Hamilton County Department Of Education Company

Hamilton County Schools, located in beautiful Chattanooga, TN, has a goal to become the best school district in the state of Tennessee. We believe in success for all students and are dedicated to helping all students succeed to their highest potential. We serve over 45,000 students across our diverse county in urban, rural and suburban communities. Our families speak over 40 languages and approximately 6.3% of our students are English language learners.

Our results:

The state of Tennessee has recognized Hamilton County as a Level 5 school district for student growth. A few of our recent achievements include:

45 Level 5 schools and 32 Reward Schools, as designated by the state of Tennessee

17 Volkswagen E-Labs - the highest concentration of fabrication labs of any district in the US or abroad

Milken Award winning teacher; State Principal of the Year (2017, 2019); Einstein Fellow (National Science Foundation)

13 High Schools with over 20 Future Ready Institutes