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Dayton, TN
Public School Ratings




Dayton 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


Rhea County School District details

Rhea County School District
1385 Broadway St
Dayton, TN 37321

4,091 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Rhea 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 61.0% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
38%
40%
38%
43%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Frazier Elementary School
3900 Double S Rd
Dayton, TN, 37321
KG-05
Graysville Elementary School
606 Long St
Dayton, TN, 37321
PK-05
Rhea Central Elementary School
1005 Delaware Ave
Dayton, TN, 37321
PK-05
Rhea County High School
885 Eagle Ln
Evensville, TN, 37332
09-12
Rhea Middle School
405 Pierce Rd
Evensville, TN, 37332
06-08
Spring City Elementary School
270 East Jackson Ave
Spring City, TN, 37381
PK-05
Spring City Middle School
751 Wasson Memorial Hwy 68
Spring City, TN, 37381
06-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 85.7% 61.4%
Black 1.8% 21.6%
Hispanic 11.7% 14.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 2.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 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 $6,285 $25,710,000 53.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $407 $1,663,000 3.5%
Staff $365 $1,495,000 3.1%
General Administration $448 $1,834,000 3.8%
School Administration $528 $2,160,000 4.5%
Operation $977 $3,996,000 8.4%
Transportation $458 $1,874,000 3.9%
Other $265 $1,085,000 2.3%
Total Support $3,448 $14,107,000 29.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,946 $7,963,000 16.7%
Total Expenditures $11,679 $47,780,000 100.0%
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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