The Greene County School System provides quality educational experiences and extra-curricular activities to approximately 7,500 students enrolled in pre-kindergarten through grade 12. The basic education and majority of the special education services are delivered through 11 elementary schools, one middle school, and four high schools. All of the elementary schools with the exception of two, Doak Elementary and Chuckey Elementary, enroll students in kindergarten through grade eight. Doak and Chuckey enroll students in kindergarten through grade five. All elementary schools with the exception of Glenwood have at least one pre-K classroom, and Mosheim, the largest school in the system, houses both an elementary and middle school. Additional programs located at the Thomas Howard McNeese Education Center include an alternative school, ROTC, the Early Learning Program (ELP), Bridges to Success, and B.E.S.T. The success of these programs is a direct result of the hard-work and dedication of the approximate 560 certified and 314 classified personnel employed by the system. Mission Statement: We are building our future, one child at a time.
The Greeneville City School System has a vision "to provide a world-class education for all students." The system is committed to educating all students to be successful in a global society by providing excellence in educators, programs, and environment. Approximately 238 teachers and administrators compose the Greeneville School System's professional staff. Of these, five have doctoral degrees, 147 have master's degrees, and 14 have specialist degrees. The average years of experience is 15.17. With the additional paraprofessional and other staff positions, the system employs approximately 416 people. Student achievement results continue to be exemplary and rank the system as one of the state's elite. Greeneville students consistently score well above state and national averages on mandated assessments and college entrance exams. In addition, each of the Greeneville City Schools maintains excellent performance levels as defined by the Federal "No Child Left Behind" guidelines. The system has a dropout rate of less than two percent.