017.9%chronically absent · 2022–23Weakley CountyDresden · NCES 470447017.9%chronically absent · 2022–23White CountySparta · NCES 470450017.9%chronically absent · 2022–23South CarrollClarksburg · NCES 470390018%chronically absent · 2022–23Loudon CountyLenoir City · NCES 470252018.1%chronically absent · 2022–23Putnam CountyAlgood · NCES 470348018.2%chronically absent · 2022–23Benton CountyCamden · NCES 470024018.3%chronically absent · 2022–23Wilson CountyLebanon · NCES 470455018.4%chronically absent · 2022–23LexingtonLexington · NCES 470246018.4%chronically absent · 2022–23ClintonClinton · NCES 470072018.6%chronically absent · 2022–23ParisParis · NCES 470336019.1%chronically absent · 2022–23Decatur CountyParsons · NCES 470096019.1%chronically absent · 2022–23LebanonLebanon · NCES 470237019.4%chronically absent · 2022–23Dickson CountyBurns · NCES 470102019.6%chronically absent · 2022–23Hollow Rock - BrucetonBruceton · NCES 470189019.7%chronically absent · 2022–23Blount CountyMaryville · NCES 470030019.8%chronically absent · 2022–23McNairy CountyAdamsville · NCES 470288019.8%chronically absent · 2022–23ElizabethtonElizabethton · NCES 470111019.8%chronically absent · 2022–23Greene CountyGreeneville · NCES 470147020%chronically absent · 2022–23BristolBristol · NCES 470036020%chronically absent · 2022–23Lincoln CountyTaft · NCES 470249020%chronically absent · 2022–23Obion CountyHornbeak · NCES 470327020.2%chronically absent · 2022–23Hamblen CountyMorristown · NCES 470000120.3%chronically absent · 2022–23Anderson CountyClinton · NCES 470009020.4%chronically absent · 2022–23Polk CountyBenton · NCES 470345020.5%chronically absent · 2022–23McMinn CountyCalhoun · NCES 470282020.6%chronically absent · 2022–23Washington CountyJohnson City · NCES 470438020.7%chronically absent · 2022–23Jackson CountyCookeville · NCES 470207020.8%chronically absent · 2022–23Perry CountyLinden · NCES 470339021.2%chronically absent · 2022–23Pickett CountyByrdstown · NCES 470342021.5%chronically absent · 2022–23Scott CountyOneida · NCES 470372021.6%chronically absent · 2022–23West Carroll Sp DistrictTrezevant · NCES 470449021.6%chronically absent · 2022–23Clay CountyCelina · NCES 470066021.7%chronically absent · 2022–23Henderson CountyLexington · NCES 470180021.8%chronically absent · 2022–23FayettevilleFayetteville · NCES 470120021.9%chronically absent · 2022–23Van Buren CountySpencer · NCES 470432021.9%chronically absent · 2022–23Lenoir CityLenoir City · NCES 470240022%chronically absent · 2022–23Tipton CountyAtoka · NCES 470408022.1%chronically absent · 2022–23Giles CountyPulaski · NCES 470141022.1%chronically absent · 2022–23Lauderdale CountyHalls · NCES 470231022.1%chronically absent · 2022–23Robertson CountySpringfield · NCES 470360022.2%chronically absent · 2022–23Franklin CountyWinchester · NCES 470129022.2%chronically absent · 2022–23DeKalb CountySmithville · NCES 470099022.2%chronically absent · 2022–23Chester CountyHenderson · NCES 470060022.2%chronically absent · 2022–23Overton CountyLivingston · NCES 470333022.4%chronically absent · 2022–23NewportNewport · NCES 470321022.4%chronically absent · 2022–23Cheatham CountyAshland City · NCES 470057022.6%chronically absent · 2022–23Cannon CountyAuburntown · NCES 470045022.6%chronically absent · 2022–23Bledsoe CountyPikeville · NCES 470027022.7%chronically absent · 2022–23Cumberland CountyCrab Orchard · NCES 470090022.9%chronically absent · 2022–23Marshall CountyChapel Hill · NCES 470267023%chronically absent · 2022–23Bedford CountyWartrace · NCES 470018023.2%chronically absent · 2022–23Stewart CountyDover · NCES 470396023.2%chronically absent · 2022–23Hardin CountySavannah · NCES 470168023.4%chronically absent · 2022–23Roane CountyHarriman · NCES 470359023.5%chronically absent · 2022–23Wayne CountyCollinwood · NCES 470444023.6%chronically absent · 2022–23Montgomery CountyClarksville · NCES 470303023.7%chronically absent · 2022–23Union CountyMaynardville · NCES 470429023.8%chronically absent · 2022–23Haywood CountyBrownsville · NCES 470177023.8%chronically absent · 2022–23Hamilton CountySoddy Daisy · NCES 470159023.9%chronically absent · 2022–23Millington Municipal SchoolsMillington · NCES 470015023.9%chronically absent · 2022–23Rhea County Department of EducationDayton · NCES 470351024%chronically absent · 2022–23Hickman CountyCenterville · NCES 470186024.1%chronically absent · 2022–23Richard CitySouth Pittsburg · NCES 470354024.1%chronically absent · 2022–23TullahomaTullahoma · NCES 470420024.8%chronically absent · 2022–23Carter CountyElizabethton · NCES 470051024.9%chronically absent · 2022–23Knox CountyKnoxville · NCES 470222025%chronically absent · 2022–23Jefferson CountyDandridge · NCES 470210025.1%chronically absent · 2022–23Monroe CountyTellico Plains · NCES 470300025.6%chronically absent · 2022–23Maury CountySpring Hill · NCES 470276025.7%chronically absent · 2022–23Grundy CountyCoalmont · NCES 470153026.1%chronically absent · 2022–23Humboldt City SchoolsHumboldt · NCES 470195026.3%chronically absent · 2022–23Hardeman County SchoolsBolivar · NCES 470165026.4%chronically absent · 2022–23Sullivan CountyBlountville · NCES 470399026.7%chronically absent · 2022–23Fentress CountyAllardt · NCES 470123027.7%chronically absent · 2022–23Unicoi CountyErwin · NCES 470423027.7%chronically absent · 2022–23Hawkins CountyBulls Gap · NCES 470174028%chronically absent · 2022–23Humphreys CountyNew Johnsonville · NCES 470198028.1%chronically absent · 2022–23Fayette County Public SchoolsSomerville · NCES 470117028.2%chronically absent · 2022–23Warren CountyMcMinnville · NCES 470435028.3%chronically absent · 2022–23KingsportKingsport · NCES 470219028.4%chronically absent · 2022–23ClevelandCleveland · NCES 470069028.5%chronically absent · 2022–23Marion CountyJasper · NCES 470264028.7%chronically absent · 2022–23Grainger CountyBean Station · NCES 470144029.1%chronically absent · 2022–23OneidaOneida · NCES 470330029.8%chronically absent · 2022–23Cocke CountyNewport · NCES 470075031%chronically absent · 2022–23Hancock CountySneedville · NCES 470162031%chronically absent · 2022–23Sevier CountySevierville · NCES 470378032.5%chronically absent · 2022–23Oak RidgeOak Ridge · NCES 470324034%chronically absent · 2022–23Davidson CountyAntioch · NCES 470318034.5%chronically absent · 2022–23Shelby CountyMemphis · NCES 470014834.7%chronically absent · 2022–23Madison CountyJackson · NCES 470258035.2%chronically absent · 2022–23Lake CountyTiptonville · NCES 470228035.6%chronically absent · 2022–23Campbell CountyLafollette · NCES 470042035.7%chronically absent · 2022–23Houston CountyErin · NCES 470192036.4%chronically absent · 2022–23Sequatchie CountyDunlap · NCES 470375038.2%chronically absent · 2022–23Claiborne CountyTazewell · NCES 470063040.3%chronically absent · 2022–23