Sweetwater School District

220 S. Clark St
Sweetwater, TN 37874
(District boundaries shown in map)
3/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 322 students in Sweetwater School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Tennessee.
Public Middle School in Sweetwater School District have an average math proficiency score of 14% (versus the Tennessee public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 22% (versus the 34% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 24% 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
4 Schools
672 Schools
# Students
1,486 Students
314,495 Students
# Teachers
93 Teachers
21,146 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1

District Rank

Sweetwater 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.
This School District
State Average (TN)
#103 out of 147 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
This chart displays the overall district rank of Sweetwater  School District, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
26%
31%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Sweetwater  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Tennessee by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
29%
37%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Sweetwater  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Tennessee by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
34%
40%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Sweetwater  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Tennessee by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.38
0.57
# American Indian Students
3 Students
459 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
7 Students
5,512 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
221 Students
40,234 Students
% Hispanic Students
15%
13%
# Black Students
37 Students
62,616 Students
% Black Students
3%
20%
# White Students
1,147 Students
192,640 Students
% White Students
77%
61%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
285 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
70 Students
12,749 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
4%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:
68
4,401
# Students in K Grade:
166
9,002
# Students in 1st Grade:
172
9,114
# Students in 2nd Grade:
150
8,680
# Students in 3rd Grade:
138
8,966
# Students in 4th Grade:
161
10,232
# Students in 5th Grade:
152
17,898
# Students in 6th Grade:
157
69,191
# Students in 7th Grade:
153
73,723
# Students in 8th Grade:
169
74,523
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
8,717
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
7,038
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
6,434
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
6,576
# Ungraded Students:
-
-

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $10,404 in this school district is less than the state median of $12,030. The school district revenue/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $9,179 is less than the state median of $11,527. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
This School District
This State (TN)
Total Revenue
$16 MM
$12,104 MM
This chart displays total revenue of Sweetwater  School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in Tennessee by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending
$14 MM
$11,597 MM
This chart displays total spending of Sweetwater  School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in Tennessee by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Revenue / Student
$10,404
$12,030
This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Sweetwater  School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in Tennessee by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending / Student
$9,179
$11,527
This chart displays average spending per public school student in Sweetwater  School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in Tennessee by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Best Sweetwater School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Sweetwater Jr High School
Magnet School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 22%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
1013 Cannon Ave
Sweetwater, TN 37874
(423) 337-7336
Grades: 7-8
| 322 students

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Quick Stats (2024-25)

  • District size: 4 schools
  • Grades: PK-08
  • Enrollment: 1,486 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 16:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 23%
  • : Bottom 50% in TN
  • : 26% (Btm 50%)
  • : 29% (Btm 50%)
  • : 34% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), TN Dept. of Education

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