For the 2025 school year, there are 49 public schools serving 25,044 students in Chattanooga, TN (there are , serving 9,627 private students). 72% of all K-12 students in Chattanooga, TN are educated in public schools (compared to the TN state average of 90%).
The top ranked public schools in Chattanooga, TN are Hamilton County Collegiate High At Chattanooga State, Chattanooga School For The Liberal Arts and Westview Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Chattanooga, TN public schools have an average math proficiency score of 24% (versus the Tennessee public school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 28% (versus the 37% statewide average). Schools in Chattanooga have an average ranking of 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Tennessee public schools.
Minority enrollment is 74% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Tennessee public school average of 43% (majority Black).