Sweetwater Primary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Sweetwater, Tennessee

Sweetwater Primary School in Sweetwater, Tennessee enrolled 589 students in 2024-25. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2023-24; full-time teachers rose 4%

556 students in 2022-23, 579 students in 2023-24. Full-time teachers went from 35.5 to 37.0.

Students enrolled at Sweetwater Primary School by school year2022-23: 556, 2023-24: 57902004006002022-235562023-24579
Students enrolled at Sweetwater Primary School by school year2022-23: 556, 2023-24: 57902004006002022-235562023-24579
Students enrolled at Sweetwater Primary School by school year2022-23: 556, 2023-24: 57902004006002022-235562023-24579
Students enrolled at Sweetwater Primary School by school year2022-23: 556, 2023-24: 57902004006002022-235562023-24579
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2355635.515.7
2023-2457937.015.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24.

One counselor per 468 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sweetwater Primary School enrolled 468 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 468 of the 468 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions7
  • Chronically absent6.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

76.7% of students were White, 14.1% Hispanic, 5.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White76.7%
  2. Hispanic14.1%
  3. Two or more races5.4%
  4. Black2.2%
  5. Asian1.2%
  6. American Indian0.2%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Sweetwater

2 public elementary schools in Sweetwater report 2024-25 enrollment; Sweetwater Primary School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Sweetwater Primary School58915.7not reported
Sweetwater Elementary31716.2not reported

All public schools in Sweetwater →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Sweetwater Primary School

  1. Sweetwater ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 317 students, 16.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  2. Philadelphia ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.5 miles away: 522 students, 13.2 per teacher (2024-25).5.5 mi
  3. Compare Sweetwater Primary School with Sweetwater ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Sweetwater spends per student$9,593 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,593
  5. The largest public schools in TennesseeSweetwater Primary School is the number 272 by size of 998 Tennessee elementary schools open in 2024-25.#272 of 998
  6. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Sweetwater Primary School

  1. How many students attend Sweetwater Primary School?
    589 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 556 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Sweetwater, TN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Sweetwater Primary School?
    15.7 students per full-time teacher (2022-23). A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Sweetwater Primary School a Title I school?
    Sweetwater Primary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Sweetwater Primary School in?
    Sweetwater, NCES district ID 4704050. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 470405002034 are the district's.

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
  • 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: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22