Weakley County School District

Public Regional · 5 towns Grades PK–12 B+School Grade

Public schools for Martin, Dresden, Greenfield, Gleason and Sharon, and parts of McKenzie.

At a glance

3,993Students enrolled

11Schools

5Towns served

$12,657Spent per student

School path

Where would my kid go?

MartinDresdenGreenfieldGleasonSharon

Grades PK–2

Martin Primary470 students · MartinThis district

Grades 3–5

Martin Elementary391 students · MartinThis district

Grades 6–8

Martin Middle School408 students · MartinThis district

Grades 9–12

Westview High School611 students · MartinThis district

Grades PK–4

Dresden Elementary440 students · DresdenThis district

Grades 5–8

Dresden Middle School335 students · DresdenThis district

Grades 9–12

Dresden High School or Weakley County Center For Adult Continuing EducationDepends on your addressThis district

Grades PK–12

Greenfield School454 students · GreenfieldThis district

Grades PK–12

Gleason School393 students · GleasonThis district

Grades PK–8

Sharon School190 students · SharonThis district

Grades 9–12

5 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis 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 proficiency34%

State average 26.9%

Graduation rate (4-year)93%

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

$12,657

per student each year · 3% below the TN average

Spending

Classroom instruction63%

Support & administration31%

Other7%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)25%

State58%

Federal17%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

3,944’20

3,981’21

3,987’22

3,932’23

3,993’24

Students

White · 78%3,118

Black · 10%391

Two or more races · 6%221

Hispanic · 5%216

Asian · 1%46

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%1

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

Towns served

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Martin10,915 people

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Dresden2,943 people

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Greenfield2,264 people

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Gleason1,159 people

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Sharon1,036 people

Also covers small parts of McKenzie.

Schools11 in district

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Martin PrimaryElementary · Grades PK–2 · 470 students · Martin

Public 📚

Dresden ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–4 · 440 students · Dresden

A-Public 📚

Martin ElementaryElementary · Grades 3–5 · 391 students · Martin

A-Public 📚

Sharon SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 190 students · Sharon

A-Public 📚

Martin Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 408 students · Martin

BPublic 📚

Dresden Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 335 students · Dresden

A-Public 🏫

Westview High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 611 students · Martin

B-Public 🏫

Dresden High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 301 students · Dresden

BPublic 🏫

Weakley County Center For Adult Continuing EducationHigh · Grades 9–12 · Dresden

Public 📚

Greenfield SchoolOther · Grades PK–12 · 454 students · Greenfield

A-Public 📚

Gleason SchoolOther · Grades PK–12 · 393 students · Gleason

B+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.