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C+

Cheatham County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Pleasant View, Ashland City, Kingston Springs and Pegram.

Pleasant View’s School Grade C+ better than 36% of Tennessee school districts

Students
5,451
Schools
14
Spent per student
$11,180
TN $13,059
Debt
$0M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Cheatham County School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 36% of Tennessee districts
  • Spends 14% less per student than the TN average
  • Debt of $0M, about $7 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 36% 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 below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Pleasant View 5,797C+Ashland City 5,650C+Kingston Springs 2,758C+Pegram 2,036

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Pleasant View. Grade by grade →

PK–4Pleasant View ElementaryThis district
5–84 middle schoolsThis district
9–124 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. TN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency28%
State average 31.1% · 3,709 students tested
Reading / language arts36%
State average 36.8% · 3,367 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)83%
State average 87.3% · 454 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
$11,180 per student · 14% below TN
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 32%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 27%State 59%Federal 13%

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

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

Enrollment over time
5,683’20
5,786’21
5,833’22
5,629’23
5,451’24

Down 4.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 84%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 4%Black 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Pleasant View Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Pleasant View
A−
566 students
Ashland City Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Ashland City
B−
424 students
East Cheatham Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Ashland City
B
369 students
Kingston Springs Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Kingston Springs
A
316 students
West Cheatham Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Chapmansboro
B+
308 students
Pegram Elementary Fine Arts Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Pegram
B−
201 students
Riverside Academy
Other · Grades K–12 · Ashland City
17 students
Sycamore Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Pleasant View
B−
672 students
Cheatham Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Ashland City
C+
502 students
Harpeth Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Kingston Springs
B−
432 students
Sycamore High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Pleasant View
C+
635 students
Cheatham Co Central
High · Grades 9–12 · Ashland City
C
514 students
Harpeth High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Kingston Springs
C
425 students
Cheatham County Virtual School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ashland City
70 students

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Robertson County School DistrictCoopertown
$12,007per student

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.