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C

Hardin County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Savannah, Crump, Saltillo and Milledgeville, and parts of Adamsville.

Savannah’s School Grade C better than 30% of Tennessee school districts

Students
3,294
Schools
7
Spent per student
$11,917
TN $13,059
Debt
$20.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Hardin County School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 30% of Tennessee districts
  • Graduation rate 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 9% less per student than the TN average
  • Enrollment down 5.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $20.6M, about $6,240 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 30% 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 well below the state, class of 2023
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CSavannah 7,689Crump 946Saltillo 441Milledgeville 275

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Savannah. Grade by grade →

PK–53 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Hardin County Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Hardin County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. TN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency29%
State average 31.1% · 2,130 students tested
Reading / language arts35%
State average 36.8% · 1,937 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)81%
State average 87.3% · 205 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
$11,917 per student · 9% below TN
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 38%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 36%State 48%Federal 15%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,487’20
3,408’21
3,370’22
3,359’23
3,294’24

Down 5.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 86%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 4%Black 4%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Northside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Savannah
B+
483 students
East Hardin Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Savannah
C+
400 students
Parris South Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Savannah
B−
389 students
Pickwick Southside School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Counce
C+
223 students
West Hardin Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Adamsville
B+
205 students
Hardin County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Savannah
B−
643 students
Hardin County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Savannah
B
951 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.