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Schools in Calhoun

Calhoun’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Tennessee’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
35%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
2021–22
Graduate on time
88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.5K
▼ 12% vs TN $13.1K
FY2024
Schools in town
1
2,172 students on the public path
In brief

Calhoun’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Calhoun’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools. Calhoun Elementary places highest (better than 59%); Central High School lowest (35%). 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 Calhoun, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Calhoun ElementaryMcMinn County School DistrictB
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the McMinn 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.

McMinn County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 5,051 students, down 4% since 2020–21
$11,459TN $13,059 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading35%
State average 36.8% · 2963 students tested
Math30%
State average 31.1% · 3337 students tested

Calhoun vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Calhoun—McMinn County
Charleston—Bradley County

Every school in Calhoun

3 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 Calhounby address
Calhoun Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8
B
317 studentsRate it →
Also serving Calhounin other towns
McMinn High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Athens
C+
1,272 studentsRate it →
Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Englewood
C+
583 studentsRate it →

Questions about Calhoun’s schools

Are Calhoun’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Calhoun. McMinn County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Calhoun. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Calhoun in?

McMinn County School District.

Where do Calhoun kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: McMinn High School and Central High School.

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What Calhoun 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.