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Decatur, TN
Public School Ratings




Decatur 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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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


Meigs County School District details

Meigs County School District
345 North Main Street
Decatur, TN 37322

1,751 Students enrolled in District

4 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Meigs County School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Tennessee

5

(10 is best)

Better than 46.5% of all TN school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 47.1% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
38%
37%
38%
33%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Meigs County High School
105 Abel Avenue
Decatur, TN, 37322
09-12
Meigs Middle School
586 North Main
Decatur, TN, 37322
06-08
Meigs North Elementary School
22015 State Highway 58 N
Decatur, TN, 37322
PK-05
Meigs South Elementary School
9638 State Highway 58 S
Decatur, TN, 37322
PK-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 96.6% 61.4%
Black 0.8% 21.6%
Hispanic 2.2% 14.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 2.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 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 $6,409 $11,222,000 63.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $479 $839,000 4.7%
Staff $442 $774,000 4.4%
General Administration $271 $475,000 2.7%
School Administration $298 $521,000 2.9%
Operation $627 $1,098,000 6.2%
Transportation $399 $698,000 3.9%
Other $215 $376,000 2.1%
Total Support $2,730 $4,781,000 26.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,003 $1,756,000 9.9%
Total Expenditures $10,142 $17,759,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,239 $6,281,389,000 54.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $566 $569,482,000 4.9%
Staff $647 $651,842,000 5.6%
General Administration $220 $221,150,000 1.9%
School Administration $648 $652,278,000 5.6%
Operation $805 $810,908,000 7.0%
Transportation $354 $355,941,000 3.1%
Other $305 $307,059,000 2.7%
Total Support $3,545 $3,568,660,000 30.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,723 $1,734,683,000 15.0%
Total Expenditures $11,507 $11,584,732,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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