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Mckenzie School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Tennessee for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 384 students in Mckenzie School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Tennessee.
Public Middle School in Mckenzie School District have an average math proficiency score of 36% (versus the Tennessee public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 33% (versus the 34% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 23% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Tennessee public middle school average of 39% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (TN)
# Schools
3 Schools
672 Schools
# Students
1,281 Students
315,543 Students
# Teachers
92 Teachers
21,238 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Mckenzie School District, which is ranked within the top 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 95% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#54 out of 147 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
31%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
37%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
40%

Graduation Rate
≥95%
90%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.41
0.58
# American Indian Students
2 Students
486 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
4 Students
5,814 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
94 Students
43,054 Students
% Hispanic Students
7%
14%
# Black Students
134 Students
61,375 Students
% Black Students
11%
19%
# White Students
971 Students
191,076 Students
% White Students
76%
61%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
301 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
73 Students
13,437 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
61
4,463
# Students in K Grade:
83
8,748
# Students in 1st Grade:
104
9,053
# Students in 2nd Grade:
98
9,015
# Students in 3rd Grade:
105
8,869
# Students in 4th Grade:
94
9,837
# Students in 5th Grade:
100
18,109
# Students in 6th Grade:
97
70,329
# Students in 7th Grade:
86
74,290
# Students in 8th Grade:
101
74,350
# Students in 9th Grade:
89
8,695
# Students in 10th Grade:
90
6,911
# Students in 11th Grade:
81
6,404
# Students in 12th Grade:
92
6,470
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $10,304 in this school district is less than the state median of $11,979. The school district revenue/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $9,306 is less than the state median of $11,478. The school district spending/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$13 MM
$12,104 MM

Spending
$12 MM
$11,597 MM

Revenue / Student
$10,304
$11,979

Spending / Student
$9,306
$11,478

Best Mckenzie School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Mckenzie Middle School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
80 West Woodrow Ave
Mc Kenzie, TN 38201
(731) 352-2792
Mc Kenzie, TN 38201
(731) 352-2792
Grades: 5-8
| 384 students
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