Public schools in Sweetwater, TN
Sweetwater has 5 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 2 middle, 2 elementary, enrolling 2,142 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Sweetwater runs 4 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Sweetwater's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Sweetwater | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweetwater | 4 | 1,486 | $9,593 |
| Monroe County | 1 | 5,023 | $12,029 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One high school in Sweetwater, 610 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweetwater High School | 610 | 14.2 | All free (CEP) | Monroe County |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 middle schools in Sweetwater, 626 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweetwater Jr High School | 316 | 16.1 | not reported | Sweetwater |
| Brown Intermediate School | 310 | 17.7 | not reported | Sweetwater |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 elementary schools in Sweetwater, 906 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweetwater Primary School | 589 | 15.7 | not reported | Sweetwater |
| Sweetwater Elementary | 317 | 16.2 | not reported | Sweetwater |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Sweetwater's public schools compare with Tennessee's
80% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 67% across the state. Its median school enrolls 317 students (state 469).
| Sweetwater | Tennessee | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | not reported | not reported |
| Median school size (students) | 317 | 469 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 80% | 67% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 20% | 66% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 5.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 5 Sweetwater schools and the 1,804 Tennessee schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Sweetwater
- SweetwaterRuns 4 of Sweetwater's 5 public schools and spent $9,593 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$9,593
- Sweetwater High School, the largest high school in Sweetwater610 students in 2024-25, 14.2 per teacher.610
- Compare Sweetwater with Monroe CountySweetwater's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in TennesseeTennessee's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Sweetwater addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in Tennessee
- Memphis191 schools
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- Knoxville80 schools
- Chattanooga48 schools
- Clarksville37 schools
- Murfreesboro32 schools
- Cleveland25 schools
- Franklin25 schools
Questions about schools in Sweetwater
How many public schools are in Sweetwater, TN?
5 public schools with an address in Sweetwater were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 2 middle, 2 elementary, enrolling 2,142 students.What is the largest high school in Sweetwater?
Sweetwater High School, with 610 students in 2024-25 (Monroe County).Which districts run Sweetwater's schools?
Sweetwater (4 schools), Monroe County (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25