Public schools in Newport, TN
Newport has 7 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 5 elementary, enrolling 3,255 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Cocke County runs 6 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Newport's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Newport | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cocke County | 6 | 4,339 | $11,098 |
| Newport | 1 | 701 | $11,705 |
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 Newport, 1,076 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cocke Co High School | 1,074 | 16.2 | All free (CEP) | Cocke County |
| Cocke Co Adult High School | 2 | not reported | All free (CEP) | Cocke 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.
5 elementary schools in Newport, 2,179 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport Grammar School | 730 | 12.7 | not reported | Newport |
| Edgemont Elementary | 541 | 16.4 | All free (CEP) | Cocke County |
| Northwest Elementary | 422 | 15.7 | All free (CEP) | Cocke County |
| Bridgeport Elementary | 261 | 14.7 | All free (CEP) | Cocke County |
| Centerview Elementary | 225 | 11.2 | All free (CEP) | Cocke 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.
How Newport's public schools compare with Tennessee's
86% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 67% across the state. Its median school enrolls 422 students (state 469).
| Newport | Tennessee | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | not reported | not reported |
| Median school size (students) | 422 | 469 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 86% | 67% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 86% | 66% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 5.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 7 Newport 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 Newport
- Cocke CountyRuns 6 of Newport's 7 public schools and spent $11,098 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,098
- Cocke Co High School, the largest high school in Newport1,074 students in 2024-25, 16.2 per teacher.1,074
- Compare Cocke County with NewportNewport'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 Newport 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 Newport
How many public schools are in Newport, TN?
7 public schools with an address in Newport were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 5 elementary, enrolling 3,255 students.What is the largest high school in Newport?
Cocke Co High School, with 1,074 students in 2024-25 (Cocke County).Which districts run Newport's schools?
Cocke County (6 schools), Newport (1 school). 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