Public Schools

Blount County is home to some of the best schools statewide. The county is served by three school systems -- Alcoa City School, Maryville City Schools and Blount County.

Rankings

ACT Scores Grades 9-12

  Alcoa Maryville *Blount County *State National
Composite 22.1  24.1 20.5 20.6 21.2
English 22.2 24.8 20.6 20.7 20.7
Math 21.3 23.6 19.4 19.8 21.0
Reading 22.5 24.3 21.4 21.0 21.5
Science/Reasoning 21.8 23.3 20.2 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 1,770
Transported to/from school 400
Total Number of Buses 0
Faculty  
Total Teaching Staff 100
Starting Teacher Salary $34,363
Average Teacher Salary $54,668
Percent of Teachers with  
Masters Degree or Higher 87%
Administrators 10
School Finances  
2010-2011 Operating Budget $15,645,000.00
Yearly Expenditure per Pupil (2009) $10,168
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 5,035
Faculty Data  
Total Teaching Staff 361
Starting teacher Salary $34,750.00
Average Teacher Salary $54,164.61
Percent of Teachers with
Masters Degree or Higher
more than
80%
Administrators 25
Education Excellence  
Merit Scholars 2009-2010 5
Scholarship Semi-Finalists
Commended Students

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 20
Number/K-5 Schools 13
Number/K-8 Schools 0
Number/6-8 Middle Schools 4
Number/High Schools 2
Number/Alternative Ed. Schools 1
Total Enrollment 10,890
Approx. Number of Students  
Transported to/from school 8,300
Total Number of Buses 97
Faculty Data  
Total Teaching Staff 720
Starting Teacher Salary $32,115
Average Teacher Salary $45,800
Percent of Teachers with Masters Degree or higher 73%
Administrators 39
School Finances  
(2004) Operating Budget $85,000,000
Yearly Expenditure per pupil $8,117 (Blount County)
$8,518 (State Average)
Bonded Long Term Debt 2004 $99,180,268

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