Grainger County

Public school district · Grainger County · Tennessee · NCES district ID 4701440

Grainger County spent $11,710 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 67% of the other Tennessee districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $11,310). Its 9 schools enrolled 2,975 students in 2024-25; 60.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,373 per student, up 5.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% (Tennessee: 87.3%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Tennessee districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Grainger County in enrollment (2,938 to 3,238 students) and Grainger County itself.

Current spending per student, Tennessee districts closest in size to Grainger County, FY23Franklin Special District $18,909; Greeneville City Schools $12,806; Fayette County Public Schools $11,987; Hickman County $11,938; Obion County $11,934; Grainger County $11,710; Henry County Schools $11,140; DeKalb County $10,613; Smith County Schools $10,329; Overton County Schools $10,047; State median, 1,000+ students $11,310.5k10k15k20kFranklin Special District$18,909Greeneville City Schools$12,806Fayette County Public Schools$11,987Hickman County$11,938Obion County$11,934Grainger County$11,710Henry County Schools$11,140DeKalb County$10,613Smith County Schools$10,329Overton County Schools$10,047State median, 1,000+ students $11,310
Current spending per student, Tennessee districts closest in size to Grainger County, FY23Franklin Special District $18,909; Greeneville City Schools $12,806; Fayette County Public Schools $11,987; Hickman County $11,938; Obion County $11,934; Grainger County $11,710; Henry County Schools $11,140; DeKalb County $10,613; Smith County Schools $10,329; Overton County Schools $10,047; State median, 1,000+ students $11,310.5k10k15k20kFranklin Special District$18,909Greeneville City Schools$12,806Fayette County Public Schools$11,987Hickman County$11,938Obion County$11,934Grainger County$11,710Henry County Schools$11,140DeKalb County$10,613Smith County Schools$10,329Overton County Schools$10,047State median, 1,000+ students $11,310
Current spending per student, Tennessee districts closest in size to Grainger County, FY23Franklin Special District $18,909; Greeneville City Schools $12,806; Fayette County Public Schools $11,987; Hickman County $11,938; Obion County $11,934; Grainger County $11,710; Henry County Schools $11,140; DeKalb County $10,613; Smith County Schools $10,329; Overton County Schools $10,047; State median, 1,000+ students $11,310.5k10k15k20kFranklin Special District$18,909Greeneville City Schools$12,806Fayette County Public Schools$11,987Hickman County$11,938Obion County$11,934Grainger County$11,710Henry County Schools$11,140DeKalb County$10,613Smith County Schools$10,329Overton County Schools$10,047State median, 1,000+ students $11,310
Current spending per student, Tennessee districts closest in size to Grainger County, FY23Franklin Special District $18,909; Greeneville City Schools $12,806; Fayette County Public Schools $11,987; Hickman County $11,938; Obion County $11,934; Grainger County $11,710; Henry County Schools $11,140; DeKalb County $10,613; Smith County Schools $10,329; Overton County Schools $10,047; State median, 1,000+ students $11,310.5k10k15k20kFranklin Special District$18,909Greeneville City Schools$12,806Fayette County Public Schools$11,987Hickman County$11,938Obion County$11,934Grainger County$11,710Henry County Schools$11,140DeKalb County$10,613Smith County Schools$10,329Overton County Schools$10,047State median, 1,000+ students $11,310

Where the money came from

$38,445,000 in revenue: 60.3% state, 22.3% local and 17.4% federal. Total spending including $1,852,000 of capital outlay was $38,699,000, or $12,463 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Grainger County revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $23,176,000; Local $8,583,000; Federal $6,686,000; total $38,445,000.
  • State$23,176,000 60%
  • Local$8,583,000 22%
  • Federal$6,686,000 17%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 124 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2023-24

3,105 students in 2022-23, 2,986 students in 2023-24, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Grainger County enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,105, 2023-24: 2,98601k2k3k4k2022-233,1052023-242,986
Grainger County enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,105, 2023-24: 2,98601k2k3k4k2022-233,1052023-242,986
Grainger County enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,105, 2023-24: 2,98601k2k3k4k2022-233,1052023-242,986
Grainger County enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,105, 2023-24: 2,98601k2k3k4k2022-233,1052023-242,986

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-233,105221.214.0
2023-242,986217.013.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$11,477,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,696 per student

Grainger County booked $11,477,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 221 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $51,892 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 15 in 100 Tennessee districts with a figure (state median $57,379, 141 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Tennessee teacher salary at $53,619 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$9,531,00083.0%
Special education$980,0008.5%
Vocational$916,0008.0%
Other programs$50,0000.4%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,227 in 2018-19, $3,361 in 2019-20, $3,372 in 2020-21, $3,600 in 2021-22, $3,696 in 2022-23.

Grainger County teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,227, 2019-20: $3,361, 2020-21: $3,372, 2021-22: $3,600, 2022-23: $3,69601k2k3k4k2018-19$3,2272019-20$3,3612020-21$3,3722021-22$3,6002022-23$3,696
Grainger County teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,227, 2019-20: $3,361, 2020-21: $3,372, 2021-22: $3,600, 2022-23: $3,69601k2k3k4k2018-19$3,2272019-20$3,3612020-21$3,3722021-22$3,6002022-23$3,696
Grainger County teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,227, 2019-20: $3,361, 2020-21: $3,372, 2021-22: $3,600, 2022-23: $3,69601k2k3k4k2018-19$3,2272019-20$3,3612020-21$3,3722021-22$3,6002022-23$3,696
Grainger County teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,227, 2019-20: $3,361, 2020-21: $3,372, 2021-22: $3,600, 2022-23: $3,69601k2k3k4k2018-19$3,2272019-20$3,3612020-21$3,3722021-22$3,6002022-23$3,696

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Grainger County scored proficient or above: 27-31% in reading and 26-30% in math, against 35% in reading and 35% in math across Tennessee. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Tennessee, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtTennesseeStudents tested
Reading and language arts27-31%35%1,346
Math26-30%35%1,332

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% of the 251 students in Grainger County's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.3% across Tennessee. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtTennessee
Four-year graduation rate90%87.3%
Students in the class25171,510

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

4 elementary schools, 1,363 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bean Station Elementary43713.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Joppa Elementary40414.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Rutledge Elementary School32314.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Rutledge Primary19910.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 363 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Rutledge Middle School36314.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

3 high schools, 772 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Grainger High School75616.1All free (CEP)Eligible, no program
Grainger Co Adult High10not reportedAll free (CEP)Eligible, no program
Grainger Academy64.0All free (CEP)Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 other school, 477 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Washburn School47712.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Grainger County

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Grainger County

  1. Tennessee districts by spending per studentGrainger County ranks 42 of 124 Tennessee districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,710).#42 of 124
  2. Every school district in TennesseeGrainger County is the number 77 by size of 148 Tennessee districts, with 3,105 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#77 of 148
  3. Obion CountyThe next larger Tennessee district: 3,113 students in fall 2022, $11,934 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,934
  4. Overton County SchoolsThe next smaller Tennessee district: 3,102 students in fall 2022, $10,047 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,047
  5. Compare Grainger County with Obion CountyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Grainger High School, its largest high school756 students in 2024-25, 16.1 per teacher.756
  7. Teacher salary spending across TennesseeGrainger County spent $51,892 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $57,379); spending, not a salary.$51,892
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Grainger County

  1. How many schools and students are in Grainger County?
    9 schools were open in 2024-25 (4 elementary, 1 middle, 3 high, 1 other), enrolling 2,975 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Grainger County spend per student?
    $11,710 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Tennessee median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $11,310 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,373 per student, up 5.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Grainger County's money come from?
    $38,445,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 60.3% state, 22.3% local and 17.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Grainger County live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 630 of the 3,475 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 18.1%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Grainger County spend on teacher salaries?
    $11,477,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,696 per student. Divided by the 221 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $51,892 per teacher, more than 15 in 100 Tennessee districts (state median $57,379). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Tennessee teacher salary at $53,619 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Grainger County do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Grainger County scored proficient or above: 27-31% in reading and 26-30% in math, against 35% in reading and 35% in math across Tennessee. Tennessee's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Grainger County?
    90% of the 251 students in Grainger County's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.3% across Tennessee. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Grainger County's NCES district ID?
    4701440. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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