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South Pittsburg High School

Serves grades 7 - 12

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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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
717 Elm Ave
South Pittsburg, TN 37380
Phone
(423) 837-7561
District
MARION COUNTY
County
MARION COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
391
Classroom Teachers
26

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Tennessee

3

(10 is best)

Better than 24.5% of all TN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

South Pittsburg High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

40 30 20 10 0
23%
33%
27%
35%
18%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

40 30 20 10 0
12%
28%
10%
26%
14%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
35%
43%
45%
14%
25%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
15
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 44 11.3%
Grade 8 76 19.4%
Grade 9 60 15.3%
Grade 10 69 17.6%
Grade 11 76 19.4%
Grade 12 66 16.9%
Total 391 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 76.9% 90.5% 62.3%
Black 18.9% 5.6% 21.6%
Hispanic 3.9% 3.4% 13.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.5% 2.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 27,415 7,051,339
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 54.1 169
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.4% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.0% 33.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.0% 25.7%
65 OR OLDER 19.9% 16.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 11,186 2,713,635
Single Parent Households With Children 10.5% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 81.8% 89.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 14.1% 29.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.3% 14.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 10.5% 15.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.9% 13.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 21.4% 17.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.9% 17.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.3% 12.6%
$15,000 or less 13.7% 9.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,373 $21,749,904 57.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $402 $1,627,296 4.3%
Staff $533 $2,157,584 5.7%
General Administration $215 $870,320 2.3%
School Administration $534 $2,161,632 5.7%
Operation $761 $3,080,528 8.1%
Transportation $294 $1,190,112 3.1%
Other $228 $922,944 2.4%
Total Support $2,968 $12,014,464 31.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,001 $4,052,048 10.7%
Total Expenditures $9,341 $37,812,368 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,076 $6,055,596,249 54.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $517 $514,989,071 4.6%
Staff $637 $635,260,889 5.7%
General Administration $212 $211,475,970 1.9%
School Administration $644 $641,504,793 5.7%
Operation $799 $796,124,112 7.1%
Transportation $365 $364,043,741 3.3%
Other $300 $299,115,221 2.7%
Total Support $3,474 $3,462,481,329 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,675 $1,669,852,381 14.9%
Total Expenditures $11,225 $11,187,895,551 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%