Henry County School District

Public Regional · 3 towns Grades PK–12 B+School Grade

Public schools for Puryear, Henry and Cottage Grove, and parts of Paris and McKenzie.

At a glance

2,924Students enrolled

6Schools

3Towns served

$11,950Spent per student

School path

Where would my kid go?

PuryearHenryCottage Grove

Grades PK–8

Lakewood Elementary or Dorothy And Noble Harrelson School or Henry ElementaryDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Henry Co High School1,017 students · ParisThis district

Grades PK–8

Henry Elementary353 students · HenryThis district

Grades 9–12

Henry Co High School1,017 students · ParisThis district

Grades PK–8

Lakewood Elementary or Dorothy And Noble Harrelson School or Henry ElementaryDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Henry Co High School1,017 students · ParisThis 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)98%

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

$11,950

per student each year · 8% below the TN average

Spending

Classroom instruction60%

Support & administration33%

Other7%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)29%

State53%

Federal17%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

2,763’20

2,785’21

2,765’22

3,007’23

2,924’24

Students

White · 82%2,407

Hispanic · 6%185

Black · 6%175

Two or more races · 5%140

Asian · 0%10

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%6

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

Towns served

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Puryear736 people

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Henry534 people

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Cottage Grove60 people

Also covers small parts of Paris and McKenzie.

Schools6 in district

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Lakewood ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–8 · 752 students · Buchanan

B+Public 📚

Dorothy And Noble Harrelson SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 425 students · Puryear

A-Public 📚

Henry ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–8 · 353 students · Henry

B-Public 📚

E. W. Grove SchoolSecondary · Grades 9 · 314 students · Paris

D-Public 🏫

Henry Co High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,017 students · Paris

CPublic 📚

Henry County Virtual AcademyOther · Grades K–12 · 63 students · Henry

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.