Public schools in Johnson City, TN
Johnson City has 16 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 2 middle, 11 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 10,086 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Johnson City Schools runs 11 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 3 districts and agencies that run Johnson City's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Johnson City | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson City Schools | 11 | 8,001 | $12,230 |
| Washington County Schools | 3 | 8,281 | $11,306 |
| Carter County School District | 2 | 4,764 | $11,526 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One high school in Johnson City, 2,359 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Science Hill High School | 2,359 | 17.2 | not reported | Johnson City Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 middle schools in Johnson City, 1,773 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Bell Middle School | 987 | 15.0 | not reported | Johnson City Schools |
| Indian Trail Middle School | 786 | 15.1 | not reported | Johnson City Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
11 elementary schools in Johnson City, 5,282 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boones Creek Elementary School | 823 | 16.1 | All free (CEP) | Washington County Schools |
| Lake Ridge Elementary | 632 | 15.6 | not reported | Johnson City Schools |
| Woodland Elementary | 537 | 18.3 | All free (CEP) | Johnson City Schools |
| Fairmont Elementary | 530 | 14.2 | All free (CEP) | Johnson City Schools |
| Happy Valley Elementary | 506 | 15.0 | All free (CEP) | Carter County |
| Mountain View Elementary | 472 | 14.0 | All free (CEP) | Johnson City Schools |
| South Side Elementary | 419 | 14.1 | All free (CEP) | Johnson City Schools |
| Towne Acres Elementary | 390 | 15.4 | not reported | Johnson City Schools |
| North Side Elementary | 361 | 12.9 | All free (CEP) | Johnson City Schools |
| Cherokee Elementary | 345 | 13.4 | All free (CEP) | Johnson City Schools |
One more elementary school
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary | 267 | 11.5 | All free (CEP) | Carter County |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 other schools in Johnson City, 672 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University School | 635 | 14.7 | not reported | Washington County Schools |
| Tennessee Virtual Learning Academy | 37 | 12.8 | All free (CEP) | Washington County Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Johnson City's public schools compare with Tennessee's
56% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 67% across the state. Its median school enrolls 518 students (state 469).
| Johnson City | Tennessee | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | not reported | not reported |
| Median school size (students) | 518 | 469 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 56% | 67% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 63% | 66% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 5.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 16 Johnson City schools and the 1,804 Tennessee schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Johnson City
- Johnson City SchoolsRuns 11 of Johnson City's 16 public schools and spent $12,230 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,230
- Science Hill High School, the largest high school in Johnson City2,359 students in 2024-25, 17.2 per teacher.2,359
- Compare Johnson City Schools with Washington County SchoolsJohnson City's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in TennesseeTennessee's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Johnson City addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Johnson City
How many public schools are in Johnson City, TN?
16 public schools with an address in Johnson City were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 2 middle, 11 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 10,086 students.What is the largest high school in Johnson City?
Science Hill High School, with 2,359 students in 2024-25 (Johnson City Schools).Which districts run Johnson City's schools?
Johnson City Schools (11 schools), Washington County Schools (3 schools), Carter County School District (2 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25