| Rank | Population Density ▼ | School District / Population |
| 1. | 2,044.2/sq mi | Murfreesboro City Elementary School District / 114,743 |
| 1. | 2,044.2/sq mi | Rutherford County School District in Murfreesboro / 114,743 |
| 3. | 1,996.6/sq mi | Memphis City School District / 646,889 |
| 4. | 1,816.9/sq mi | Franklin Special School District / 36,816 |
| 4. | 1,816.9/sq mi | Williamson County School District in Franklin / 36,816 |
| 6. | 1,660.7/sq mi | Maryville City School District / 27,557 |
| 7. | 1,575.1/sq mi | Johnson City School District / 60,565 |
| 8. | 1,573.7/sq mi | Cleveland City School District / 42,331 |
| 9. | 1,447.1/sq mi | Elizabethton City School District / 14,322 |
| 10. | 1,299.0/sq mi | Rogersville Town Elementary School District / 4,410 |
| 10. | 1,299.0/sq mi | Hawkins County School District in Rogersville / 4,410 |
| 12. | 1,246.2/sq mi | Newport City Elementary School District / 6,890 |
| 12. | 1,246.2/sq mi | Cocke County School District in Newport / 6,890 |
| 14. | 1,232.2/sq mi | Nashville-Davidson County School District / 648,048 |
| 15. | 1,198.1/sq mi | Etowah City Elementary School District / 3,498 |
| 15. | 1,198.1/sq mi | McMinn County School District in Etowah / 3,498 |
| 17. | 1,034.7/sq mi | Lenoir City School District / 8,769 |
| 18. | 1,032.8/sq mi | Dyersburg City School District / 16,998 |
| 19. | 996.5/sq mi | Kingsport City School District / 52,498 |
| 20. | 973.1/sq mi | Athens City Elementary School District / 13,603 |
| 20. | 973.1/sq mi | McMinn County School District in Athens / 13,603 |
| 22. | 927.9/sq mi | Rhea County School District in Dayton / 7,316 |
| 22. | 927.9/sq mi | Dayton City Elementary School District / 7,316 |
| 24. | 913.4/sq mi | Union City School District / 10,775 |
| 25. | 890.3/sq mi | Humboldt City School District / 8,334 |
| 26. | 884.8/sq mi | Tullahoma City School District / 17,454 |
| 27. | 877.8/sq mi | Greeneville City School District / 15,018 |
| 28. | 847.8/sq mi | Bristol City School District / 26,608 |
| 29. | 838.1/sq mi | Knox County School District / 440,732 |
| 30. | 821.3/sq mi | Clinton City Elementary School District / 9,874 |
| 30. | 821.3/sq mi | Anderson County School District in Clinton / 9,874 |
| 32. | 784.9/sq mi | Manchester City School District / 10,122 |
| 32. | 784.9/sq mi | Coffee County School District in Manchester / 10,122 |
| 34. | 642.9/sq mi | Wilson County School District in Lebanon / 31,609 |
| 34. | 642.9/sq mi | Lebanon Special School District / 31,609 |
| 36. | 637.8/sq mi | Fayetteville City Elementary School District / 6,991 |
| 37. | 625.8/sq mi | Lexington City Elementary School District / 7,771 |
| 37. | 625.8/sq mi | Henderson County School District in Lexington / 7,771 |
| 39. | 622.9/sq mi | Lincoln County School District in Fayetteville / 6,827 |
| 40. | 609.0/sq mi | Shelby County School District / 280,755 |
| 41. | 598.7/sq mi | Hamilton County School District / 344,772 |
| 42. | 527.6/sq mi | Alcoa City School District / 8,178 |
| 43. | 491.3/sq mi | Oneida Special School District / 3,114 |
| 44. | 456.0/sq mi | Paris City Special School District / 11,518 |
| 44. | 456.0/sq mi | Henry County School District in Paris / 11,518 |
| 46. | 367.6/sq mi | Montgomery County School District / 175,190 |
| 47. | 357.6/sq mi | Hamblen County School District / 62,863 |
| 48. | 325.6/sq mi | Oak Ridge City School District / 29,301 |
| 49. | 306.8/sq mi | Sumner County School District / 166,636 |
| 50. | 283.0/sq mi | Rutherford County School District / 160,718 |
| 51. | 278.8/sq mi | Williamson County School District / 157,105 |
| 52. | 230.2/sq mi | Sullivan County School District / 80,615 |
| 53. | 220.5/sq mi | Washington County School District / 64,233 |
| 54. | 192.7/sq mi | Bradley County School District / 58,673 |
| 55. | 192.6/sq mi | Richard City Special School District / 975 |
| 56. | 190.3/sq mi | Sweetwater City School District / 12,004 |
| 56. | 190.3/sq mi | Monroe County School District in Sweetwater / 12,004 |
| 58. | 181.9/sq mi | Putnam County School District / 73,237 |
| 59. | 176.1/sq mi | Jackson-Madison Consolidated School District / 98,364 |
| 60. | 171.5/sq mi | Loudon County School District / 40,980 |
| 61. | 166.0/sq mi | Jefferson County School District / 52,166 |
| 62. | 166.0/sq mi | Blount County School District / 88,700 |
| 63. | 164.7/sq mi | Wilson County School District / 87,975 |
| 64. | 154.9/sq mi | Sevier County School District / 92,561 |
| 65. | 150.0/sq mi | Milan City Special School District / 9,967 |
| 66. | 143.3/sq mi | Roane County School District / 50,404 |
| 67. | 140.7/sq mi | Robertson County School District / 67,024 |
| 68. | 137.0/sq mi | Anderson County School District / 39,180 |
| 69. | 134.5/sq mi | McKenzie Special School District / 7,438 |
| 70. | 134.4/sq mi | Maury County School District / 82,729 |
| 71. | 129.8/sq mi | Tipton County School District / 61,433 |
| 72. | 128.1/sq mi | Cheatham County School District / 39,324 |
| 73. | 127.2/sq mi | Carter County School District / 42,976 |
| 74. | 121.3/sq mi | Bells City School District / 3,965 |
| 74. | 121.3/sq mi | Crockett County School District in Bells / 3,965 |
| 76. | 102.0/sq mi | Dickson County School District / 50,115 |
| 77. | 100.6/sq mi | Hawkins County School District / 49,460 |
| 78. | 97.5/sq mi | Unicoi County School District / 18,175 |
| 79. | 96.2/sq mi | Bedford County School District / 45,660 |
| 80. | 91.9/sq mi | Warren County School District / 39,867 |
| 81. | 88.3/sq mi | Greene County School District / 53,578 |
| 82. | 85.0/sq mi | McMinn County School District / 35,308 |
| 83. | 84.0/sq mi | Alamo Town School District / 4,215 |
| 83. | 84.0/sq mi | Crockett County School District in Alamo / 4,215 |
| 85. | 83.3/sq mi | Cumberland County School District / 57,064 |
| 86. | 82.4/sq mi | Marshall County School District / 30,977 |
| 87. | 81.0/sq mi | Campbell County School District / 40,361 |
| 88. | 77.4/sq mi | Union County School District / 19,139 |
| 89. | 76.6/sq mi | Trenton Special School District / 8,632 |
| 90. | 76.0/sq mi | Rhea County School District / 24,956 |
| 91. | 75.1/sq mi | Grainger County School District / 22,724 |
| 92. | 73.5/sq mi | Macon County School District / 22,582 |
| 93. | 72.1/sq mi | Claiborne County School District / 31,841 |
| 94. | 71.3/sq mi | Franklin County School District / 41,069 |
| 95. | 68.8/sq mi | White County School District / 26,086 |
| 96. | 68.1/sq mi | Lawrence County School District / 42,084 |
| 97. | 67.4/sq mi | Trousdale County School District / 7,859 |
| 98. | 65.3/sq mi | Cocke County School District / 28,563 |
| 99. | 64.1/sq mi | Fort Campbell Schools / 6,825 |
| 100. | 63.6/sq mi | Coffee County School District / 25,575 |
| 101. | 60.4/sq mi | Chester County School District / 17,270 |
| 102. | 59.8/sq mi | Johnson County School District / 18,089 |
| 103. | 59.6/sq mi | Weakley County School District / 34,699 |
| 104. | 58.7/sq mi | Smith County School District / 19,092 |
| 105. | 57.7/sq mi | DeKalb County School District / 18,968 |
| 106. | 57.6/sq mi | Huntingdon Special School District / 7,163 |
| 107. | 56.5/sq mi | Gibson County School District / 18,959 |
| 108. | 56.0/sq mi | Monroe County School District / 32,998 |
| 109. | 54.7/sq mi | Fayette County School District / 38,664 |
| 110. | 54.4/sq mi | Lauderdale County School District / 27,619 |
| 111. | 54.2/sq mi | Sequatchie County School District / 14,431 |
| 112. | 54.0/sq mi | Meigs County School District / 11,694 |
| 113. | 53.8/sq mi | Marion County School District / 27,286 |
| 114. | 51.9/sq mi | Cannon County School District / 13,786 |
| 115. | 50.8/sq mi | Overton County School District / 22,109 |
| 116. | 48.7/sq mi | Moore County School District / 6,348 |
| 117. | 47.6/sq mi | Giles County School District / 29,064 |
| 118. | 47.4/sq mi | Lincoln County School District / 26,507 |
| 119. | 46.8/sq mi | Bradford Special School District / 3,740 |
| 120. | 46.4/sq mi | McNairy County School District / 26,138 |
| 121. | 43.6/sq mi | Hardin County School District / 25,969 |
| 122. | 43.5/sq mi | Hollow Rock-Bruceton Special School District / 4,123 |
| 123. | 42.5/sq mi | Lewis County School District / 12,010 |
| 124. | 41.8/sq mi | Morgan County School District / 21,866 |
| 125. | 41.5/sq mi | Dyer County School District / 21,158 |
| 126. | 40.4/sq mi | Houston County School District / 8,356 |
| 127. | 39.8/sq mi | Lake County School District / 7,725 |
| 128. | 39.8/sq mi | Hickman County School District / 24,354 |
| 129. | 39.6/sq mi | Hardeman County School District / 26,560 |
| 130. | 39.3/sq mi | Henderson County School District / 20,192 |
| 131. | 37.9/sq mi | Obion County School District / 20,603 |
| 132. | 37.8/sq mi | Polk County School District / 16,715 |
| 133. | 37.6/sq mi | Grundy County School District / 13,574 |
| 134. | 37.5/sq mi | Benton County School District / 16,345 |
| 135. | 36.5/sq mi | Henry County School District / 20,761 |
| 136. | 36.2/sq mi | Jackson County School District / 11,555 |
| 137. | 36.0/sq mi | Scott County School District / 18,990 |
| 138. | 35.9/sq mi | Fentress County School District / 17,922 |
| 139. | 35.1/sq mi | Crockett County School District / 6,419 |
| 140. | 34.4/sq mi | Haywood County School District / 18,389 |
| 141. | 34.4/sq mi | West Carroll Special District / 7,181 |
| 142. | 33.9/sq mi | Decatur County School District / 11,675 |
| 143. | 32.9/sq mi | Humphreys County School District / 18,322 |
| 144. | 32.6/sq mi | Bledsoe County School District / 13,240 |
| 145. | 30.1/sq mi | Clay County School District / 7,802 |
| 146. | 30.0/sq mi | Hancock County School District / 6,706 |
| 147. | 29.3/sq mi | Stewart County School District / 13,311 |
| 148. | 29.2/sq mi | Pickett County School District / 5,101 |
| 149. | 23.1/sq mi | Wayne County School District / 16,967 |
| 150. | 22.3/sq mi | South Carroll Special School District / 2,606 |
| 151. | 20.3/sq mi | Van Buren County School District / 5,578 |
| 152. | 18.6/sq mi | Perry County School District / 7,851 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Population Density' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Population Density' data are not listed.
