Roane County School District

Public Regional · 3 towns Grades PK–12 BSchool Grade

Public schools for Kingston, Harriman and Rockwood, and parts of Oliver Springs.

At a glance

6,178Students enrolled

18Schools

3Towns served

$12,235Spent per student

School path

Where would my kid go?

KingstonHarrimanRockwood

Grades PK–5

Kingston Elementary736 students · KingstonThis district

Grades 6–8

Cherokee Middle School495 students · KingstonThis district

Grades 9–12

Roane County High School625 students · KingstonThis district

Grades PK–5

Bowers Elementary524 students · HarrimanThis district

Grades 6–8

Harriman Middle School284 students · HarrimanThis district

Grades 9–12

Harriman High School354 students · HarrimanThis district

Grades PK–5

Ridge View Elementary577 students · RockwoodThis district

Grades 6–8

Rockwood Middle School274 students · RockwoodThis district

Grades 9–12

Rockwood High School320 students · RockwoodThis 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 proficiency30%

State average 26.9%

Graduation rate (4-year)95%

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

$12,235

per student each year · 6% below the TN average

Spending

Classroom instruction60%

Support & administration33%

Other7%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)36%

State48%

Federal16%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

6,341’20

6,304’21

6,344’22

6,318’23

6,178’24

Students

White · 87%5,377

Two or more races · 5%314

Hispanic · 4%267

Black · 3%163

Asian · 1%38

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%17

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

Towns served

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Kingston6,224 people

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Harriman6,090 people

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Rockwood5,566 people

Also covers small parts of Oliver Springs.

Schools18 in district

Level

All 18 Elementary 6 Middle 5 High 6 Other 1

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Kingston ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 736 students · Kingston

A-Public 📚

Ridge View ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 577 students · Rockwood

CPublic 📚

Bowers ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 524 students · Harriman

C+Public 📚

Midway ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 410 students · Kingston

A-Public 📚

Dyllis Springs ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 324 students · Oliver Springs

APublic 📚

Midtown ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 273 students · Harriman

A-Public 📚

Cherokee Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 495 students · Kingston

A-Public 📚

Harriman Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 284 students · Harriman

BPublic 📚

Rockwood Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 274 students · Rockwood

C+Public 📚

Midway Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 191 students · Ten Mile

A-Public 📚

Oliver Springs MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 172 students · Oliver Springs

B-Public 🏫

Roane County High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 625 students · Kingston

C+Public 🏫

Harriman High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 354 students · Harriman

DPublic 🏫

Rockwood High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 320 students · Rockwood

C-Public 🏫

Oliver Springs High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 278 students · Oliver Springs

BPublic 🏫

Midway High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 217 students · Kingston

B+Public 🏫

Midtown Educational CenterHigh · Grades 6–12 · 46 students · Harriman

Public 📚

Roane County Virtual AcademyOther · Grades K–12 · 78 students · Harriman

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.