For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 579 students in Sweetwater School District.
Public Preschools in Sweetwater School District have a diversity score of 0.37, which is less than the Tennessee public preschool average of 0.61.
Minority enrollment is 22% 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
4 Schools
890 Schools
# Students
1,500 Students
417,431 Students
# Teachers
93 Teachers
28,312 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.
Overall District Rank
#103 out of 147 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
31%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
37%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
40%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.37
0.61
# American Indian Students
3 Students
758 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
7 Students
8,008 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
222 Students
59,978 Students
% Hispanic Students
15%
14%
# Black Students
30 Students
86,069 Students
% Black Students
2%
21%
# White Students
1,167 Students
241,409 Students
% White Students
78%
58%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
542 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
69 Students
20,664 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
73
33,031
# Students in K Grade:
159
63,063
# Students in 1st Grade:
174
63,815
# Students in 2nd Grade:
173
64,364
# Students in 3rd Grade:
151
58,460
# Students in 4th Grade:
136
57,035
# Students in 5th Grade:
170
51,187
# Students in 6th Grade:
153
8,986
# Students in 7th Grade:
167
7,404
# Students in 8th Grade:
144
7,287
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
701
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
718
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
617
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
763
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $10,307 in this school district is less 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 $9,093 is less than the state median of $11,478. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$16 MM
$12,104 MM
Spending
$14 MM
$11,597 MM
Revenue / Student
$10,307
$11,979
Spending / Student
$9,093
$11,478
Best Sweetwater School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: n/an/a
500 Highway 322 East
Sweetwater, TN 37874
(423) 351-7004
Sweetwater, TN 37874
(423) 351-7004
Grades: PK-2
| 579 students
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