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Carthage, TN
Public School Ratings




Carthage Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Smith County School District details

Smith County School District
126 S C M S Lane
Carthage, TN 37030

3,033 Students enrolled in District

9 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Smith County School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Tennessee

7

(10 is best)

Better than 67.4% of all TN school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 66.2% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
39%
43%
39%
41%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Carthage Elementary School
149 Skyline Dr
Carthage, TN, 37030
PK-04
Defeated Elementary School
451 Defeated Creek Hwy
Carthage, TN, 37030
PK-08
Forks River Elementary School
611 Cookeville Hwy
Elmwood, TN, 38560
PK-08
Gordonsville Elementary School
104 Main Street East
Gordonsville, TN, 38563
03-06
Gordonsville High School
110 Main Street East
Gordonsville, TN, 38563
07-12
New Middleton Elementary School
402 New Middleton Hwy
Gordonsville, TN, 38563
PK-02
Smith County High School
312 Fite Ave
Carthage, TN, 37030
09-12
Smith County Middle School
134 Smith County Middle School Ln
Carthage, TN, 37030
05-08
Union Heights Elementary School
663 Lebanon Hwy
Carthage, TN, 37030
PK-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 91.6% 60.4%
Black 1.7% 21.5%
Hispanic 5.9% 15.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,163 $18,691,000 58.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $431 $1,307,000 4.1%
Staff $438 $1,329,000 4.1%
General Administration $228 $691,000 2.1%
School Administration $612 $1,857,000 5.8%
Operation $741 $2,247,000 7.0%
Transportation $389 $1,179,000 3.7%
Other $206 $624,000 1.9%
Total Support $3,045 $9,234,000 28.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,398 $4,239,000 13.2%
Total Expenditures $10,605 $32,164,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,613 $6,643,188,000 52.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $642 $645,252,000 5.1%
Staff $764 $767,714,000 6.1%
General Administration $236 $236,637,000 1.9%
School Administration $672 $675,576,000 5.4%
Operation $871 $874,639,000 7.0%
Transportation $417 $419,100,000 3.3%
Other $333 $334,903,000 2.7%
Total Support $3,936 $3,953,821,000 31.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,954 $1,963,448,000 15.6%
Total Expenditures $12,503 $12,560,457,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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