Blount County Schools

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Blount County Schools
Blount County Schools logo.jpg
Address
831 Grandview Drive
Maryville
, Blount County, Tennessee , 37803
United States
Coordinates 35°45′05″N83°56′11″W / 35.75139°N 83.93639°W / 35.75139; -83.93639
District information
Established1867;156 years ago (1867)
NCES District ID 4700300 [1]
Students and staff
Enrollment10,663 (2019-2020) [1]
Staff640
Athletic conference TSSAA
Other information
Website www.blountk12.org

Blount County Schools (BCS) is a school district in Blount County, Tennessee, United States. The district has 18 schools with 750 teachers/administrators serving approximately 11,000 students.

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The district includes all unincorporated areas and all municipalities except for Maryville and most of Alcoa. [2]

Communities in the district boundary include: Eagleton Village, Friendsville, Greenback, Happy Valley, Louisville, Rockford, Seymour, Tallassee, Townsend, Walland & Wildwood.

History

In 2022 the board of trustees made David Murrell the director (superintendent) of the school system. [3]

Schools

Below is a list of schools in the system, grouped by high school and feeder schools, followed by the year built, mascot and enrollment figures.

Throughout the 1980s, the school system undertook a programme of school consolidation, particularly for elementary schools. The result was larger, more comprehensive schools. The consolidation led to the closing of several smaller and community schools.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Blount County". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences.
  2. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Blount County, TN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved January 27, 2023. - Text list
  3. Miller, Amy Beth (May 6, 2022). "David Murrell to be next director of Blount County Schools". The Daily Times . Retrieved January 27, 2023.