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District details
School board members: 8
Students: 6,157 (2023-2024)
Schools: 19 (2023-2024)
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Anderson County Schools is a school district in Tennessee (Anderson County). During the 2024 school year, 6,157 students attended one of the district's 19 schools.

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

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School board

Anderson 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
Sherri Beaty
Don Bell
Dail Cantrell
Darren Carden
Scott Gillenwaters
David Miller
Teresa Portwood
Jo Williams

Elections

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School board meetings

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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: $19,644,000 $3,090 21%
Local: $35,247,000 $5,545 38%
State: $37,072,000 $5,832 40%
Total: $91,963,000 $14,466
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $85,791,000 $13,495
Total Current Expenditures: $72,945,000 $11,474
Instructional Expenditures: $42,583,000 $6,698 50%
Student and Staff Support: $7,943,000 $1,249 9%
Administration: $9,493,000 $1,493 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $12,926,000 $2,033 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $7,247,000 $1,140
Construction: $4,268,000 $671
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $4,315,000 $678
Interest on Debt: $1,284,000 $201


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 (%)
2021-2022 29 50-59 15-19 20-24 21-39 29
2020-2021 25 30-39 15-19 25-29 <50 26
2018-2019 36 60-79 25-29 40-44 21-39 35
2017-2018 29 40-59 15-19 35-39 21-39 29
2016-2017 25 21-39 15-19 30-34 21-39 25
2015-2016 17 PS <50 PS PS 17
2014-2015 59 60-79 55-59 70-79 PS 59
2013-2014 53 60-79 40-44 60-69 <50 53
2012-2013 54 >=50 40-44 60-79 <50 54
2011-2012 53 >=50 35-39 21-39 PS 53
2010-2011 40 <50 30-34 <50 <50 40

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 (%)
2021-2022 31 40-49 20-24 30-34 <=20 32
2020-2021 28 40-49 15-19 25-29 <50 29
2018-2019 32 40-59 20-24 30-34 21-39 32
2017-2018 29 40-49 25-29 35-39 40-59 28
2016-2017 30 50-59 15-19 40-49 21-39 30
2015-2016 38 <=20 PS PS 39
2014-2015 48 40-59 40-44 50-59 PS 48
2013-2014 50 60-79 45-49 60-69 >=50 50
2012-2013 49 >=50 25-29 60-79 <50 49
2011-2012 54 >=50 30-34 21-39 PS 55
2010-2011 49 >=50 30-34 <50 <50 50

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 (%)
2021-2022 97 >=50 >=50 >=80 PS 98
2020-2021 95 PS >=80 >=50 PS 95
2019-2020 95 PS >=80 >=50 PS 96
2018-2019 96 >=50 >=50 >=50 PS 96
2017-2018 96 PS >=80 PS PS 96
2016-2017 94 PS >=50 PS PS 94
2015-2016 96 PS >=50 PS PS 96
2014-2015 97 PS >=80 PS PS 97
2013-2014 94 >=50 >=50 PS PS 94
2012-2013 91 PS >=50 PS 92
2011-2012 93 PS >=50 PS 93
2010-2011 88 PS >=80 PS PS 89


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 6,157 -2.6
2022-2023 6,317 -0.6
2021-2022 6,357 2.1
2020-2021 6,222 -3.4
2019-2020 6,436 -0.7
2018-2019 6,481 -1.0
2017-2018 6,548 -0.9
2016-2017 6,609 0.1
2015-2016 6,601 -0.7
2014-2015 6,650 -0.6
2013-2014 6,691 -2.5
2012-2013 6,855 -1.4
2011-2012 6,948 -1.5
2010-2011 7,051 3.3
2009-2010 6,820 -3.0
2008-2009 7,028 -14.0
2007-2008 8,014 10.7
2006-2007 7,156 4.1
2005-2006 6,864 -0.2
2004-2005 6,875 0.5
2003-2004 6,840 -1.4
2002-2003 6,933 -0.7
2001-2002 6,983 0.5
2000-2001 6,946 -2.2
1999-2000 7,102 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Anderson County Schools (%) Tennessee K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.4 2.1
Black 2.0 20.5
Hispanic 4.4 14.8
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 3.1 4.7
White 89.7 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, Anderson County Schools had 481.80 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.78.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 10.50
Kindergarten: 22.67
Elementary: 289.35
Secondary: 159.28
Total: 481.80

Anderson County Schools employed 20.27 district administrators and 19.87 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 20.27
District Administrative Support: 31.00
School Administrators: 19.87
School Administrative Support: 55.17
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 253.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 11.65
Total Guidance Counselors: 12.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 7.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 39.20
Other Support Services: 263.00


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]

Anderson County Schools operates 19 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Anderson County Career Technical Center09-12
Anderson County Head Start / Preschool70PK-PK
Anderson County High School1,0299-12
Anderson County Innovation Academy343-12
Andersonville Elementary304PK-5
Briceville Elementary122PK-5
Claxton Elementary449PK-5
Clinch River Community School0KG-12
Clinton High School1,0739-12
Clinton Middle School6136-8
Dutch Valley Elementary124PK-5
Fairview Elementary268PK-5
Grand Oaks Elementary321PK-5
Lake City Elementary389PK-5
Lake City Middle School2506-8
Norris Elementary270PK-5
Norris Middle School4696-8
Norwood Elementary214PK-5
Norwood Middle School1586-8

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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 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    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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