Summary:
The Perry County school district in Tennessee consists of 5 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 1 high school, and 1 alternative virtual school. While the district as a whole struggles, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, there is significant variability in performance between the schools.
Linden Middle School stands out as the highest performing in the district, ranking 283 out of 583 Tennessee middle schools and earning a 3-star rating. It has relatively strong test scores across subjects compared to the county and state averages. Linden Elementary also performs better than the district average, ranking 587 out of 1,009 Tennessee elementary schools and earning a 2-star rating, with test scores above the county averages.
In contrast, Perry County Virtual School, while having lower test scores overall, stands out for its 89.2% 4-year graduation rate and 6.7% dropout rate, which are better than the high school averages. The district as a whole faces challenges, such as consistently high chronic absenteeism rates around 19% across all schools, and wide variations in per-student spending, suggesting opportunities to better allocate resources to support student learning.
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