Johnson County School District

211 N Church St
Mountain City, TN 37683-1326
(District boundaries shown in map)
2/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 1,622 students in Johnson County School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Tennessee.
Public Middle Schools in Johnson County School District have an average math proficiency score of 18% (versus the Tennessee public middle school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 24% (versus the 34% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 32% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Tennessee public middle school average of 39% (majority Black).

Overview

This School District
This State (TN)
# Schools
8 Schools
671 Schools
# Students
4,788 Students
315,482 Students
# Teachers
248 Teachers
21,235 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
19:1
19:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Johnson County School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 147 school districts in Tennessee (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 79% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (TN)
#121 out of 147 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
19%
34%
31%
37%
32%
40%
79%
90%

Students by Ethnicity:

0.42
0.58
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
2%
% Hispanic
7%
14%
% Black
12%
19%
% White
75%
61%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
4%
All Ethnic Groups

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $5,574 in this school district is less than the state median of $11,980. The school district revenue/student has declined by 49% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $5,267 is less than the state median of $11,478. The school district spending/student has declined by 49% over four school years.
This School District
This State (TN)
Total Revenue
$27 MM
$12,104 MM
Spending
$25 MM
$11,597 MM
Revenue / Student
$5,574
$11,980
Spending / Student
$5,267
$11,478

Best Johnson County School District Public Middle Schools (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Johnson Co Middle School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
278 Fairground Hill
Mountain City, TN 37683
(423) 727-2600
Gr: 7-8 | 307 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 8%

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Quick Facts (2026)

  • District size: 8 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 4,788 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 19:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 25%
  • : 79% (Btm 50% in TN)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 19% (Btm 50%)
  • : 31% (Btm 50%)
  • : 32% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), TN Dept. of Education

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