For the 2024-25 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 1,105 students in Macon County School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Tennessee.
Public Middle Schools in Macon County School District have an average math proficiency score of 33% (versus the Tennessee public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 29% (versus the 34% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 18% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Tennessee public middle school average of 39% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (TN)
# Schools
8 Schools
672 Schools
# Students
4,231 Students
314,495 Students
# Teachers
258 Teachers
21,146 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Macon County School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 147 school districts in Tennessee (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 92% has increased from 88% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#82 out of 147 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
31%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
37%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
40%
Graduation Rate
92%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.29
0.57
# American Indian Students
10 Students
459 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
8 Students
5,512 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
603 Students
40,234 Students
% Hispanic Students
14%
13%
# Black Students
28 Students
62,616 Students
% Black Students
1%
20%
# White Students
3,512 Students
192,640 Students
% White Students
83%
61%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
285 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
70 Students
12,749 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
110
4,401
# Students in K Grade:
382
9,002
# Students in 1st Grade:
337
9,114
# Students in 2nd Grade:
348
8,680
# Students in 3rd Grade:
339
8,966
# Students in 4th Grade:
320
10,232
# Students in 5th Grade:
323
17,898
# Students in 6th Grade:
323
69,191
# Students in 7th Grade:
290
73,723
# Students in 8th Grade:
314
74,523
# Students in 9th Grade:
323
8,717
# Students in 10th Grade:
326
7,038
# Students in 11th Grade:
276
6,434
# Students in 12th Grade:
220
6,576
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $9,991 in this school district is less than the state median of $12,030. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $10,844 is less than the state median of $11,527. The school district spending/student has grown by 16% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$42 MM
$12,104 MM
Spending
$46 MM
$11,597 MM
Revenue / Student
$9,991
$12,030
Spending / Student
$10,844
$11,527
Best Macon County School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Macon County Junior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
1003 Hwy 52 By Pass East
Lafayette, TN 37083
(615) 666-7545
Lafayette, TN 37083
(615) 666-7545
Grades: 6-8
| 771 students
Rank: #22.
Red Boiling Springs School
Magnet School
(Math: 12% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
415 Hillcrest Dr
Red Boiling Springs, TN 37150
(615) 699-3125
Red Boiling Springs, TN 37150
(615) 699-3125
Grades: 6-12
| 334 students
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