Technical and Career Education

Adult Basic Education

Hamblen County Adult Education

The fundamental purpose of Adult Basic Education in the Hamblen County School System is the elimination of adult illiteracy. According to the 1990 Census Bureau report, the population of Hamblen County adults aged 25 and older is 31,194. Adults aged 25 and older who have not earned  a high school credential number 10,000-plus or approximately 34 percent of that population. Since the 1990 census report, our community has had a growth rate of 5.6 percent.

Of that particular interest is the non-white population growth. Hamblen  County has a non-white population of approximately 10 percent. The African-American community is no longer the county's largest minority; the Hispanic community is the largest with 7 percent, compared to 3 percent for the African-American population.

Situated in the Lakeway Region, surrounded by lakes and mountains, Hamblen County is an urban community, population of 53,341, with high employment. The current unemployment rate is 5.1 percent.