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Kingsport Public Schools

Source & Methodology

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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Kingsport School District details

Kingsport School District
400 Clinchfield St
Kingsport, TN 37660

7,784 Students enrolled in District

12 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Kingsport School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Tennessee

9

(10 is best)

Better than 81.9% of all TN school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 72.7% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
44%
38%
45%
38%
43%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
1000 Summer St
Kingsport, TN, 37664
PK-05
Andrew Jackson Elementary School
600 Jackson St
Kingsport, TN, 37660
PK-05
Andrew Johnson Elementary School
1001 Ormond Dr
Kingsport, TN, 37664
PK-05
Dobyns Bennett High School
1 Tribe Way
Kingsport, TN, 37664
09-12
George Washington Elementary School
1100 Bellingham Dr
Kingsport, TN, 37660
KG-05
John Adams Elementary School
2727 Edinburgh Channel Rd
Kingsport, TN, 37664
KG-05
John F. Kennedy Elementary School
1500 Woodland Ave
Kingsport, TN, 37660
PK-05
John Sevier Middle School
1200 Wateree St
Kingsport, TN, 37660
06-08
Palmer Early Learning Center School
1609 Ft Henry Dr
Kingsport, TN, 37664
PK-PK
Ross N. Robinson Middle School
1517 Jessee St
Kingsport, TN, 37664
06-08
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 84.6% 61.4%
Black 5.2% 21.6%
Hispanic 7.7% 14.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.7% 2.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.7% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,649 $51,758,000 58.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $694 $5,400,000 6.1%
Staff $691 $5,379,000 6.1%
General Administration $283 $2,206,000 2.5%
School Administration $493 $3,834,000 4.3%
Operation $892 $6,943,000 7.8%
Transportation $279 $2,172,000 2.4%
Other $362 $2,815,000 3.2%
Total Support $3,693 $28,749,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,059 $8,242,000 9.3%
Total Expenditures $11,401 $88,749,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,239 $6,281,389,000 54.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $566 $569,482,000 4.9%
Staff $647 $651,842,000 5.6%
General Administration $220 $221,150,000 1.9%
School Administration $648 $652,278,000 5.6%
Operation $805 $810,908,000 7.0%
Transportation $354 $355,941,000 3.1%
Other $305 $307,059,000 2.7%
Total Support $3,545 $3,568,660,000 30.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,723 $1,734,683,000 15.0%
Total Expenditures $11,507 $11,584,732,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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