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Rhea County

Dayton, Tennessee · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

3,890
Students enrolled
7
Public schools
298
Classroom teachers (FTE)
13.1:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 97
  • Kindergarten 268
  • Grade 1 257
  • Grade 2 269
  • Grade 3 291
  • Grade 4 282
  • Grade 5 260
  • Grade 6 309
  • Grade 7 252
  • Grade 8 273
  • Grade 9 371
  • Grade 10 326
  • Grade 11 321
  • Grade 12 314

By race/ethnicity

  • White 82%
  • Hispanic/Latino 13%
  • Two or more races 2%
  • Black or African American 2%
  • Asian <1%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Spending and revenue

$13,055 spent per student on day-to-day operations Tennessee median: $12,103 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $7,872
  • Support services $4,326
  • Other (food service, etc.) $857

Where the money comes from

  • Local 25%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 17%

Total revenue $58.7 milliontotal spending $57.0 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

Rural: DistantStudents: 94% rural, 6% town

Total staff (FTE)

636

District office

1385 Broadway ST, Dayton TN 37321

County

Rhea County

Official website

NCES District ID

4703510

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About Rhea County

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

Our Mission: The Rhea County School System strives to foster a community of life-long learners committed to providing a safe, academically rich, and creative environment empowering all students to attain their personal best while demonstrating the life skills that will enable them to reach for and attain their dreams. Our Vision: Developing the knowledge and skills of life for life while planning for a better tomorrow by guiding today's students to become tomorrow's leaders. Our Motto: Reach for the Stars!
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