School district · Tennessee

Unicoi County

Unicoi County in Tennessee: 7 public schools with 2,074 students and — students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,632 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 7
Students: 2,074
Students per teacher: —; TN — · US 15.1
Spending per student: $12,632; TN $13K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): —
Counselors (FTE): —
Students per counselor: —; TN — · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): —; Librarians (FTE): —

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Tennessee's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Tennessee: 39%

36%proficient

+0.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 52% of school districts in Tennessee

Median 36% · 145 school districts compared

828 students tested, grades 3–8 · TNReady; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Tennessee: 42%

43%proficient

+0.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 56% of school districts in Tennessee

Median 42% · 145 school districts compared

830 students tested, grades 3–8 · TNReady; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$8.5K15

$9.1K16

$9.4K17

$9.3K18

$9.4K19

$9.8K20

$10.4K21

$11.3K22

$11.5K23

$12.6K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 20% · $6.4M
State: 56% · $17.9M
Local: 24% · $7.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $7,608
Support services: $4,321
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $3.4M
Long-term debt: $4.2M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1High schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Unicoi Community Learning CenterFree meals for all	Pre-K	84	—	—	—	Erwin
Love Chapel ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	333	—	41%	37%	Erwin
Rock Creek ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	190	—	36%	50%	Erwin
Temple Hill ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	96	—	24%	32%	Erwin
Unicoi ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	330	—	35%	42%	Unicoi
Unicoi Co Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	432	—	34%	45%	Erwin
Unicoi Co High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	609	—	—	—	Erwin

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 100 Nolichucky AVE, Erwin, TN 37650
Phone: (423)743-1600

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.