PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Blount County is home to some of the best schools statewide. The county is served by three school systems -- Alcoa, Maryville and Blount County.
Rankings
ACT Scores Grades 9-12
| |
Alcoa |
Maryville |
*Blount County |
*State |
National |
| Composite |
22.3 |
23.6 |
20.6 |
20.6 |
21.2 |
| English |
22.9 |
24.2 |
20.7 |
20.7 |
20.7 |
| Math |
21.4 |
23.0 |
19.8 |
19.8 |
21.0 |
| Reading |
22.7 |
23.9 |
21.1 |
21.0 |
21.5 |
| Science/Reasoning |
21.5 |
22.7 |
20.3 |
20.3 |
21.0 |
Source: Tennessee Department of Education: Report Card 2007
Alcoa City Schools
Alcoa City Education Building
524 Faraday Street
Alcoa, TN 37701
(865) 984-0531
www.alcoaschools.net
| General Data |
|
| Size of District (in square miles) |
9 |
| Total Number |
3 |
| Number/K-4 Schools |
1 |
| Number/5-8 Schools |
1 |
| Number High Schools |
1 |
| Number/Alternative Ed |
0 |
| Total Enrollment |
1,550 |
| Transported to/from school |
0 |
| Total Number of Buses |
0 |
| Faculty |
|
| Total Teaching Staff |
94 |
| Starting Teacher Salary |
$32,400 |
| Average Teacher Salary |
$49,000 |
| Percent of Teachers with |
|
| Masters Degree or Higher |
76% |
| Administrators |
10 |
| School Finances |
|
| 2004 Operating Budget |
$12,000,000 |
| Yearly Expenditure per Pupil (2003) |
$7,742 |
| Bonded Long Term Debt (2003) |
$5,000,000 |
Maryville City Schools
833 Lawrence Avenue
Maryville, TN 37803
(865) 982-7121
www.maryvillecityschools.k12.tn.us
| General Data |
|
| Size of District (in square miles) |
16.2 |
| Total Number of Schools |
7 |
| Number/K-4 Schools |
4 |
| Number/5-6 Intermediate |
1 |
| Numbe/7-8/Middle School |
1 |
| Number/ High School |
1 |
| Total Enrollment 2007-2008 |
4,950 |
| Faculty Data |
|
| Total Teaching Staff |
350 |
| Starting teacher Salary |
$33,550 |
| Average Teacher Salary |
$53,748 |
Percent of Teachers with
Masters Degree or Higher |
more than
75% |
| Administrators |
23 |
| Education Excellence |
|
| Merit Scholars 2006-2007 |
|
| Scholarship Semi-Finalists |
1 |
| Commended Students |
12 |
Blount County Schools
831 Grandview Drive
Maryville, TN 37803
(865) 984-1212
www.blountk12.org
| General Data |
|
| Size of District sq. miles |
559 |
| Total Number/Schools |
19 |
| Number/K-5 Schools |
12 |
| Number/K-8 Schools |
0 |
| Number/6-8 Middle Schools |
4 |
| Number/High Schools |
2 |
| Number/Alternative Ed. Schools |
1 |
| Total Enrollment |
11,841 |
| Approx. Number of Students |
|
| Transported to/from school |
8,300 |
| Total Number of Buses |
97 |
| Faculty Data |
|
| Total Teaching Staff |
816 |
| Starting Teacher Salary |
$32,115 |
| Average Teacher Salary |
$45,800 |
| Percent of Teachers with Masters Degree or higher |
73% |
| Administrators |
43 |
| School Finances |
|
| (2004) Operating Budget |
$85,000,000 |
| Yearly Expenditure per pupil |
$7,140 (Blount County)
$9,102 (National Average) |
| Bonded Long Term Debt 2004 |
$99,180,268 |
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