School district · Tennessee

White County

White County in Tennessee: 8 public schools with 3,736 students and — students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $11,110 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 8
Students: 3,736
Students per teacher: —; TN — · US 15.1
Spending per student: $11,110; 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%

45%proficient

+4.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 81% of school districts in Tennessee

Median 36% · 145 school districts compared

1,593 students tested, grades 3–8 · TNReady; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Tennessee: 42%

55%proficient

+7.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 87% of school districts in Tennessee

Median 42% · 145 school districts compared

1,596 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

$7.3K15

$7.5K16

$7.9K17

$8.5K18

$8.8K19

$8.9K20

$9.3K21

$9.8K22

$10.2K23

$11.1K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 22% · $11.8M
State: 57% · $31M
Local: 21% · $11.6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $7,009
Support services: $3,238
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $9.1M
Long-term debt: $16.1M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 6Middle schools: 1High schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Bon De Croft ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	170	—	41%	54%	Sparta
Cassville ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	206	—	59%	58%	Sparta
Doyle ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	309	—	51%	64%	Doyle
Findlay ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	413	—	63%	77%	Sparta
Northfield Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	288	—	52%	60%	Sparta
Woodland Park ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	509	—	38%	49%	Sparta
White Co Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	827	—	40%	50%	Sparta
White County High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,014	—	—	—	Sparta

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: 576 Hale ST, Sparta, TN 38583
Phone: (931)836-2229

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.