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Rhea County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Spring City and Graysville.

Spring City’s School Grade B better than 63% of Tennessee school districts

Students
3,890
Schools
7
Spent per student
$13,055
TN $13,059
Debt
$24.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Rhea County School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 63% of Tennessee districts
  • Debt of $24.6M, about $6,316 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 63% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BSpring City 1,989BGraysville 1,506

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Spring City. Grade by grade →

PK–5Spring City ElementaryThis district
6–8Spring City Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Rhea County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. TN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency33%
State average 31.1% · 2,709 students tested
Reading / language arts38%
State average 36.8% · 2,434 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)88%
State average 87.3% · 359 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
$13,055 per student · 0% below TN
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 33%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 25%State 58%Federal 17%

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

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

Enrollment over time
4,084’20
4,112’21
4,091’22
3,920’23
3,890’24

Down 4.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 82%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 2%Black 2%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.

Spring City Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Spring City
A−
613 students
Rhea Central Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dayton
B+
589 students
Graysville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dayton
B−
218 students
Frazier Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dayton
A
304 students
Rhea Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Evensville
B+
543 students
Spring City Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Spring City
B−
291 students
Rhea County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Evensville
B
1,332 students

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Dayton City Elementary School DistrictDayton
$11,730per student
Rhea County School District in DaytonDayton

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.