Wayne County School District

Public Regional · 3 towns Grades PK–12 DSchool Grade

Public schools for Clifton, Waynesboro and Collinwood.

At a glance

2,079Students enrolled

9Schools

3Towns served

$13,208Spent per student

School path

Where would my kid go?

CliftonWaynesboroCollinwood

Grades PK–12

Frank Hughes School276 students · CliftonThis district

Grades PK–4

Waynesboro Elementary407 students · WaynesboroThis district

Grades 5–12

Frank Hughes School or Collinwood Middle SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 12

Wayne County High School258 students · WaynesboroThis district

Grades PK–4

Collinwood Elementary349 students · CollinwoodThis district

Grades 5–8

Collinwood Middle School238 students · CollinwoodThis district

Grades 9–12

Collinwood High School223 students · CollinwoodThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs TN

Math proficiency8%

State average 26.9%

Graduation rate (4-year)92%

State average 90.3%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$13,208

per student each year · 1% above the TN average

Spending

Classroom instruction61%

Support & administration33%

Other6%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)18%

State64%

Federal19%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

2,155’20

2,202’21

2,162’22

2,149’23

2,079’24

Students

White · 93%1,940

Hispanic · 3%66

Two or more races · 2%33

Black · 1%27

Asian · 0%10

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%2

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Clifton2,660 people

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Waynesboro2,296 people

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Collinwood996 people

Schools9 in district

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Waynesboro ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–4 · 407 students · Waynesboro

CPublic 📚

Collinwood ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–4 · 349 students · Collinwood

C-Public 📚

Waynesboro Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 278 students · Waynesboro

CPublic 📚

Collinwood Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 238 students · Collinwood

C-Public 🏫

Wayne County High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 258 students · Waynesboro

B-Public 🏫

Collinwood High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 223 students · Collinwood

C+Public 🏫

Wayne County Virtual SchoolHigh · Grades 7–12 · 50 students · Waynesboro

D-Public 🏫

Wayne County Technology CenterHigh · Grades 9–12 · Waynesboro

Public 📚

Frank Hughes SchoolOther · Grades PK–12 · 276 students · Clifton

C-Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.