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D

Wayne County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Clifton, Waynesboro and Collinwood.

Clifton’s School Grade D better than 8% of Tennessee school districts

Students
2,079
Schools
8
Spent per student
$13,208
TN $13,059
The gist

What stands out about Wayne County School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 8% of Tennessee districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 10 pts below the state
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 8% 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
D
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
DClifton 2,344DWaynesboro 2,319Collinwood 919

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Clifton. Grade by grade →

PK–12Frank Hughes SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. TN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency16%
State average 31.1% · 1,367 students tested
Reading / language arts29%
State average 36.8% · 1,234 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)75–79%
State average 87.3% · 172 in the class

97% 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
$13,208 per student · 1% above TN
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 33%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 18%State 64%Federal 19%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,155’20
2,202’21
2,162’22
2,149’23
2,079’24

Down 3.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 93%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 2%Black 1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Waynesboro Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Waynesboro
C
407 students
Collinwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Collinwood
C−
349 students
Frank Hughes School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Clifton
C−
276 students
Waynesboro Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Waynesboro
C−
278 students
Collinwood Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Collinwood
C−
238 students
Wayne County Virtual School
High · Grades 7–12 · Waynesboro
50 students
Wayne County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Waynesboro
B−
258 students
Collinwood High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Collinwood
C+
223 students

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

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.