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Sevier County School Zoning With some of the nation's best schools right here in the Gatlinburg area, it is important to know Sevier County's policy when it comes to designated school zones. While each school does have zones within which school bus service is provided for students, there is an excellent policy that allows all Sevier County families to choose which school in the county their children will attend, regardless of where within the county they live. This open enrollment is particularly important when you consider the fact that the highest scoring schools within the county (Pi Beta Phi Elementary and Gatlinburg Pittman High School) are both in one of the areas of the county with the smallest number of permanent residents (Gatlinburg). Open enrollment forces Sevier County schools to "compete" with each other for students and all families regardless of where they live can benefit from our excellent schools here in the south end of the county. Of courses, the...

Sevier County School Zoning With some of the nation's best schools right here in the Gatlinburg area, it is important to know Sevier County's policy when it comes to designated school zones. While each school does have zones within which school bus service is provided for students, there is an excellent policy that allows all Sevier County families to choose which school in the county their children will attend, regardless of where within the county they live. This open enrollment is particularly important when you consider the fact that the highest scoring schools within the county (Pi Beta Phi Elementary and Gatlinburg Pittman High School) are both in one of the areas of the county with the smallest number of permanent residents (Gatlinburg). Open enrollment forces Sevier County schools to "compete" with each other for students and all families regardless of where they live can benefit from our excellent schools here in the south end of the county. Of courses, the...