Blount County
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Location Map Maryville, TN 37803 Blount County
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District Poverty Rate 13.0% (data source)
Non-White Students 15.3% (data source)
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Last Updated December 1, 2025
What Can My School District Do?

All school districts, regardless of whether they are required by law to allow released time, should implement good policy and be prepared for when a released time program may approach the district. The time to set the policy is before an active program is pressuring the district. Research polices the district can implement to protect teachers' and students' instruction time. Set polices that limit disruptions to students and the ability for proselytization to occur, impacting other students of faith or no faith. A more detailed write-up on school board policies can be read here.

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Schools in the District (22)
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Carpenters Elementary School
Carpenters Middle School
Eagleton 1 Head Start
Eagleton College and Career Academy
Eagleton Elementary
Eagleton Middle School
Fairview Elementary
Friendsville Elementary
Heritage High School
Heritage Middle School
Lanier Elementary
Mary Blount Elementary
Middlesettlements
Montvale Elementary
Porter Elementary
Prospect Elementary School
Rockford Elementary
Samuel Everett School Of Innovation
Townsend Elementary
Union Grove Elementary School
Union Grove Middle School
Walland Elementary School
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State Law and School Board Policy
School District Policy
Policy Notes
Tennessee State Law Schools are required to allow students to be released for religious programs. This does not mean schools do not have the ability to create policies that protect the school's instruction time.
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