Public schools in Lebanon, TN

Lebanon has 14 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 2 middle, 8 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 10,230 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Wilson County Schools runs 7 of them.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method

The 2 districts and agencies that run Lebanon's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in LebanonDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Wilson County Schools720,308$9,322
Lebanon74,221$11,149

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.

2 high schools in Lebanon, 3,502 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Lebanon High School1,81618.1not reportedWilson County Schools
Wilson Central High School1,68616.4not reportedWilson 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.

2 middle schools in Lebanon, 1,346 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Walter J. Baird Middle School75717.0not reportedLebanon
Winfree Bryant Middle School58916.4not reportedLebanon

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.

8 elementary schools in Lebanon, 5,181 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Southside Elementary80614.2not reportedWilson County Schools
Sam Houston Elementary75914.8not reportedLebanon
Carroll Oakland Elementary74115.5not reportedWilson County Schools
Jones Brummett Elementary School74015.5not reportedLebanon
Castle Heights Elementary65714.7not reportedLebanon
Coles Ferry Elementary58114.4not reportedLebanon
Byars Dowdy Elementary54513.4not reportedLebanon
Tuckers Crossroads Elementary35212.3not reportedWilson 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.

2 other schools in Lebanon, 201 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Barry Tatum Virtual Learning Academy1158.6All free (CEP)Wilson County Schools
Barry Tatum Academy861.7not reportedWilson 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 Lebanon's public schools compare with Tennessee's

50% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 67% across the state. Its median school enrolls 699 students (state 469).

Lebanon against Tennessee, schools open in 2024-25 with students
LebanonTennessee
Median students per teachernot reportednot reported
Median school size (students)699469
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)50%67%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)7.1%66%
Charter schools0%5.5%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 14 Lebanon 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 Lebanon

  1. Wilson County SchoolsRuns 7 of Lebanon's 14 public schools and spent $9,322 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$9,322
  2. Lebanon High School, the largest high school in Lebanon1,816 students in 2024-25, 18.1 per teacher.1,816
  3. Compare Wilson County Schools with LebanonLebanon's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in TennesseeTennessee's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Lebanon 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

  1. Memphis191 schools
  2. Nashville118 schools
  3. Knoxville80 schools
  4. Chattanooga48 schools
  5. Clarksville37 schools
  6. Murfreesboro32 schools
  7. Cleveland25 schools
  8. Franklin25 schools

Questions about schools in Lebanon

  1. How many public schools are in Lebanon, TN?
    14 public schools with an address in Lebanon were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 2 middle, 8 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 10,230 students.
  2. What is the largest high school in Lebanon?
    Lebanon High School, with 1,816 students in 2024-25 (Wilson County Schools).
  3. Which districts run Lebanon's schools?
    Wilson County Schools (7 schools), Lebanon (7 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

Compiled from official source data by .