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Stewart County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Dover and Cumberland City.

Dover’s School Grade B better than 61% of Tennessee school districts

Students
1,972
Schools
4
Spent per student
$11,066
TN $13,059
Debt
$6.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Stewart County School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 61% of Tennessee districts
  • Spends 15% less per student than the TN average
  • Debt of $6.1M, about $3,073 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 61% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BDover 1,918Cumberland City 330

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Dover. Grade by grade →

PK–5Dover ElementaryThis district
6–8Stewart County Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Stewart Co High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. TN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency33%
State average 31.1% · 1,272 students tested
Reading / language arts38%
State average 36.8% · 1,172 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 87.3% · 156 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
$11,066 per student · 15% below TN
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 39%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 17%State 65%Federal 18%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,965’20
1,987’21
2,002’22
1,999’23
1,972’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 92%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 3%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.

Dover Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dover
A−
486 students
North Stewart Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Big Rock
A
464 students
Stewart County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dover
B+
439 students
Stewart Co High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dover
C
583 students

Left off: 2 schools 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.