For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 777 students in Sequatchie County School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Tennessee.
Public Preschool in Sequatchie County School District have an average math proficiency score of 38% (versus the Tennessee public pre school average of 37%), and reading proficiency score of 26% (versus the 37% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Tennessee public preschool average of 42% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (TN)
# Schools
3 Schools
890 Schools
# Students
1,967 Students
417,431 Students
# Teachers
145 Teachers
28,312 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Sequatchie 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 80-84% has decreased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#105 out of 147 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
31%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
37%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
40%

Graduation Rate
80-84%
90%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.22
0.61
# American Indian Students
8 Students
758 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
10 Students
8,008 Students
% Asian Students
1%
2%
# Hispanic Students
178 Students
59,978 Students
% Hispanic Students
9%
14%
# Black Students
18 Students
86,069 Students
% Black Students
1%
21%
# White Students
1,732 Students
241,409 Students
% White Students
88%
58%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
542 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
20 Students
20,664 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
52
33,031
# Students in K Grade:
168
63,063
# Students in 1st Grade:
160
63,815
# Students in 2nd Grade:
144
64,364
# Students in 3rd Grade:
117
58,460
# Students in 4th Grade:
136
57,035
# Students in 5th Grade:
155
51,187
# Students in 6th Grade:
133
8,986
# Students in 7th Grade:
174
7,404
# Students in 8th Grade:
142
7,287
# Students in 9th Grade:
153
701
# Students in 10th Grade:
143
718
# Students in 11th Grade:
152
617
# Students in 12th Grade:
138
763
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,156 is higher than the state median of $11,979. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,629 is higher than the state median of $11,478. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$26 MM
$12,104 MM

Spending
$29 MM
$11,597 MM

Revenue / Student
$13,156
$11,979

Spending / Student
$14,629
$11,478

Best Sequatchie County School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Griffith Elementary School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
173 Jones Dr
Dunlap, TN 37327
(423) 949-2105
Dunlap, TN 37327
(423) 949-2105
Grades: PK-4
| 777 students
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