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Van Buren Co High School

PublicHighGrades 6–12

337 Sparta Street, Spencer, TN 38585 · (931) 946-2442 · Part of Van Buren County School District

Spencer’s School Grade C better than 32% of Tennessee school districts

Students
384
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–12
The gist

What stands out about Van Buren Co High School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 39% of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts below the state

On the path

Where Spencer kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Spencer Elementary372 students
6–12Van Buren Co High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency25%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts18%
State average 29.5%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

337 Sparta Street, Spencer

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 662
Grade 759
Grade 861
Grade 946
Grade 1050
Grade 1154
Grade 1252
Enrollment over time
392’20
375’21
400’22
386’23
384’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 98%Hispanic 1%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Van Buren Co High School from Spencer families.

Other schools in Van Buren County School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Tennessee’s other public schools; Spencer’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.