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Hawkins County Schools

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At a glance

98^thof 141 Tennessee districts▲ 16

Better than 30% of Tennessee districts

Elementary 9 Middle 3 High 2 Alternative 2Grades PK, KG-12

200 N Depot Street
Rogersville, TN 37857·(423) 272-7629·All Tennessee district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 30.5% of districts

Schools

5,847

Students

Top rankedMt Carmel Elementary School320^th of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Church Hill Elementary School up 335 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Clinch School 8.7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

2★

1★

3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Hawkins County Schools serves approximately 6,038 students across 16 schools in northeastern Tennessee, spanning grades K-12 with 9 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, 2 high schools, and 2 alternative schools. The district as a whole is rated 2 out of 5 stars and ranks 98th out of 141 Tennessee districts, trailing state averages in every reported subject area. Despite these overall challenges, several individual schools stand out as bright spots worth a closer look.

Among elementary schools, Mt Carmel Elementary School is the top overall performer, leading the district in math proficiency at 54.3% and ranking in the 69th percentile statewide—though its rank has slipped from the 85th percentile since 2023-2024. St Clair Elementary School is the district's most improved school, jumping from the 46th to 68th percentile in one year with big gains in math, ELA, and science. Surgoinsville Elementary School posts the highest science proficiency (56.5%), strong ELA scores, and the lowest chronic absenteeism among regular schools at just 11.1%. At the middle school level, Surgoinsville Middle School outperforms both Church Hill Middle School and Rogersville Middle School in every subject. Cherokee High School is the clear leader among high schools, beating Volunteer High School on every TNReady subject and posting a 96.8% graduation rate, though its chronic absenteeism of 27.1% is the highest in the district.

The district's most pressing challenge is mathematics. Geometry (-15.1 points), Algebra II (-14.4), and Algebra I (-14.0) show the largest gaps to state averages, and no high school meets the state benchmark in Algebra II or Geometry. Chronic absenteeism tracks closely with performance—the two traditional high schools have the highest rates in the district, while the top-performing elementary schools have the lowest. Notably, spending does not guarantee results: Mooresburg Elementary School spends a relatively high $16,442 per student yet ranks in the 16th percentile, while Mt Carmel Elementary achieves top-tier results with mid-range spending. For parents, the strongest choices overall appear to be Mt Carmel, St Clair, and Surgoinsville Elementary Schools, Surgoinsville Middle School, and Cherokee High School.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)							TNReady English Language Arts (2026)							TNReady Algebra I (2026)		TNReady Algebra II (2026)				TNReady Biology I (2026)			TNReady US History (2026)		TNReady English I (2026)		TNReady English II (2026)		TNReady Geometry (2026)				TNReady Science (2026)							TNReady Social Studies (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2020)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bulls Gap School	Public	PK, KG-8	315 Allen Drive	Bulls Gap	37711	Hawkins County	Hawkins County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 235-5201	343	14	24.5		321 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	48.2	512^th of 1019 public elementary schools	49.8%		40.3	606^th of 1009 public elementary schools	39.9%	94	24.0	58.8	34.8	22.7	38.5	42.4	37.6	36.0	47.1	39.1	45.5	36.5	30.5	38.4																				20.0	50.0	34.8	47.7	46.2	49.2	43.9	61.4	50.0	42.4	50.3	$13,637	$1,049	$11,661
Carter's Valley Elementary School	Public	K-4	1006 N Central Avenue	Church Hill	37642	Hawkins County	Hawkins County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 357-7450	318	26	12.4		286 (89.9%)	3 (0.9%)	16 (5.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	34.3	703^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	31.0%		33.2	702^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	30.4%	1	12.9	42.3					28.6	32.3	50.7					42.1																				37.1	38.0					37.6					$14,020	$1,391	$11,648
Church Hill Elementary School	Public	K-4	400 Old Stage Road	Church Hill	37642	Hawkins County	Hawkins County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 357-5621	346	23	14.9	61.9%	318 (91.9%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.9%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	49.6	497^th of 1019 public elementary schools	51.2%		21.2	832^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	17.5%	335	32.8	51.5					42.4	34.4	54.4					44.7																				37.5	55.9					47.0					$13,193	$969	$11,297
Church Hill Middle School	Public	5-8	211 Oak Drive	Church Hill	37642	Hawkins County	Hawkins County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 357-3051	347	25	13.8	50.3%	316 (91.1%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	53.4	268^th of 594 public middle schools	54.9%		52.4	252^nd of 583 public middle schools	56.8%	16			37.3	41.9	33.5	28.6	35.1			41.0	37.6	29.8	26.5	33.5																						40.4	47.5	50.0	41.1	44.7	49.2	65.2	51.8	55.0	$12,098	$909	$10,425
Clinch School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1540 Clinch Valley Road	Sneedville	37869	Hancock County	Hawkins County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 272-3202	153	18	8.7		142 (92.8%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.9%)								(n/a)	18.2	38.9	25.0		5.6	11.8	21.2	36.4	38.9	16.7		16.7	17.6	27.1	33.3	33.3		21.4		20.0				30.8	28.6	69.2	69.2	40.0	40.0					18.2	22.2	16.7		27.8	52.9	29.4		33.3	52.9	40.9	$17,674	$1,147	$15,546
Hawkins Elementary School	Public	3-5	1121 E Main Street	Rogersville	37857	Hawkins County	Hawkins County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 272-2632	272	18	15.5		245 (90.1%)	2 (0.7%)	16 (5.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	47.3	525^th of 1019 public elementary schools	48.5%		37.1	644^th of 1009 public elementary schools	36.2%	119	39.0	39.8	52.6				43.4	42.0	39.8	50.0				43.6																				32.9	46.0	46.2				41.9					$14,644	$1,193	$12,521
Mooresburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	305 Hwy 31	Mooresburg	37811	Hawkins County	Hawkins County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 272-9597	205	15	13.6	67.9%	185 (90.2%)	2 (1.0%)	8 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.9%)	20.5	851^st of 1019 public elementary schools	16.5%		29.4	745^th of 1009 public elementary schools	26.2%	106	22.7	46.7	28.6				33.3	27.3	16.7	17.1				19.5																				36.4	36.7	14.3				27.6					$16,442	$1,201	$13,865
Mt Carmel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	127 Cherry Street	Mt Carmel	37645	Hawkins County	Hawkins County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 357-7221	304	22	13.8	56.1%	269 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)	63.9	320^th of 1019 public elementary schools	68.6%		69.7	241^st of 1009 public elementary schools	76.1%	79	45.0	63.4					54.3	42.5	56.1					49.4																				41.5	63.4					52.4					$13,898	$830	$12,033
Rogersville Middle School	Public	6-8	958 McKinney Avenue	Rogersville	37857	Hawkins County	Hawkins County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 272-7603	374	32	11.6	70.0%	347 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	31.9	424^th of 594 public middle schools	28.6%		31	415^th of 583 public middle schools	28.8%	9				21.3	22.9	20.2	21.4				35.8	26.7	16.4	26.4																							39.2	37.7	30.7	35.9	42.1	48.1	33.6	41.2	$15,372	$1,008	$13,470
St Clair Elementary School	Public	K-5	1350 Melinda Ferry Road	Bulls Gap	37711	Hawkins County	Hawkins County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 235-2721	172	15	11.2		158 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	62.9	331^st of 1019 public elementary schools	67.5%		44.3	547^th of 1009 public elementary schools	45.8%	216	45.2	40.6	56.0				46.6	45.2	56.3	48.0				50.0																				51.6	59.4	52.0				54.5					$16,975	$1,147	$14,680
Surgoinsville Elementary School	Public	K-4	1010 W Main Street	Surgoinsville	37873	Hawkins County	Hawkins County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 345-2153	330	26	12.6	69.9%	309 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	59.1	376^th of 1019 public elementary schools	63.1%		57.1	395^th of 1009 public elementary schools	60.9%	19	29.0	57.7					42.1	40.3	60.4					49.6																				46.8	67.9					56.5					$14,914	$1,309	$12,328
Surgoinsville Middle School	Public	5-8	1044 Main Street	Surgoinsville	37873	Hawkins County	Hawkins County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 345-2252	259	19	13.6	66.8%	238 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	57	238^th of 594 public middle schools	59.9%		57.5	222^nd of 583 public middle schools	61.9%	16			48.6	38.1	27.1	32.1	37.1			54.3	42.2	37.3	32.7	42.3																						50.0	41.3	64.4	39.3	48.8	62.5	71.2	35.7	57.0	$14,946	$927	$13,050
Joseph Rogers Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	2001 East Main Street	Rogersville	37857	Hawkins County	Hawkins County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 272-9110	361	25	14.7		334 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)								(n/a)																																													$16,260	$1,324	$13,434
Volunteer High School	Public	9-12	1050 Volunteer Boulevard	Church Hill	37642	Hawkins County	Hawkins County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 357-3641	1,007	77	13.0	48.7%	919 (91.3%)	7 (0.7%)	42 (4.2%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.4%)	30.7	283^rd of 400 public high schools	29.3%		39.8	222^nd of 389 public high schools	42.9%	61															19.9	17.1		16.0	7.1	17.0	42.5	23.8	37.2			30.3	30.3	49.8	48.8		24.7	10.0	24.3												$12,441	$698	$11,113
Cherokee High School	Public	9-12	2927 Hwy 66 South	Rogersville	37857	Hawkins County	Hawkins County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 272-6507	996	71	14.1	52.8%	918 (92.2%)	12 (1.2%)	40 (4.0%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (1.7%)	42.7	234^th of 400 public high schools	41.5%		40.9	215^th of 389 public high schools	44.7%	19															21.3	19.3	70.9	15.5		30.3	79.2	35.1	45.4			39.5	39.5	57.3	57.3	58.5	18.5		30.3												$12,518	$829	$10,978
Hawkins County Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	952 East McKinney Avenue	Rogersville	37857	Hawkins County	Hawkins County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(423) 272-6655	60	3	20.0		57 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)								(n/a)							6.3							18.8																										18.8				23.1	$9,535	$621	$8,797

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hamblen County Schools	3.12 mi	18	74^th
Greene County Schools	7.12 mi	17	42^nd
Rogersville City Schools	10.67 mi	1	82^nd
Cocke County Schools	13.03 mi	12	61^st
Greeneville City Schools	13.6 mi	8	27^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.