Public schools in Kingsport, TN
Kingsport has 18 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 3 middle, 13 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 9,939 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Kingsport runs 12 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Kingsport's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Kingsport | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsport | 12 | 7,784 | $12,027 |
| Sullivan County | 6 | 8,380 | $11,468 |
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 Kingsport, 2,315 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dobyns - Bennett High School | 2,315 | 15.6 | not reported | Kingsport |
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.
3 middle schools in Kingsport, 2,366 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross N. Robinson Middle School | 918 | 15.8 | not reported | Kingsport |
| John Sevier Middle School | 818 | 13.3 | All free (CEP) | Kingsport |
| Sullivan Heights Middle School | 630 | 14.5 | All free (CEP) | Sullivan 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.
13 elementary schools in Kingsport, 5,106 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Johnson Elementary School | 558 | 14.4 | not reported | Kingsport |
| George Washington Elementary School | 514 | 15.5 | not reported | Kingsport |
| Ketron Elementary School | 508 | 12.2 | All free (CEP) | Sullivan County |
| John Adams Elementary School | 506 | 13.9 | not reported | Kingsport |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary School | 497 | 15.7 | not reported | Kingsport |
| Andrew Jackson Elementary School | 430 | 15.0 | All free (CEP) | Kingsport |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary School | 420 | 13.5 | All free (CEP) | Kingsport |
| Rock Springs Elementary | 402 | 14.4 | All free (CEP) | Sullivan County |
| Indian Springs Elementary | 312 | 18.3 | All free (CEP) | Sullivan County |
| John F. Kennedy Elementary School | 280 | 11.6 | All free (CEP) | Kingsport |
The other 3 elementary schools
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School | 250 | 10.7 | All free (CEP) | Kingsport |
| Miller Perry Elementary | 225 | 11.5 | All free (CEP) | Sullivan County |
| Sullivan Gardens Elementary | 204 | 13.1 | All free (CEP) | Sullivan 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.
One other school in Kingsport, 152 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmer Early Learning Center | 152 | 15.7 | All free (CEP) | Kingsport |
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 Kingsport's public schools compare with Tennessee's
61% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 67% across the state. Its median school enrolls 464 students (state 469).
| Kingsport | Tennessee | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | not reported | not reported |
| Median school size (students) | 464 | 469 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 61% | 67% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 67% | 66% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 5.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 18 Kingsport 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 Kingsport
- KingsportRuns 12 of Kingsport's 18 public schools and spent $12,027 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,027
- Dobyns - Bennett High School, the largest high school in Kingsport2,315 students in 2024-25, 15.6 per teacher.2,315
- Compare Kingsport with Sullivan CountyKingsport'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 Kingsport 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.
Other cities in Tennessee
- Memphis191 schools
- Nashville118 schools
- Knoxville80 schools
- Chattanooga48 schools
- Clarksville37 schools
- Murfreesboro32 schools
- Cleveland25 schools
- Franklin25 schools
Questions about schools in Kingsport
How many public schools are in Kingsport, TN?
18 public schools with an address in Kingsport were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 3 middle, 13 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 9,939 students.What is the largest high school in Kingsport?
Dobyns - Bennett High School, with 2,315 students in 2024-25 (Kingsport).Which districts run Kingsport's schools?
Kingsport (12 schools), Sullivan County (6 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