• Meet or exceed state's Basic Education Program (BEP) requirements
• K-12 attendace labeled "exemplary" by the state
• Student achievement exceeds state/national averages in core areas for K-8 students
• Students in grades 9-12 meet or exceed state averages in math, language arts, and science
• Graduates earn more than $5 million in scholarships each year
• Have met No Child Left Behind (NCLB) performance objectives for three consecutive years

CLICK HERE to view the Sumner County School District report card.

Private Schools

While the public school options in the county are excellent, there are many private and parochial schools serving the children of Sumner County.  Major prep schools include Pope John Paul II High School and K-12 Davidson Academy (moving to their new Sumner County campus in 2009).  Please click the icons below to see a comprehensive list of private schools in Sumner County, as a .pdf or Excel file - or .

Universities and Colleges

Volunteer State Community College

One of the greatest resources in Sumner County is Volunteer State Community College.  A public, two-year community college located in Gallatin, Volunteer State also has a full-service campus in Livingston, TN, at McGavock High School in Nashville, and classes are also offered at over 30 off-campus locations. 

Customized training programs are availble for area businesses and industry through the Division of Continuing Education and Economic Development Business & Industry Institute.  Staff work directly with companies to design and develop specialized workforce training at the business site, on the campus, or at other convenient locations.  Businesses may utilize a comprehensive selection of services and facilities at the College including audio and video production services, skills assessments, large and small meeting rooms, library resources, Speakers Bureau, and computer labs.  CLICK HERE for more information on these programs.

Volunteer State is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, has eligibility certification by the U.S. Office of Education, and is approved by the State Department of Education for Veterans Education.  Volunteer State offers the Associate of Arts and Associate of Science Transfer Degrees in more than 40 Areas of Emphasis.  They also offer the Associate of Applied Science Career Programs in the fields of Allied Health, Business, Math and Science, and Social Science and Education and Technical Certificates are offered in Allied Health and Business.

Free Will Baptist Bible College

In the fall of 2007, Free Will Baptist Bible College announced their decision to re-locate their campus to Sumner County. President Matt Pinson said, "This property in Gallatin is everything we were looking for in a new campus." Pinson explained that Sumner County's exploding economy, along with Gallatin's inviting small-city atmosphere, means that the college will have the benefits of the larger Nashville community as well as the charm and convenience of the Gallatin/Hendersonville communities.

"We have been welcomed by city officials and business leaders," he said. "We believe that we have found our new home after searching long and hard for a new campus."

CLICK HERE to read the announcement.

Additional Colleges and Universities

The Middle Tennessee region has long been known as "The Athens of the South" due to its many outstanding colleges and universities.  Listed below are a few of the many schools easily accessible to the Sumner County population and whose graduates may choose to work in the Sumner County area.

Community Colleges and Technical Schools

Aquinas College
Nashville State Technical Institute

Four Year Universities

Austin Peay State University
Belmont University
Cumberland University
Fisk University
Lipscomb University
Meharry Medical College
Middle Tennessee State University
Tennessee State University
Trevecca Nazarene University
Tennessee Technological University
University of the South, Sewanee
Vanderbilt University

Other four year universities impacting the Sumner County Labor Market

University of Tennessee
University of Memphis
Western Kentucky University