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Tracking COVID-19 in East Tennessee schools

We are committed to getting your family back to school safely. Here is the impact of COVID-19 cases in East Tennessee schools.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — We are committed to getting you and your family to school safely this year. Our 10News team is working to track the impact of COVID-19 cases in school districts across East Tennessee. 

This story will also be updated with any school closings as a result of COVID-19 illnesses. The case counts below are as reported to the Tennessee Department of Education, unless otherwise indicated. Click here for more.

Spanish Version: Casos de COVID-19 en escuelas alrededor del Este de Tennessee

Last updated: 10/4 (The Department of Education will next update its data in late October)

SCHOOL YEAR 2021-2022

Alcoa City Schools

New student cases: NR

New staff cases: NR

Anderson Co. Schools

New student cases: NR

New staff cases: NR

Blount Co. Schools

New student cases: NR

New staff cases: NR

Campbell Co. Schools

New student cases: NR

New staff cases: NR

Claiborne Co. Schools

New student cases: NR

New staff cases: NR 

Cumberland Co. Schools*

Active student cases: 56

Active staff cases: 13

You can access Cumberland County's COVID dashboard here.

Fentress Co. Schools*

Active student cases: 13

Active staff cases: 11

You can access Fentress County's COVID dashboard here.

Hamblen Co. Schools

New student cases: NR

New staff cases: NR

Hamblen County Schools announced it will not count student absences on Friday, Sept. 3. 

Jefferson Co. Schools

New student cases: NR

New staff cases: NR

Knox Co. Schools*

You can access Knox County's COVID dashboard here.

KCS announced Ridgedale School will move to online learning beginning Wednesday, Sept. 29 through Wednesday, Oct. 6. Students will return to in-person classes on Oct. 7 unless otherwise notified.

Loudon Co. Schools

New student cases: NR

New staff cases: NR

Lenoir City High School

New student cases: NR

New staff cases: NR

Maryville City Schools

New student cases: NR

New staff cases: NR

Monroe Co. Schools

New student cases: NR

New staff cases: NR

Oak Ridge City Schools*

Total student cases: 328

Total staff cases: 25

You can access Oak Ridge's COVID dashboard here.

Roane County Schools

New student cases: 46

New staff cases: 11

You can access Roane County's COVID dashboard here.

Scott County Schools

New student cases: NR

New staff cases: NR

Sevier Co. Schools*

Active student cases: 104

Active staff cases: 20

You can access Sevier County's COVID dashboard here.

Sweetwater City Schools

New student cases: NR

New staff cases: NR

Union County Schools

New student cases: 197

New staff cases: 19

You can access Union County's COVID dashboard here.

SCHOOL YEAR 2020-2021

We use data from the Tennessee Department of Education website, supplemented by our own reporting. 

These cases do not indicate whether staff or students contracted the coronavirus at school or in the community at large. Bookmark this page! It will be updated regularly.

Alcoa City Schools

Cases reported Spring 2021: at least 27

Cases reported Fall 2020: at least 81

Anderson County Schools

Cases reported Spring 2021: at least 89

Cases reported Fall 2020: At least 342

Blount County Schools

Cases reported Spring 2021: at least 191

Cases reported Fall 2020: at least 341

Campbell County Schools

Cases reported Spring 2021: at least 119

Cases reported Fall 2020: at least 181

Claiborne County Schools

Cases reported Spring 2021: at least 40

Cases reported Fall 2020: at least 121

Clinton City Schools

Cases reported Spring 2021: at least 6

Cases reported Fall 2020: at least 27

Cocke County Schools

Cases reported Spring 2021: at least 42

Cases reported Fall 2020: At least 81

Cumberland County Schools

Cases reported Spring 2021: At least 84

Cases reported Fall 2020: At least 222

Fentress County Schools

Cases reported Spring 2021: At least 10

Cases reported Fall 2020: At least 72

Grainger County Schools

Cases reported Spring 2021: at least 28

Cases reported Fall 2020: at least 88

Greeneville City Schools

Cases reported Spring 2021: at least 13

Cases reported Fall 2020: at least 152

Hamblen County Schools

Cases reported Spring 2021: at least 125

Cases reported Fall 2020: at least 410

Hancock County Schools

Cases reported Spring 2021: at least 2

Cases reported Fall 2020: at least 9

Hawkins County Schools

Cases reported Spring 2021: at least 73

Cases reported Fall 2020: at least 156

Jefferson County Schools

Cases reported Spring 2021: at least 202

Cases reported Fall 2020: at least 294

Knox County Schools

See the latest cases in Knox County Schools here and our analysis here.

Cases reported Fall 2020: at least 1671

Lenoir City Schools

Cases reported Spring 2021: at least 64

Cases reported Fall 2020: at least 84

Loudon County Schools

Cases reported Spring 2021: at least 46

Cases reported Fall 2020: at least 120

Maryville City Schools

Cases reported Spring 2021: at least 44

Cases reported Fall 2020: at least 253

McMinn Co. Schools

Cases reported Spring 2021: at least 49

Cases reported Fall 2020: at least 199

Monroe County Schools

Cases reported Spring 2021: at least 41

Cases reported Fall 2020: at least 232

Morgan County Schools

Cases reported Spring 2021: at least 65

Cases reported Fall 2020: At least 189

Oak Ridge City Schools

Cases reported Spring 2021: at least 38

Cases reported Fall 2020: at least 180

Oneida Special School District

Cases reported Spring 2021: at least 15

Cases reported Fall 2020: At least 102 

Ridgedale School

Ridgedale School will move to online learning starting Sept. 29 through Oct. 6. Students will return to school for in-person instruction on Oct. 7.

Roane County Schools

Cases reported Spring 2021: at least 15

Cases confirmed to 10News: at least 238

Scott County Schools

Cases reported Spring 2021: at least 40

Cases reported Fall 2020: at least 172

Sevier County School System

Cases reported Spring 2021: at least 110

Cases reported Fall 2020: at least 561

Sweetwater City Schools

Cases reported Spring 2021: at least 27

Cases confirmed to 10News: at least 51

Union County Schools

Cases reported Spring 2021: at least 19

Cases confirmed to 10News: At least 76

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