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Schools in Puryear

Puryear’s public schools

Henry County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Puryear. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/4schools above Tennessee’s middle

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

Reading proficiency
39%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
2021–22
Graduate on time
94%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.9K
▼ 8% vs TN $13.1K
FY2024
Schools in town
0
2,547 students on the public path
In brief

Puryear’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Puryear’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools. Dorothy And Noble Harrelson School places highest (better than 79%); Henry Elementary lowest (53%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Puryear, graded from B− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: Henry Co High School. 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 Puryear, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–83 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−
9–12Henry Co High Schoolin ParisA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Henry County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Henry County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 2,924 students, up 6% since 2020–21
$11,950TN $13,059 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading39%
State average 36.8% · 1740 students tested
Math30%
State average 31.1% · 2003 students tested

Puryear vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Tennessee towns that share Puryear’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Puryear—Henry County

Every school in Puryear

4 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).

Also serving Puryearin other towns
Lakewood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Buchanan
B+
752 studentsRate it →
Dorothy And Noble Harrelson School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
A−
425 studentsRate it →
Henry Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Henry
B−
353 studentsRate it →
Henry Co High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Paris
A−
1,017 studentsRate it →

Questions about Puryear’s schools

Are Puryear’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Puryear. Henry County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Puryear. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Puryear in?

Henry County School District.

Where do Puryear kids go to high school?

Henry Co High School.

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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.