SUN Youth℠
Tennessee
Empowering students ages 12–17 across Tennessee to earn, learn, and build real-world skills — with FLSA compliance, guardian oversight, and Title I alignment.
SUN Youth℠
Tennessee
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What's true in Tennessee
1,491
Title I schools
NCES CCD, SY2021-22
1,900
Public schools
NCES CCD, SY2022-23
140
School districts
NCES Digest 214.30, SY2021-22
$346M
Annual Title I Part A
CRS R48607, FY2023
$30M
Annual Perkins V (CTE)
Approx. — state Perkins V plan
$530M
State CTE appropriation
Approx. — state CTE budget
Yes
Charter schools permitted
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-13, 2002
Eligible students ≈ 479K is a modelled estimate built from NCES grade-band averages (CCD SY2022-23) — not a counted figure. Title I funding is the FY2023 state allocation, rounded. School and district counts are drawn from different reported years, as shown above. CTE funding figures are approximate planning numbers from the state's Perkins V plan and CTE budget — useful for scale, not audited allocations.
Work rules in Tennessee
Ages 12–13
Federal baseline- Max per week during school
- 10 hrs
- Max per week in summer
- 15 hrs
- Must stop by, school nights
- 7 PM
- Must stop by, summer
- 9 PM
- Work permit
- Required
Federal FLSA baseline for 12-13. No federal min wage requirement for casual neighbor-type work. State rules may be stricter. Uses Federal FLSA baseline — no stricter TN state rules found for this age band.
Source →Ages 14–15
- Max per week during school
- 18 hrs
- Max per week in summer
- 40 hrs
- Must stop by, school nights
- 10 PM
- Must stop by, summer
- 9 PM
- Work permit
- Required
TN Code 50-5-101 et seq. Work permit required. Later end time 10pm vs federal 7pm.
Source →Ages 16–17
- Max per week during school
- No limit
- Max per week in summer
- No limit
- Work permit
- Not required
TN 16-17: No restrictions. No permit required.
Source →Why SUN Youth℠
Guardian approves every gig. Hour caps auto-enforced by age. Prohibited jobs blocked — no exceptions.
Paid to a youth financial account with spending controls. Savings goals, tax records, and SphereUs℠ Rewards built in.
Documented work history, financial literacy certification, and Academy℠ credentials that follow them into adulthood.
Your school's PTA, your church, your Scouts troop, your YMCA — trusted organizations your families already belong to are compliant hiring opportunities today.
Available to families and schools in Tennessee and nationwide.