Article II of the TSSAA Constitution describes how the 95 Tennessee counties are divided into nine Athletic Districts for the purposes of administering the association. These districts have no relation to and should not be confused with the districts, regions or sections created through the classification process.

Athletic Districts 1, 2 and 3 shall comprise the Grand Division of East Tennessee; Athletic Districts 4, 5 and 6 shall comprise the Grand Division of Middle Tennessee, and Athletic Districts 7, 8 and 9 shall comprise the Grand Division of West Tennessee.

Athletic District 1

Schools in the counties of Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Sevier, Sullivan, Unicoi, Washington.

Athletic District 2

Schools in the counties of Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Knox, Loudon, McMinn, Monroe, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Union.

Athletic District 3

Schools in the counties of Bledsoe, Bradley, Grundy, Hamilton, Marion, Meigs, Polk, Rhea, Sequatchie.

Athletic District 4

Schools in the counties of Bedford, Cannon, Clay, Coffee, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Franklin, Jackson, Lincoln, Moore, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Rutherford, Smith, Van Buren, Warren, White, Wilson.

Athletic District 5

Schools in the counties of Davidson, Macon, Montgomery, Robertson, Stewart, Sumner, Trousdale.

Athletic District 6

Schools in the counties of Cheatham, Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Giles, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall, Maury, Perry, Wayne, Williamson.

Athletic District 7

Schools in the counties of Benton, Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Fayette, Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson, Henry, Madison, McNairy.

Athletic District 8

Schools in the counties of Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Lake, Lauderdale, Obion, Tipton, Weakley.

Athletic District 9

Schools in the county of Shelby.