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Schools in Big Sandy

Big Sandy’s public schools

Benton County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Big Sandy. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/1schools above Tennessee’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in Tennessee’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
34%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.0K
▼ 8% vs TN $13.1K
FY2024
Schools in town
1
243 students on the public path
In brief

Big Sandy’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Big Sandy’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools. Big Sandy School places highest (better than 45%); Big Sandy School lowest (45%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Big Sandy, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–12Big Sandy SchoolBenton County School DistrictB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Benton County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Benton County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 2,150 students, up 8% since 2020–21
$11,970TN $13,059 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading34%
State average 36.8% · 1265 students tested
Math33%
State average 31.1% · 1339 students tested

Big Sandy vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Tennessee towns that share Big Sandy’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Big Sandy—Benton County

Every school in Big Sandy

1 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Tennessee’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Big Sandyby address
Big Sandy School
Grades K–12
B−
243 studentsRate it →

Questions about Big Sandy’s schools

Are Big Sandy’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Big Sandy. Benton County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Big Sandy. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Big Sandy in?

Benton County School District.

Where do Big Sandy kids go to high school?

Big Sandy School.

Parents talk

What Big Sandy families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.