Sweetwater School District

220 S. Clark St
Sweetwater, TN 37874
(District boundaries shown in map)
3/
10
Bottom 50%
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.
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:

0.37
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.
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
$10,307
$11,979
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
$9,093
$11,478
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 Preschools (2025)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
500 Highway 322 East
Sweetwater, TN 37874
(423) 351-7004
Grades: PK-2
| 579 students

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Quick Stats (2025)

  • District size: 4 schools
  • Grades: PK-08
  • Enrollment: 1,500 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 16:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 22%
  • : 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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