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C+

Giles County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Pulaski, Ardmore, Elkton, Minor Hill and Lynnville.

Pulaski’s School Grade C+ better than 40% of Tennessee school districts

Students
3,595
Schools
8
Spent per student
$13,071
TN $13,059
The gist

What stands out about Giles County School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 40% of Tennessee districts
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 40% 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
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Pulaski 8,394C+Ardmore 1,244Elkton 531Minor Hill 527Lynnville 331

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Pulaski. Grade by grade →

PK–2Pulaski ElementaryThis district
3–5Southside ElementaryThis district
6–8Bridgeforth Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Giles Co High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. TN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency28%
State average 31.1% · 2,332 students tested
Reading / language arts32%
State average 36.8% · 2,130 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
State average 87.3% · 246 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
$13,071 per student · 0% above TN
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 33%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 40%State 44%Federal 16%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,685’20
3,694’21
3,670’22
3,644’23
3,595’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 74%Black 11%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 5%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

Richland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lynnville
B
520 students
Pulaski Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Pulaski
471 students
Minor Hill School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Minor Hill
B
307 students
Elkton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Prospect
C
263 students
Southside Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Pulaski
C
397 students
Richland School
High · Grades 6–12 · Lynnville
B−
633 students
Bridgeforth Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Pulaski
C
316 students
Giles Co High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Pulaski
C−
688 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.