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C+

Meigs County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Decatur.

Decatur’s School Grade C+ better than 39% of Tennessee school districts

Students
1,797
Schools
4
Spent per student
$11,257
TN $13,059
The gist

What stands out about Meigs County School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 39% of Tennessee districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Spends 14% less per student than the TN average
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 39% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Decatur 1,637

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Decatur. Grade by grade →

PK–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Meigs Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Meigs County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. TN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency24%
State average 31.1% · 1,105 students tested
Reading / language arts36%
State average 36.8% · 1,001 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 87.3% · 111 in the class

100% 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
$11,257 per student · 14% below TN
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 29%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 19%State 64%Federal 17%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,762’20
1,750’21
1,751’22
1,786’23
1,797’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 92%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 3%Black <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

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

Meigs North Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Decatur
C
472 students
Meigs South Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Decatur
C
392 students
Meigs Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Decatur
C+
406 students
Meigs County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Decatur
C
527 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.