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B+

Henry County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Puryear, Henry and Cottage Grove, and parts of Paris and McKenzie.

Puryear’s Schools page →

Students
2,924
Schools
6
Spent per student
$11,950
TN $13,059
Debt
$7.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Henry County School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 74% of Tennessee districts
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 8% less per student than the TN average
  • Enrollment up 5.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $7.2M, about $2,448 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 74% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Puryear 719Henry 457Cottage Grove 66

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Puryear. Grade by grade →

PK–83 schoolsThis district
9–12Henry Co High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. TN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency30%
State average 31.1% · 2,003 students tested
Reading / language arts39%
State average 36.8% · 1,740 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)94%
State average 87.3% · 356 in the class

100% 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
$11,950 per student · 8% below TN
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 33%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 29%State 53%Federal 17%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,763’20
2,785’21
2,765’22
3,007’23
2,924’24

Up 5.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 82%Hispanic 6%Black 6%Two or more races 5%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Lakewood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Buchanan
B+
752 students
Dorothy And Noble Harrelson School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Puryear
A−
425 students
Henry Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Henry
B−
353 students
Henry County Virtual Academy
Other · Grades K–12 · Henry
C−
63 students
Henry Co High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Paris
A−
1,017 students
E. W. Grove School
Secondary · Grades 9 · Paris
C−
314 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.