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B−

Roane County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Kingston, Harriman and Rockwood, and parts of Oliver Springs.

Kingston’s School Grade B− better than 48% of Tennessee school districts

Students
6,178
Schools
18
Spent per student
$12,235
TN $13,059
Debt
$12.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Roane County School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 48% of Tennessee districts
  • Spends 6% less per student than the TN average
  • Debt of $12.8M, about $2,073 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 48% 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 below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Kingston. Grade by grade →

PK–5Kingston ElementaryThis district
6–8Cherokee Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Roane County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. TN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency33%
State average 31.1% · 4,071 students tested
Reading / language arts38%
State average 36.8% · 3,816 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)83%
State average 87.3% · 396 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
$12,235 per student · 6% below TN
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 33%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 36%State 48%Federal 16%

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

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

Enrollment over time
6,341’20
6,304’21
6,344’22
6,318’23
6,178’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 87%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 4%Black 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

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.