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Schools in Gainesboro

Gainesboro’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools 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
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
26%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.8K
▼ 9% vs TN $13.1K
FY2024
Schools in town
1
1,389 students on the public path
In brief

Gainesboro’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Gainesboro’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools. Dodson Branch Elementary places highest (better than 76%); Jackson County High School lowest (32%). 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 Gainesboro, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–3Gainesboro ElementaryJackson County School DistrictB+
4–82 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−
9–12Jackson County High SchoolJackson County School DistrictC

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

Jackson County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,389 students, down 3% since 2020–21
$11,829TN $13,059 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 36.8% · 854 students tested
Math26%
State average 31.1% · 934 students tested

Gainesboro vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Gainesboro—Jackson County

Every school in Gainesboro

4 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 Gainesboroby address
Gainesboro Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3
B+
345 studentsRate it →
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Dodson Branch Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Cookeville
A−
250 studentsRate it →
Jackson County Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–8
B−
411 studentsRate it →
Jackson County High School
High · Grades 9–12
C
383 studentsRate it →

Questions about Gainesboro’s schools

Are Gainesboro’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Gainesboro. Jackson County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gainesboro. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Gainesboro in?

Jackson County School District.

Where do Gainesboro kids go to high school?

Jackson County High 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.