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The state enrolls approximately 1 million K–12 students in 137 districts. [6] In 2021, the four-year high school graduation rate was 88.7%, a decrease of 1.2% from the previous year. [7] According to the most recent data, Tennessee spends $9,544 per student, the 8th lowest in the nation. [8]
Current expenditures per pupil increased from $10,675 in 2000–01 to $12,435 in 2008–09, decreased between 2008–09 and 2012–13 to $11,791, and then increased to $12,794 in 2016–17. Capital outlay expenditures per pupil in 2016–17 ($1,266) were 10 percent lower than in 2000–01 ($1,412). Interest payments on public elementary and ...
A 1999 Tennessee state study of Tennessee schools found that McMinn County Schools teacher salaries were 110% of the state median (and Athens City teacher salaries were 122% of the state median), on a Tennessee Teacher Cost Index basis, ranking it in the top 17% in the state. Parkinson became the head of the school system in 2018.
April 27, 2024 at 3:15 PM. Seth Herald/Reuters. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed legislation Friday allowing teachers and school staff in the state to be armed in school buildings and campuses ...
Athens City School System or Athens City Schools ( ACS) is a school district headquartered in Athens, Tennessee . The district serves grades Pre-Kindergarten through 8, with McMinn County Schools serving Athens residents for grades 9–12. [1] The latter operates McMinn County High School in Athens.
More questions than answers remain after Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed off on a controversial new law allowing public school teachers and staff to carry concealed handguns in K-12 schools if they ...
April 25, 2024 at 7:32 PM. Phelan M. Ebenhack. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Thursday that he planned to sign a bill state legislators sent to his desk this week that would allow school staff ...
Monroe County spends $9,221 per student each year. It has an annual revenue of $49,007,000. Overall, the district spends $5,564.8 million on instruction, $3,137.7 million on support services, and $527.1 million on other expenses. The district receives funding from the following sources: 62.4% State, 26.7% Local, 10.9% Federal.