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C+

Grainger County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Bean Station, Blaine and Rutledge.

Bean Station’s School Grade C+ better than 35% of Tennessee school districts

Students
2,975
Schools
9
Spent per student
$12,373
TN $13,059
Debt
$9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Grainger County School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 35% of Tennessee districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Spends 5% less per student than the TN average
  • Enrollment down 7.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $9M, about $3,020 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 35% of the 147 Tennessee school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Bean Station 3,190C+Blaine 2,212C+Rutledge 1,411

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bean Station. Grade by grade →

PK–6Bean Station ElementaryThis district
7–122 schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. TN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency22%
State average 31.1% · 2,060 students tested
Reading / language arts29%
State average 36.8% · 1,862 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90%
State average 87.3% · 251 in the class

96% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$12,373 per student · 5% below TN
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 30%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 18%State 61%Federal 21%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,217’20
3,112’21
3,105’22
2,986’23
2,975’24

Down 7.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 91%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 1%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

9 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Tennessee’s other public schools.

Washburn School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Washburn
C
477 students
Bean Station Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bean Station
C
437 students
Joppa Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Rutledge
B−
404 students
Rutledge Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Rutledge
199 students
Rutledge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 2–6 · Rutledge
C
323 students
Rutledge Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Rutledge
C+
363 students
Grainger High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Rutledge
C
756 students
Grainger Co Adult High
High · Grades 9–12 · Rutledge
10 students
Grainger Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Rutledge
6 students

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Tennessee.