Carter County School District
Public
Grades PK–12 DSchool Grade
Public schools for Watauga, and parts of Johnson City.
At a glance
4,450Students enrolled
14Schools
$11,729Spent per student
School path
Where would my kid go?
For Watauga
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 proficiency16%
State average 26.9%
Graduation rate (4-year)88%
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
$11,729
per student each year · 10% below the TN average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
4,470’20
4,397’21
4,433’22
4,541’23
4,450’24
Students
White · 91%4,054
Hispanic · 5%228
Two or more races · 3%122
Black · 1%30
Asian · 0%8
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%7
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Schools14 in district
Hampton ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–8 · 662 students · Hampton
CPublicHappy Valley ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–4 · 506 students · Johnson City
BPublicHunter ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 498 students · Elizabethton
CPublicCentral ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–8 · 267 students · Johnson City
C-PublicCloudland Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 262 students · Roan Mountain
B-PublicUnaka ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–8 · 194 students · Elizabethton
DPublicValley Forge ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 186 students · Elizabethton
BPublicHappy Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 354 students · Elizabethton
CPublicHappy Valley High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 449 students · Elizabethton
C+PublicHampton High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 368 students · Elizabethton
CPublicUnaka High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 284 students · Elizabethton
C+PublicCloudland High SchoolHigh · Grades 7–12 · 236 students · Roan Mountain
C+PublicCarter County Alternative SchoolHigh · Grades 5–12 · 61 students · Elizabethton
PublicCarter County Online AcademyOther · Grades K–12 · 123 students · Elizabethton
B-PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
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.