Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Petersburg’s public schools
Lincoln County School District and Marshall County School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Petersburg. Each school below is shown with its own results.
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
Petersburg’s schools, in brief
School by school
10 of Petersburg’s 11 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools. Chapel Hill Elementary places highest (better than 88%); Lincoln Central Academy lowest (36%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Eight elementary schools serve Petersburg, graded from B+ to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then five high schools: Lincoln County High School, Marshall Co High School, Forrest School, Cornersville School and Lincoln Central Academy. 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 Petersburg, with each school’s own grade.
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lincoln County School District.
Two districts serve Petersburg
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Petersburg vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Tennessee towns that share Petersburg’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Petersburg | — | Lincoln County PK–12 · Marshall County PK–12 |
Every school in Petersburg
13 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).
Questions about Petersburg’s schools
Are Petersburg’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Petersburg. Lincoln County School District and Marshall County School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Petersburg. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 10 of its 11 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Petersburg in?
Lincoln County School District and Marshall County School District.
Where do Petersburg kids go to high school?
One of five high schools, depending on your address: Lincoln County High School, Marshall Co High School, Forrest School, Cornersville School and Lincoln Central Academy.
Parents talk
What Petersburg families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Petersburg → They have their own page.
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.