| Rank | Water Area ▼ | School District / Population |
| 1. | 42.09 sq mi | Benton County School District / 16,345 |
| 2. | 40.23 sq mi | Jefferson County School District / 52,166 |
| 3. | 35.59 sq mi | Lauderdale County School District / 27,619 |
| 4. | 33.56 sq mi | Stewart County School District / 13,311 |
| 5. | 33.45 sq mi | Hamilton County School District / 344,772 |
| 6. | 32.39 sq mi | Roane County School District / 50,404 |
| 7. | 31.27 sq mi | Henry County School District / 20,761 |
| 8. | 28.11 sq mi | Lake County School District / 7,725 |
| 9. | 25.72 sq mi | Humphreys County School District / 18,322 |
| 10. | 24.64 sq mi | DeKalb County School District / 18,968 |
| 11. | 23.59 sq mi | Union County School District / 19,139 |
| 12. | 22.81 sq mi | Clay County School District / 7,802 |
| 13. | 21.91 sq mi | Nashville-Davidson County School District / 648,048 |
| 14. | 21.86 sq mi | Grainger County School District / 22,724 |
| 15. | 21.63 sq mi | Meigs County School District / 11,694 |
| 16. | 21.19 sq mi | Franklin County School District / 41,069 |
| 17. | 20.80 sq mi | Rhea County School District / 24,956 |
| 18. | 18.98 sq mi | Hardin County School District / 25,969 |
| 19. | 18.13 sq mi | Loudon County School District / 40,980 |
| 20. | 17.96 sq mi | Campbell County School District / 40,361 |
| 21. | 17.65 sq mi | Knox County School District / 440,732 |
| 22. | 16.99 sq mi | Monroe County School District / 32,998 |
| 23. | 15.25 sq mi | Sullivan County School District / 80,615 |
| 24. | 14.95 sq mi | Tipton County School District / 61,433 |
| 25. | 14.62 sq mi | Hamblen County School District / 62,863 |
| 26. | 14.09 sq mi | Marion County School District / 27,286 |
| 27. | 14.09 sq mi | Dyer County School District / 21,158 |
| 28. | 13.77 sq mi | Sumner County School District / 166,636 |
| 29. | 12.90 sq mi | Shelby County School District / 280,755 |
| 30. | 12.58 sq mi | Hawkins County School District / 49,460 |
| 31. | 12.37 sq mi | Wilson County School District / 87,975 |
| 32. | 11.51 sq mi | Pickett County School District / 5,101 |
| 33. | 11.20 sq mi | Jackson County School District / 11,555 |
| 34. | 11.08 sq mi | Smith County School District / 19,092 |
| 35. | 11.04 sq mi | Decatur County School District / 11,675 |
| 36. | 10.77 sq mi | Obion County School District / 20,603 |
| 37. | 8.95 sq mi | Memphis City School District / 646,889 |
| 38. | 8.57 sq mi | Cocke County School District / 28,563 |
| 39. | 8.14 sq mi | Perry County School District / 7,851 |
| 40. | 7.66 sq mi | Polk County School District / 16,715 |
| 41. | 6.99 sq mi | Claiborne County School District / 31,841 |
| 42. | 6.92 sq mi | Blount County School District / 88,700 |
| 43. | 6.69 sq mi | Houston County School District / 8,356 |
| 44. | 6.27 sq mi | Carter County School District / 42,976 |
| 45. | 5.64 sq mi | Henderson County School District / 20,192 |
| 46. | 5.48 sq mi | Coffee County School District / 25,575 |
| 47. | 5.22 sq mi | Sevier County School District / 92,561 |
| 48. | 4.73 sq mi | Oak Ridge City School District / 29,301 |
| 49. | 4.62 sq mi | Cheatham County School District / 39,324 |
| 50. | 4.58 sq mi | Montgomery County School District / 175,190 |
| 51. | 4.54 sq mi | Rutherford County School District / 160,718 |
| 52. | 4.25 sq mi | Johnson County School District / 18,089 |
| 53. | 4.20 sq mi | Anderson County School District / 39,180 |
| 54. | 3.79 sq mi | Cumberland County School District / 57,064 |
| 55. | 3.08 sq mi | Washington County School District / 64,233 |
| 56. | 2.75 sq mi | White County School District / 26,086 |
| 57. | 2.68 sq mi | Bradley County School District / 58,673 |
| 58. | 2.61 sq mi | Hardeman County School District / 26,560 |
| 59. | 2.45 sq mi | Trousdale County School District / 7,859 |
| 60. | 2.44 sq mi | Maury County School District / 82,729 |
| 61. | 2.06 sq mi | McMinn County School District / 35,308 |
| 62. | 1.95 sq mi | Greene County School District / 53,578 |
| 63. | 1.55 sq mi | Wayne County School District / 16,967 |
| 64. | 1.51 sq mi | Jackson-Madison Consolidated School District / 98,364 |
| 65. | 1.46 sq mi | Putnam County School District / 73,237 |
| 66. | 1.45 sq mi | Fayette County School District / 38,664 |
| 67. | 1.42 sq mi | Dickson County School District / 50,115 |
| 68. | 1.42 sq mi | Weakley County School District / 34,699 |
| 69. | 1.35 sq mi | Warren County School District / 39,867 |
| 70. | 1.35 sq mi | Overton County School District / 22,109 |
| 71. | 1.19 sq mi | Moore County School District / 6,348 |
| 72. | 1.15 sq mi | Hancock County School District / 6,706 |
| 73. | 1.15 sq mi | Bedford County School District / 45,660 |
| 74. | 1.12 sq mi | Van Buren County School District / 5,578 |
| 75. | 1.04 sq mi | Williamson County School District / 157,105 |
| 76. | 0.99 sq mi | Kingsport City School District / 52,498 |
| 77. | 0.95 sq mi | Haywood County School District / 18,389 |
| 78. | 0.92 sq mi | Alcoa City School District / 8,178 |
| 79. | 0.86 sq mi | Lawrence County School District / 42,084 |
| 80. | 0.84 sq mi | Scott County School District / 18,990 |
| 81. | 0.75 sq mi | McNairy County School District / 26,138 |
| 82. | 0.70 sq mi | Marshall County School District / 30,977 |
| 83. | 0.59 sq mi | Anderson County School District in Clinton / 9,874 |
| 83. | 0.59 sq mi | Clinton City Elementary School District / 9,874 |
| 85. | 0.59 sq mi | Grundy County School District / 13,574 |
| 86. | 0.49 sq mi | Milan City Special School District / 9,967 |
| 87. | 0.40 sq mi | Lewis County School District / 12,010 |
| 88. | 0.33 sq mi | West Carroll Special District / 7,181 |
| 89. | 0.33 sq mi | Unicoi County School District / 18,175 |
| 90. | 0.32 sq mi | Bledsoe County School District / 13,240 |
| 91. | 0.32 sq mi | Lincoln County School District / 26,507 |
| 92. | 0.32 sq mi | Fentress County School District / 17,922 |
| 93. | 0.31 sq mi | Morgan County School District / 21,866 |
| 94. | 0.25 sq mi | Johnson City School District / 60,565 |
| 95. | 0.25 sq mi | Giles County School District / 29,064 |
| 96. | 0.23 sq mi | Rhea County School District in Dayton / 7,316 |
| 96. | 0.23 sq mi | Dayton City Elementary School District / 7,316 |
| 98. | 0.22 sq mi | Chester County School District / 17,270 |
| 99. | 0.19 sq mi | Fort Campbell Schools / 6,825 |
| 100. | 0.19 sq mi | Sequatchie County School District / 14,431 |
| 101. | 0.18 sq mi | McKenzie Special School District / 7,438 |
| 102. | 0.17 sq mi | Robertson County School District / 67,024 |
| 103. | 0.17 sq mi | Henderson County School District in Lexington / 7,771 |
| 103. | 0.17 sq mi | Lexington City Elementary School District / 7,771 |
| 105. | 0.16 sq mi | Elizabethton City School District / 14,322 |
| 106. | 0.15 sq mi | Crockett County School District / 6,419 |
| 107. | 0.14 sq mi | Trenton Special School District / 8,632 |
| 108. | 0.14 sq mi | Rutherford County School District in Murfreesboro / 114,743 |
| 108. | 0.14 sq mi | Murfreesboro City Elementary School District / 114,743 |
| 110. | 0.14 sq mi | Bristol City School District / 26,608 |
| 111. | 0.14 sq mi | South Carroll Special School District / 2,606 |
| 112. | 0.14 sq mi | Bradford Special School District / 3,740 |
| 113. | 0.13 sq mi | Franklin Special School District / 36,816 |
| 113. | 0.13 sq mi | Williamson County School District in Franklin / 36,816 |
| 115. | 0.13 sq mi | Hickman County School District / 24,354 |
| 116. | 0.13 sq mi | Gibson County School District / 18,959 |
| 117. | 0.12 sq mi | Dyersburg City School District / 16,998 |
| 118. | 0.10 sq mi | Hollow Rock-Bruceton Special School District / 4,123 |
| 119. | 0.10 sq mi | Tullahoma City School District / 17,454 |
| 120. | 0.10 sq mi | Macon County School District / 22,582 |
| 121. | 0.09 sq mi | Oneida Special School District / 3,114 |
| 122. | 0.08 sq mi | Huntingdon Special School District / 7,163 |
| 123. | 0.06 sq mi | Lincoln County School District in Fayetteville / 6,827 |
| 123. | 0.06 sq mi | Fayetteville City Elementary School District / 6,991 |
| 125. | 0.06 sq mi | Cannon County School District / 13,786 |
| 126. | 0.05 sq mi | Crockett County School District in Bells / 3,965 |
| 126. | 0.05 sq mi | Bells City School District / 3,965 |
| 128. | 0.05 sq mi | Henry County School District in Paris / 11,518 |
| 128. | 0.05 sq mi | Paris City Special School District / 11,518 |
| 130. | 0.03 sq mi | Lenoir City School District / 8,769 |
| 131. | 0.02 sq mi | Manchester City School District / 10,122 |
| 131. | 0.02 sq mi | Coffee County School District in Manchester / 10,122 |
| 133. | 0.01 sq mi | Humboldt City School District / 8,334 |
| 134. | 0.01 sq mi | Union City School District / 10,775 |
| 135. | 0.01 sq mi | Cleveland City School District / 42,331 |
| 136. | 0.00 sq mi | Lebanon Special School District / 31,609 |
| 136. | 0.00 sq mi | Wilson County School District in Lebanon / 31,609 |
| 138. | 0.00 sq mi | Monroe County School District in Sweetwater / 12,004 |
| 138. | 0.00 sq mi | Sweetwater City School District / 12,004 |
| 140. | 0.00 sq mi | Alamo Town School District / 4,215 |
| 140. | 0.00 sq mi | Crockett County School District in Alamo / 4,215 |
| 142. | 0.00 sq mi | Hawkins County School District in Rogersville / 4,410 |
| 142. | 0.00 sq mi | Greeneville City School District / 15,018 |
| 142. | 0.00 sq mi | Newport City Elementary School District / 6,890 |
| 142. | 0.00 sq mi | McMinn County School District in Etowah / 3,498 |
| 142. | 0.00 sq mi | Cocke County School District in Newport / 6,890 |
| 142. | 0.00 sq mi | Maryville City School District / 27,557 |
| 142. | 0.00 sq mi | Athens City Elementary School District / 13,603 |
| 142. | 0.00 sq mi | Richard City Special School District / 975 |
| 142. | 0.00 sq mi | McMinn County School District in Athens / 13,603 |
| 142. | 0.00 sq mi | Rogersville Town Elementary School District / 4,410 |
| 142. | 0.00 sq mi | Etowah City Elementary School District / 3,498 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Water Area' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Water Area' data are not listed.
