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Lafayette, TN
Public School Ratings




Lafayette Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location.


Macon County School District details

Macon County School District
501 College St
Lafayette, TN 37083

4,235 Students enrolled in District

8 Schools in District

18 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Macon County School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Tennessee

5

(10 is best)

Better than 50.0% of all TN school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Better than 57.8% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
38%
39%
36%
39%
40%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Central Elementary School
905 Sycamore St
Lafayette, TN, 37083
02-03
Fairlane Elementary School
305 Fairlane Dr
Lafayette, TN, 37083
PK-01
Lafayette Elementary School
401 Meador Dr
Lafayette, TN, 37083
04-05
Macon County High School
2550 Days Rd
Lafayette, TN, 37083
09-12
Macon County Junior High School
1003 Hwy 52 By Pass East
Lafayette, TN, 37083
06-08
Red Boiling Springs Elementary School
417 Hillcrest Dr
Red Boiling Springs, TN, 37150
PK-05
Red Boiling Springs School
415 Hillcrest Dr
Red Boiling Spg, TN, 37150
06-12
Westside Elementary School
8025 Old Highway 52
Westmoreland, TN, 37186
PK-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 83.1% 60.4%
Black 0.7% 21.5%
Hispanic 15.8% 15.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 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 $5,531 $23,424,000 51.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $406 $1,720,000 3.8%
Staff $566 $2,399,000 5.2%
General Administration $173 $731,000 1.6%
School Administration $417 $1,766,000 3.9%
Operation $730 $3,092,000 6.8%
Transportation $429 $1,815,000 4.0%
Other $179 $758,000 1.7%
Total Support $2,900 $12,281,000 26.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,366 $10,019,000 21.9%
Total Expenditures $10,797 $45,724,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,613 $6,643,188,000 52.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $642 $645,252,000 5.1%
Staff $764 $767,714,000 6.1%
General Administration $236 $236,637,000 1.9%
School Administration $672 $675,576,000 5.4%
Operation $871 $874,639,000 7.0%
Transportation $417 $419,100,000 3.3%
Other $333 $334,903,000 2.7%
Total Support $3,936 $3,953,821,000 31.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,954 $1,963,448,000 15.6%
Total Expenditures $12,503 $12,560,457,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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