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For the 2025-26 school year, there are 4 public schools serving 1,584 students in Jefferson City, TN (there are , serving 14 private students). 99% of all K-12 students in Jefferson City, TN are educated in public schools (compared to the TN state average of 90%).

The top ranked public schools in Jefferson City, TN are Jefferson Elementary School, Mount Horeb Elementary School and Jefferson Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Jefferson City, TN public schools have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus the Tennessee public school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 33% (versus the 37% statewide average). Schools in Jefferson City have an average ranking of 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Tennessee public schools.

Minority enrollment is 23% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Tennessee public school average of 43% (majority Black).