Grundy County School District

Public Regional · 7 towns Grades PK–12 C-School Grade

Public schools for Monteagle, Tracy City, Gruetli-Laager, Altamont, Coalmont, Palmer and Beersheba Springs.

At a glance

1,711Students enrolled

5Schools

7Towns served

$12,368Spent per student

School path

Where would my kid go?

Tracy CityGruetli-LaagerAltamontCoalmontPalmerBeersheba Springs

Grades PK–8

Tracy Elementary358 students · Tracy CityThis district

Grades PK–8

Swiss Memorial Elementary317 students · Gruetli- LaagerThis district

Grades PK–8

North Elementary385 students · AltamontThis district

Grades PK–8

4 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades PK–8

4 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades PK–8

4 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 proficiency21%

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

$12,368

per student each year · 5% below the TN average

Spending

Classroom instruction56%

Support & administration36%

Other8%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)15%

State60%

Federal26%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,537’20

1,627’21

1,590’22

1,719’23

1,711’24

Students

White · 97%1,657

Hispanic · 2%26

Two or more races · 1%19

Black · 0%4

Asian · 0%4

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%1

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

Towns served

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Monteagle1,926 people

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Tracy City1,682 people

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Gruetli-Laager1,480 people

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Altamont1,322 people

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Coalmont906 people

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Palmer818 people

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Beersheba Springs654 people

Schools5 in district

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North ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–8 · 385 students · Altamont

B-Public 📚

Tracy ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–8 · 358 students · Tracy City

C+Public 📚

Swiss Memorial ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–8 · 317 students · Gruetli- Laager

BPublic 📚

Pelham ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–8 · 165 students · Pelham

BPublic 🏫

Grundy County High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 486 students · Coalmont

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.