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C−

Claiborne County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Harrogate, New Tazewell, Tazewell and Cumberland Gap.

Harrogate’s School Grade C− better than 24% of Tennessee school districts

Students
3,967
Schools
13
Spent per student
$12,168
TN $13,059
Debt
$12.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Claiborne County School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 24% of Tennessee districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Spends 7% less per student than the TN average
  • Debt of $12.4M, about $3,119 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 24% 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
C
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C−Harrogate 4,454C−New Tazewell 2,846C−Tazewell 2,363Cumberland Gap 312

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Harrogate. Grade by grade →

PK–4Ellen Myers PrimaryThis district
5–8H. Y. Livesay Middle SchoolThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. TN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency24%
State average 31.1% · 2,611 students tested
Reading / language arts29%
State average 36.8% · 2,399 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)86%
State average 87.3% · 281 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
$12,168 per student · 7% below TN
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 34%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 28%State 54%Federal 18%

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

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

Enrollment over time
4,055’20
4,081’21
4,070’22
4,061’23
3,967’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 94%Two or more races 2%Hispanic 2%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Midway Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · New Tazewell
C+
404 students
Ellen Myers Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Harrogate
A−
334 students
Powell Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Speedwell
C+
280 students
The Alpha School
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · New Tazewell
144 students
Forge Ridge School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Harrogate
C−
132 students
Tazewell-New Tazewell Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · New Tazewell
C
472 students
Springdale Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Tazewell
A−
380 students
Clairfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Clairfield
C−
69 students
Claiborne Virtual Learning Academy
Other · Grades K–12 · Tazewell
B−
42 students
Soldiers Memorial Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Tazewell
C
360 students
H. Y. Livesay Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Harrogate
A−
278 students
Claiborne High School
High · Grades 9–12 · New Tazewell
C+
613 students
Cumberland Gap High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cumberland Gap
B−
459 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.