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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 22.5  24.6 19.3 19.5 21.1
English 22.6 25.3 18.9 19.4 20.6
Math 21.4 24.1 18.7 19.0 21.0
Reading 23.1 24.5 19.8 19.7 21.3
Science/Reasoning 22.5 24.0 19.1 19.4 20.9

Source: Tennessee Department of Education:  Report Card 2011

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  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 21
Number/K-5 Schools 14
Number/K-8 Schools 0
Number/6-8 Middle Schools 4
Number/High Schools 2
Number/Alternative Ed. Schools 1
Total Enrollment 11,800
Approx. Number of Students  
Transported to/from school 8,300
Total Number of Buses 97

Faculty Data  
Total Teaching Staff 750
Starting Teacher Salary $32,115
Average Teacher Salary $45,800
Percent of Teachers with Masters Degree or higher 73%
Administrators 39

School Finances  
Operating Budget $85,000,000
Yearly Expenditure per pupil $8,117 (Blount County)
$8,518 (State Average)
Bonded Long Term Debt  $99,180,268

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