McMinn County Schools

McMinn County Schools
Address
3 South Hill Street
Athens
, Tennessee
United States
Coordinates35°26′29″N 84°35′41″W / 35.44131°N 84.59467°W / 35.44131; -84.59467
District information
GradesPreK–12[1]
Director of SchoolsLee Parkison
Schools9
NCES District ID4702820[1]
Students and staff
Students5,493[1]
Teachers343 (FTE)[1]
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

McMinn County School District or McMinn County Schools is a school district headquartered in Athens, Tennessee.[2]

Most of McMinn County is zoned to the district for all grade levels. Residents of Athens and Etowah however have separate school districts for PreKindergarten through 8th grade, but attend McMinn County Schools-operated facilities for grades 9–12.[3]

In 2020, the district had 5,493 students.[1] It had two high schools, seven middle schools, seven elementary schools, and seven preschools.[4]

The demographics of the county are that as of 2019 it was 92% white, 3% Hispanic or Latino, and 2% black.[5] 19.4% of families had an income that was below the poverty level, and 27.7% of families were receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.[5] A total of 52.6% of the population had a high school education or less.[5]

As of January 2022 the Director of Schools is Lee Parkison.[6][7]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for McMinn County School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Home". McMinn County Schools. Retrieved 28 January 2022. McMinn County School District 3 South Hill Street Athens, Tennessee TN 37303
  3. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McMinn County, TN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Mcminn County". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "ACS School District Profile 2015-19". nces.ed.gov.
  6. ^ Copeland, Ashley (21 September 2018). "Parkison elected McMinn County Director of Schools". The Daily Post-Athenian. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
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