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Best School Counties in Tennessee 2026

Ranked by graduation rates, per-pupil spending, and educational attainment.

Top 10 — Schools in Tennessee

Score reflects schools only — not overall county quality.

1Benton County, TN
68.4
2Perry County, TN
67.5
3Williamson County, TN
66.3
4Dyer County, TN
62.9
5Blount County, TN
62.5
6Hancock County, TN
62.3
7McNairy County, TN
62.3
8Lauderdale County, TN
61.8
9Van Buren County, TN
61.3
10Morgan County, TN
60.5

All Tennessee Counties — Schools Rankings

95 counties ranked by schools score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountySchools ScoreOverall Score
1Benton County, TN
68.4
54.1
2Perry County, TN
67.5
68.3
3Williamson County, TN
66.3
60.7
4Dyer County, TN
62.9
44.8
5Blount County, TN
62.5
53.4
6Hancock County, TN
62.3
59.8
7McNairy County, TN
62.3
54.6
8Lauderdale County, TN
61.8
45.3
9Van Buren County, TN
61.3
69
10Morgan County, TN
60.5
62.1
11Lincoln County, TN
59.8
55.5
12Meigs County, TN
59.8
55.6
13Henry County, TN
59.5
53.6
14Sumner County, TN
58.9
54.9
15Washington County, TN
58
54.9
16Moore County, TN
57.9
65.9
17Anderson County, TN
57.5
45.1
18Scott County, TN
57.3
57.8
19Clay County, TN
57.1
64.2
20Hawkins County, TN
57.1
47.1
21Chester County, TN
57
61.2
22Henderson County, TN
57
53.2
23Decatur County, TN
56.7
57.1
24Claiborne County, TN
56.6
64.5
25Rutherford County, TN
56.6
43.4
26Greene County, TN
56.4
53.3
27Wilson County, TN
56.3
50.8
28Union County, TN
55.8
54.6
29Polk County, TN
55.4
55.2
30Coffee County, TN
55.2
44
31Pickett County, TN
55
67.3
32Sullivan County, TN
55
52.8
33Roane County, TN
54.7
53
34Carroll County, TN
54.2
53.8
35Giles County, TN
54
50.7
36Hamblen County, TN
53.8
46.5
37Warren County, TN
53.6
50.6
38Hickman County, TN
53.1
45.5
39Grainger County, TN
52.4
60.6
40Trousdale County, TN
51.9
52.1
41Jefferson County, TN
51.6
53.8
42Fentress County, TN
51.5
56.4
43Loudon County, TN
51.1
54.4
44Lawrence County, TN
50.9
53.8
45Stewart County, TN
50.7
59.9
46Johnson County, TN
50.1
61.5
47Dickson County, TN
50
48.2
48Monroe County, TN
49.8
51.9
49Crockett County, TN
49.1
48.9
50Humphreys County, TN
49.1
52.2
51Tipton County, TN
49
46.7
52Bradley County, TN
48.8
43.6
53Bledsoe County, TN
48.6
60.4
54Weakley County, TN
48.4
51
55White County, TN
48.3
57.9
56Gibson County, TN
47.1
44.9
57Wayne County, TN
46.8
61.4
58Cocke County, TN
46.7
43.9
59Montgomery County, TN
46.3
37.4
60Sequatchie County, TN
46
52
61Franklin County, TN
45.7
47.6
62Haywood County, TN
45.5
41.9
63Robertson County, TN
45.4
43.5
64Sevier County, TN
45.3
46.8
65Unicoi County, TN
44.2
59.5
66Marshall County, TN
44.1
49.5
67Obion County, TN
43.9
45.2
68Houston County, TN
43.3
59.6
69Lewis County, TN
41.1
52.7
70Smith County, TN
38.7
50.5
71DeKalb County, TN
38.6
51.5
72Carter County, TN
38.4
44.7
73Cannon County, TN
38.3
63.5
74Cumberland County, TN
38
51.2
75Grundy County, TN
37.8
47.5
76Hardin County, TN
37.2
46.3
77Cheatham County, TN
36.8
46.5
78Bedford County, TN
36.1
40.8
79Knox County, TN
34.9
40.8
80Putnam County, TN
34.3
44
81Rhea County, TN
33.1
50.1
82Hamilton County, TN
31.4
35.7
83Campbell County, TN
31.3
50.9
84Overton County, TN
31
53.2
85Hardeman County, TN
29.9
40.7
86McMinn County, TN
29.6
45.2
87Fayette County, TN
29.4
55.6
88Davidson County, TN
27.5
31.6
89Lake County, TN
27.1
47.1
90Marion County, TN
26.6
50.5
91Madison County, TN
26.3
33.9
92Maury County, TN
26.3
40.7
93Macon County, TN
23.6
50.3
94Shelby County, TN
18.8
22.3
95Jackson County, TN
13.2
53.2

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