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Carter County Schools, Tennessee

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Carter County Schools
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District details
School board members: 8
Students: 4,630 (2023-2024)
Schools: 15 (2023-2024)
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Carter County Schools is a school district in Tennessee (Carter County). During the 2024 school year, 4,630 students attended one of the district's 15 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Carter County Schools consists of eight members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Keith Bowers
Kelly Crain
Tony Garland
Dylan Hill
Terry Hubbard
Gary Oaks
Jeremiah Tolley
Danny Ward

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $13,850,000 $2,906 23%
Local: $13,490,000 $2,830 22%
State: $33,243,000 $6,975 55%
Total: $60,583,000 $12,711
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $56,552,000 $11,865
Total Current Expenditures: $53,634,000 $11,253
Instructional Expenditures: $33,042,000 $6,932 58%
Student and Staff Support: $6,592,000 $1,383 12%
Administration: $4,657,000 $977 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $9,343,000 $1,960 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $2,205,000 $462
Construction: $594,000 $124
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $713,000 $149
Interest on Debt: $0 $0


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 16 PS 11-19 10-14 <50 16
2018-2019 35 PS 30-39 30-34 21-39 35
2017-2018 25 PS 11-19 30-34 <=20 25
2016-2017 29 >=50 20-29 25-29 <50 29
2015-2016 40-59 40-59
2014-2015 47 PS 40-49 40-49 >=50 47
2013-2014 43 >=50 30-39 40-49 60-79 42
2012-2013 41 >=50 20-29 30-39 <50 41
2011-2012 41 >=50 30-39 30-39 >=50 41
2010-2011 33 PS 11-19 20-29 <50 33

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 23 PS 20-29 15-19 <50 23
2018-2019 31 PS 20-29 25-29 <=20 31
2017-2018 30 PS 30-39 20-24 21-39 30
2016-2017 29 >=50 30-39 15-19 <50 29
2015-2016 29 PS PS 30
2014-2015 45 >=50 40-49 30-39 <50 45
2013-2014 45 PS 40-49 30-39 >=50 45
2012-2013 44 >=50 50-59 30-39 21-39 44
2011-2012 47 >=50 30-39 30-39 <50 48
2010-2011 47 <50 20-29 30-39 <50 48

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 88 PS >=50 PS 89
2018-2019 89 PS PS PS PS 89
2017-2018 91 >=50 >=50 PS 91
2016-2017 91 PS PS >=50 PS 91
2015-2016 89 >=50 >=50 PS 89
2014-2015 84 PS >=50 PS PS 84
2013-2014 89 PS PS >=50 PS 89
2012-2013 91 PS PS PS 91
2011-2012 90 PS PS 90
2010-2011 90 PS PS PS PS 90


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 4,630 -2.9
2022-2023 4,764 0.0
2021-2022 4,766 -2.6
2020-2021 4,890 -4.2
2019-2020 5,096 -0.8
2018-2019 5,137 -3.0
2017-2018 5,290 -3.1
2016-2017 5,456 -0.8
2015-2016 5,498 -0.1
2014-2015 5,503 -1.2
2013-2014 5,567 -2.6
2012-2013 5,711 -0.8
2011-2012 5,755 -1.1
2010-2011 5,821 0.5
2009-2010 5,793 -2.1
2008-2009 5,916 -1.5
2007-2008 6,005 0.3
2006-2007 5,984 -2.0
2005-2006 6,105 0.5
2004-2005 6,076 3.6
2003-2004 5,858 -0.8
2002-2003 5,903 -1.7
2001-2002 6,001 -1.0
2000-2001 6,060 -4.3
1999-2000 6,322 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Carter County Schools (%) Tennessee K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 2.1
Black 0.9 20.5
Hispanic 4.3 14.8
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 2.4 4.7
White 91.9 57.7

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Carter County Schools had 336.58 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.76.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 14.50
Kindergarten: 21.00
Elementary: 191.35
Secondary: 109.73
Total: 336.58

Carter County Schools employed 1.00 district administrators and 27.58 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.00
District Administrative Support: 13.00
School Administrators: 27.58
School Administrative Support: 38.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 131.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 4.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 8.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 7.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 31.00
Other Support Services: 245.00


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Carter County Schools operates 15 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Carter County Online Academy834-12
Central Elementary261PK-8
Cloudland Elementary School267PK-6
Cloudland High School2457-12
Hampton Elementary622PK-8
Hampton High School3959-12
Happy Valley Elementary541PK-4
Happy Valley High School4509-12
Happy Valley Middle School3615-8
Hunter Elementary519KG-8
Little Milligan89PK-5
Siam Learning Center615-12
Unaka Elementary213PK-8
Unaka High School3099-12
Valley Forge Elementary214PK-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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