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Wilson County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Mount Juliet and Watertown, and parts of Lebanon.

Mount Juliet’s School Grade A better than 91% of Tennessee school districts

Students
20,703
Schools
25
Spent per student
$10,291
TN $13,059
Debt
$431.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Wilson County School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 91% of Tennessee districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 21% less per student than the TN average
  • Enrollment up 12.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $431.9M, about $20,863 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 91% 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 above the state, 2021–22
A
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
AMount Juliet 45,172AWatertown 1,691

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Mount Juliet. Grade by grade →

PK–55 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Green Hill High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. TN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency45%
State average 31.1% · 13,139 students tested
Reading / language arts50%
State average 36.8% · 11,940 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)93%
State average 87.3% · 1,796 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
$10,291 per student · 21% below TN
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 35%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 43%State 50%Federal 7%

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

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

Enrollment over time
18,444’20
19,521’21
20,308’22
20,548’23
20,703’24

Up 12.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 70%Hispanic 12%Black 8%Asian 5%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Rutland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mt Juliet
A
1,371 students
Stoner Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mt Juliet
A
1,043 students
Southside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Lebanon
B−
806 students
Carroll Oakland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Lebanon
B
741 students
Springdale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mt. Juliet
A+
738 students
Gladeville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gladeville
A
722 students
Mt. Juliet Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mt Juliet
A
648 students
Watertown Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Watertown
A
602 students
W A Wright Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mt Juliet
A+
538 students
Elzie D Patton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mt. Juliet
A
461 students
West Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Mt Juliet
A
849 students
Lakeview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Mt Juliet
A+
455 students
Tuckers Crossroads Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Lebanon
B+
352 students
Barry Tatum Virtual Learning Academy
Other · Grades 4–12 · Lebanon
A−
115 students
Barry Tatum Academy
Other · Grades 4–12 · Lebanon
86 students
West Wilson Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mt Juliet
A−
1,383 students
Mt. Juliet Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mt. Juliet
A−
1,002 students
Gladeville Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mt. Juliet
A
991 students
Watertown Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Watertown
C+
324 students
Lebanon High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lebanon
B
1,816 students
Mt. Juliet High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mt Juliet
B+
1,712 students
Wilson Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lebanon
B+
1,686 students
Green Hill High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mt. Juliet
B
1,606 students
Watertown High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Watertown
C+
641 students
Wilson Co Adult High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lebanon
15 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.