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Bledsoe County School District

478 Spring St
Pikeville, TN 37367-0369
(District boundaries shown in map)
3/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 366 students in Bledsoe County School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Tennessee.
ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Middle School in Bledsoe County School District have an average math proficiency score of 29% (versus the Tennessee public middle school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 23% (versus the 34% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 14% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Tennessee public middle school average of 39% (majority Black).

Overview

This School District
This State (TN)
# Schools
5 Schools
672 Schools
# Students
1,650 Students
315,543 Students
# Teachers
116 Teachers
21,238 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Bledsoe County School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 147 school districts in Tennessee (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (TN)
#106 out of 147 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
30%
34%
29%
37%
33%
40%
87%
90%

Students by Ethnicity:

0.18
0.58
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
8%
14%
% Black
1%
19%
% White
90%
61%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
4%
All Ethnic Groups

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $13,152 is higher than the state median of $11,979. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,195 is higher than the state median of $11,478. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
This School District
This State (TN)
Total Revenue
$22 MM
$12,104 MM
Spending
$20 MM
$11,597 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,152
$11,979
Spending / Student
$12,195
$11,478

Best Bledsoe County School District ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Middle Schools (2025-26)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Bledsoe County Middle School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
857 Main St
Pikeville, TN 37367
(423) 447-3212
Gr: 6-8 | 366 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 14%

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Quick Facts (2025-26)

  • District size: 5 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 1,650 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 14:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 10%
  • : 87% (Top 50% in TN)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 30% (Btm 50%)
  • : 29% (Btm 50%)
  • : 33% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), TN Dept. of Education

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