Rutherford County Schools (Tennessee)

Rutherford County Schools is a school district based in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States. It serves Rutherford County, Tennessee—excluding pre-kindergarten through 6th grade in Murfreesboro itself, which is served by the Murfreesboro City Schools system.

Rutherford County
Address
2240 Southpark Blvd
, Tennessee, 37128
United States
District information
GradesPK–12
SuperintendentDr. James Sullivan
NCES District ID4703690
Students and staff
Enrollment47,458 (as of 2019-20)[1]
Staff5,207.50 (FTE) (as of 2018-19) [1]
Student–teacher ratio15.39 (as of 2019-20)[1]
Other information
Websitewww.rcschools.net

The district gained national attention during the COVID-19 pandemic when local high school student Grady Knox was harassed by district meeting attendees after explaining that his grandmother had died due to the lack of mask-wearing in local schools.[2][3] Outgoing school board chairman Coy Young subsequently apologized, stating his "regret the young man was treated the way he was."[4]

Schools

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Elementary schools

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  • Barfield Elementary School
  • Blackman Elementary School
  • Brown's Chapel Elementary School
  • Buchanan Elementary School
  • Cedar Grove Elementary School
  • Christiana Elementary School
  • David Youree Elementary School
  • Eagleville School (PK–12)
  • Homer Pittard Campus School (K–6)
  • John Colemon Elementary School
  • Kittrell Elementary School
  • Lascassas Elementary School
  • Lavergne Lake Elementary School
  • Roy Waldron Annex (PK–1)
  • McFadden School of Excellence (K–5)
  • Plainview Elementary School
  • Rock Springs Elementary School
  • Rockvale Elementary School (PK–5)
  • Rocky Fork Elementary School (K-5)
  • Roy L. Waldron Elementary School (2–5)
  • Smyrna Elementary School
  • Smyrna Primary School
  • Stewarts Creek Elementary School
  • Stewartsboro Elementary School
  • Thurman Francis Arts Academy (K–8)
  • Walter Hill Elementary School
  • Wilson Elementary School

Middle schools

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  • Blackman Middle School est. 2002
  • Christiana Middle School
  • Eagleville School (PK–12)
  • La Vergne Middle School
  • Oakland Middle School
  • Rock Springs Middle School
  • Rocky Fork Middle School est.2017
  • Rockvale Middle School (6–8)
  • Siegel School
  • Smyrna Middle School
  • Stewarts Creek Middle School
  • Thurman Francis Arts Academy (K–8)
  • Whitworth-Buchanan Middle School

High schools

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Other schools

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "District Directory Information (2019-2020 school year)". National Center for Education Statistics. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Tennessee teen talking about grandma who died of Covid heckled by adults at school board meeting". NBC News. September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  3. ^ "Student whose grandma died of Covid-19 mocked at school board meeting while he advocated for masks". CNN. Archived from the original on September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  4. ^ "Rutherford County School Board apologizes after student heckled in viral video". WKRN-TV. September 10, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
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