White Co Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Sparta, Tennessee

White Co Middle School in Sparta, Tennessee enrolled 827 students in 2024-25. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 31-35% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 38% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Tennessee: 35% and 34.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2023-24; full-time teachers held steady

839 students in 2022-23, 835 students in 2023-24. Full-time teachers went from 56.1 to 56.3.

Students enrolled at White Co Middle School by school year2022-23: 839, 2023-24: 83502505007501k2022-238392023-24835
Students enrolled at White Co Middle School by school year2022-23: 839, 2023-24: 83502505007501k2022-238392023-24835
Students enrolled at White Co Middle School by school year2022-23: 839, 2023-24: 83502505007501k2022-238392023-24835
Students enrolled at White Co Middle School by school year2022-23: 839, 2023-24: 83502505007501k2022-238392023-24835
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2383956.114.9
2023-2483556.314.8

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

One counselor per 405 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection White Co Middle School enrolled 810 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 405 of the 810 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent20.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

89.5% of students were White, 3.4% Hispanic, 3.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White89.5%
  2. Hispanic3.4%
  3. Two or more races3.3%
  4. Black1.7%
  5. Asian1.2%
  6. American Indian1.0%

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.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at White Co Middle School scored proficient or above: 31-35% in reading in 2021-22 and 38% in math in 2022-23, against 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across Tennessee. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Tennessee, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. 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 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtTennessee
Reading and language arts, 2021-2231‑35%35‑39%35%
Math, 2022-2338%38‑42% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about White Co Middle School

  1. Prescott South Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 12 miles away: 813 students, 15.2 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
  2. Avery Trace Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 15 miles away: 724 students, 15.9 per teacher (2024-25).15 mi
  3. Compare White Co Middle School with Prescott South Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much White County Schools spends per student$10,161 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,161
  5. The largest public schools in TennesseeWhite Co Middle School is the number 56 by size of 332 Tennessee middle schools open in 2024-25.#56 of 332
  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 White Co Middle School

  1. How many students attend White Co Middle School?
    827 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 839 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Sparta, TN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at White Co Middle School?
    14.9 students per full-time teacher (2022-23). A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is White Co Middle School a Title I school?
    White Co Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at White Co Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at White Co Middle School scored proficient or above: 31-35% in reading in 2021-22 and 38% in math in 2022-23, against 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 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 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is White Co Middle School in?
    White County Schools, NCES district ID 4704500. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 470450001800 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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