Nathan Bedford Forrest Boyhood Home · Photo: rossograph · CC BY-SA 4.0Chapel Hill’s public schools outscore 53% of Tennessee districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Chapel Hill, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Tennessee, not nationally.
From Tennessee state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Chapel Hill’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 182 Tennessee towns with household incomes within a quarter of Chapel Hill’s, its schools beat 47%, lower than their 53% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in math, below in reading
Reading proficiency is 34% and math 32% in spring 2022, against 37% and 31% statewide; 88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $11,220 per student, against $13,059 across Tennessee (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle school
From grade 7 the district’s path is Forrest School. 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.
What’s behind Chapel Hill’s grade
B−: better than 53% of Tennessee school districts. Graduation is above the Tennessee average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Chapel Hill, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill Elementary
Grades PK–3 · 563 students
Kindergarten in Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill Elementary
Grades PK–3 · 563 students
1st grade in Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill Elementary
Grades PK–3 · 563 students
2nd grade in Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill Elementary
Grades PK–3 · 563 students
3rd grade in Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill Elementary
Grades PK–3 · 563 students
4th grade in Chapel Hill
Delk-Henson Intermediate School
Grades 4–6 · 422 students
5th grade in Chapel Hill
Delk-Henson Intermediate School
Grades 4–6 · 422 students
6th grade in Chapel Hill
Delk-Henson Intermediate School
Grades 4–6 · 422 students
7th grade in Chapel Hill
Forrest School
Grades 7–12 · 788 students
8th grade in Chapel Hill
Forrest School
Grades 7–12 · 788 students
9th grade in Chapel Hill
Forrest School
Grades 7–12 · 788 students
10th grade in Chapel Hill
Forrest School
Grades 7–12 · 788 students
11th grade in Chapel Hill
Forrest School
Grades 7–12 · 788 students
12th grade in Chapel Hill
Forrest School
Grades 7–12 · 788 students
Chapel Hill’s public schools are run by Marshall County School District, which also serves Cornersville, Lewisburg and Petersburg. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Chapel Hill vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Tennessee towns that share Chapel Hill’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill | B− | Marshall County |
Every school in Chapel Hill
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).
Questions about Chapel Hill’s schools
Are Chapel Hill’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Tennessee: the public schools Chapel Hill children attend outscore 53% of Tennessee’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 47%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Chapel Hill in?
Marshall County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 5,322 students in 10 schools (2024–25).
What is Chapel Hill’s graduation rate?
88% of the class of 2023 in Marshall County School District graduated in four years, against 87% across Tennessee.
How much does Chapel Hill spend per student?
$11,220 in Marshall County School District (FY2024), against $13,059 across Tennessee. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Chapel Hill 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Tennessee. Stars are from neighbors.