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Macon County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Lafayette and Red Boiling Springs.

Lafayette’s School Grade B better than 60% of Tennessee school districts

Students
4,216
Schools
8
Spent per student
$10,446
TN $13,059
Debt
$7.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Macon County School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 60% of Tennessee districts
  • Spends 20% less per student than the TN average
  • Enrollment up 7.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $7.2M, about $1,711 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 60% 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
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BLafayette 6,020BRed Boiling Springs 1,201

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lafayette. Grade by grade →

PK–1Fairlane ElementaryThis district
2–3Central ElementaryThis district
6–8Macon County Junior High SchoolThis district
9–12Macon County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. TN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency31%
State average 31.1% · 2,586 students tested
Reading / language arts33%
State average 36.8% · 2,400 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)91%
State average 87.3% · 235 in the class

98% 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
$10,446 per student · 20% below TN
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 32%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 16%State 64%Federal 19%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,913’20
4,079’21
4,231’22
4,235’23
4,216’24

Up 7.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 80%Hispanic 17%Two or more races 2%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Fairlane Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Lafayette
478 students
Westside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westmoreland
A−
390 students
Red Boiling Springs Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Red Boiling Springs
B−
363 students
Central Elementary
Elementary · Grades 2–3 · Lafayette
A−
473 students
Lafayette Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Lafayette
A−
442 students
Macon County Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lafayette
B+
778 students
Red Boiling Springs School
High · Grades 6–12 · Red Boiling Spg
C
328 students
Macon County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lafayette
B−
964 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.