Rutherford County
Rutherford County is a public school district in Tennessee serving 50,707 students across 51 schools. It includes 25 elementary, 11 middle, 13 high schools. Its graduation rate of 95.7% is above the national average of 86.5%. Per-pupil spending of $11,822 is below the national average for a US public school district. Opportunity scores across its schools are limited, with a district median of 39/100.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Barfield Elementary | PK–05 | 961 |
| Blackman Elementary School | PK–05 | 1,075 |
| Brown's Chapel Elementary School | PK–05 | 842 |
| Buchanan Elementary | KG–05 | 475 |
| Cedar Grove Elementary | PK–05 | 813 |
| Christiana Elementary | PK–05 | 664 |
| David Youree Elementary | PK–05 | 738 |
| Homer Pittard Campus School | KG–05 | 242 |
| John Colemon Elementary | PK–05 | 767 |
| Kittrell Elementary | PK–05 | 337 |
| Lascassas Elementary | PK–05 | 629 |
| LaVergne Lake Elementary School | PK–05 | 858 |
| McFadden School Of Excellence | KG–05 | 389 |
| Plainview Elementary School | PK–05 | 534 |
| Rock Springs Elementary | PK–05 | 1,189 |
| Rockvale Elementary | PK–05 | 906 |
| Rocky Fork Elementary School | PK–05 | 960 |
| Roy L Waldron Elementary | PK–05 | 1,339 |
| Smyrna Elementary | PK–05 | 711 |
| Smyrna Primary | PK–05 | 581 |
| Stewarts Creek Elementary School | KG–05 | 1,256 |
| Stewartsboro Elementary | PK–05 | 718 |
| Thurman Francis Arts Academy/Magnet School for the Arts | KG–08 | 657 |
| Walter Hill Elementary | PK–05 | 589 |
| Wilson Elementary School | PK–05 | 679 |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Blackman Middle School | 06–08 | 1,625 |
| Christiana Middle School | 06–08 | 1,048 |
| LaVergne Middle School | 06–08 | 1,091 |
| Oakland Middle School | 06–08 | 1,103 |
| Rock Springs Middle School | 06–08 | 1,066 |
| Rockvale Middle School | 06–08 | 1,383 |
| Rocky Fork Middle School | 06–08 | 783 |
| Siegel Middle School | 06–08 | 1,185 |
| Smyrna Middle School | 06–08 | 868 |
| Stewarts Creek Middle School | 06–08 | 991 |
| Whitworth-Buchanan Middle School | 06–08 | 759 |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Blackman High School | 09–12 | 2,194 |
| Central Magnet School | 06–12 | 1,210 |
| Daniel McKee Alternative School | 06–12 | 72 |
| Holloway High School | 09–12 | 120 |
| Lavergne High School | 09–12 | 2,100 |
| Oakland High School | 09–12 | 1,980 |
| Riverdale High School | 09–12 | 2,043 |
| Rockvale High School | 09–12 | 2,292 |
| Rutherford County Adult High School | 09–12 | 0 |
| Siegel High School | 09–12 | 1,861 |
| Smyrna High School | 09–12 | 2,200 |
| Smyrna West Alternative School | 06–12 | 90 |
| Stewarts Creek High School | 09–12 | 2,391 |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Eagleville School | PK–12 | 990 |
| Rutherford County Virtual School | 03–12 | 353 |
Funding is shared between state (45%) and local sources (42%), with limited federal reliance.
All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets — NCES Common Core of Data, EDFacts, and the Opportunity Atlas — and we work hard to keep them accurate and up to date. That said, federal data is published on an annual cycle, so some figures may not yet reflect the very latest school-year changes or local updates. We recommend using this page as a helpful starting point and cross-checking with the school or district directly, or visiting the NCES Common Core of Data and ed.gov for the most authoritative figures before making any important decisions.