Blount County Schools


Blount County Schools is a school district in Blount County, Tennessee, United States. The district has 20 schools with 1200 teachers, 600 administrators serving approximately 10,100 students.
The district includes all unincorporated areas and all municipalities except for Maryville and most of Alcoa.
Communities in the district boundary include: Eagleton Village, Friendsville, Greenback, Happy Valley, Louisville, Rockford, Seymour, Tallassee, Townsend, Walland & Wildwood.
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History

In 2022 the board of trustees made David Murrell the director of the school system.
On December 7th, 2023, Blount County Schools and their board of trustees unveiled their new logo for the school system. This change was driven by their "Blount County Strong" initiative to emphasize its commitment to students' success through diverse opportunities and community support. This branding is reinforced by a new logo featuring mountains and water ripples.
On April 21st, 2025, following the resignation of previous Director of Schools David Murrell, the Blount County Schools board of directors voted unanimously to elect the founder and now former Samuel Everett School of Innovation principal Mr. Justin Ridge as the new Director of Schools. According to Blount County Schools, Mr. Ridge brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the roll, being a product of the Blount County School system and having been with the district in leadership positions for many years.

Schools

Below is a list of schools in the system, grouped by high school and feeder schools, followed by enrollment figures, mascot, and the year built.
  • Heritage High School 879 1977
  • *Heritage Middle School 626 1991
  • **Montvale Elementary 275 1984
  • **Porter Elementary 256 1806/1918
  • **Prospect Elementary 289 2011
  • **Townsend Elementary 99 1993
  • **Walland Elementary 279 1963
  • William Blount High School 1,077 1979
  • *William Blount 9th Grade Academy 350 1989
  • **Carpenters Middle School 543 2001
  • ***Carpenters Elementary 560 2006
  • ***Fairview Elementary 302 1952
  • ***Lanier Elementary 315 1922
  • **Union Grove Middle School 639 2008
  • ***Friendsville Elementary 200 1919
  • ***Mary Blount Elementary 590 1989
  • ***Middlesettlements Elementary 370 1981
  • ***Union Grove Elementary 209 2008
  • Eagleton College and Career Academy 885 2021
  • *Eagleton Elementary 516 1962
  • *Rockford Elementary 398 1919
  • Samuel Everett School of Innovation 434 1977
Throughout the 1980s, the school system undertook a program 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.
  • Former Schools
  • *Alnwick School
  • *Binfield School
  • *Bungalow School
  • *Chilhowee View School
  • *Forest Hill School
  • *Hubbard School
  • *Louisville School
  • *Mentor School
  • *Rush Strong School
  • *Rocky Branch Elementary
  • *Union Elementary