Putnam County
Public school district based in Cookeville, Tennessee. NCES district ID 4703480; state ID TN-00710.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
22
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
11,776
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
Not reported by the state
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
Not reported by the state
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 501 | |
| Kindergarten | 814 | |
| Grade 1 | 872 | |
| Grade 2 | 870 | |
| Grade 3 | 858 | |
| Grade 4 | 791 | |
| Grade 5 | 863 | |
| Grade 6 | 839 | |
| Grade 7 | 871 | |
| Grade 8 | 841 | |
| Grade 9 | 914 | |
| Grade 10 | 923 | |
| Grade 11 | 899 | |
| Grade 12 | 920 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | Suppressed | |
| Asian | 1.4% | |
| Black or African American | 2.6% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 18.8% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | Suppressed | |
| Two or more races | 1.6% | |
| White | 75.5% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 48.9% | |
| Male | 51.1% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: Town 17, Rural 5.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookeville High School Cookeville | 9–12 | Regular | 2,241 | Not reported | — | Town: Remote |
| Upperman High School Baxter | 9–12 | Regular | 899 | Not reported | — | Rural: Fringe |
| Upperman Middle School Baxter | 5–8 | Regular | 851 | Not reported | — | Rural: Fringe |
| Prescott South Middle School Cookeville | 5–8 | Regular | 813 | Not reported | — | Town: Remote |
| Avery Trace Middle School Cookeville | 5–8 | Regular | 724 | Not reported | — | Town: Remote |
| Algood Middle School Cookeville | 5–8 | Regular | 718 | Not reported | — | Town: Remote |
| Prescott South Elementary Cookeville | PK–4 | Regular | 535 | Not reported | — | Town: Remote |
| Monterey High School Monterey | 7–12 | Regular | 526 | Not reported | — | Rural: Distant |
| Capshaw Elementary Cookeville | PK–4 | Regular | 515 | Not reported | — | Town: Remote |
| Burks Elementary Monterey | PK–6 | Regular | 515 | Not reported | — | Rural: Distant |
| Algood Elementary Algood | PK–4 | Regular | 495 | Not reported | — | Town: Remote |
| Northeast Elementary Cookeville | PK–4 | Regular | 459 | Not reported | — | Town: Remote |
| Cane Creek Elementary Cookeville | PK–4 | Regular | 447 | Not reported | — | Town: Remote |
| Park View School Cookeville | PK–4 | Regular | 416 | Not reported | — | Rural: Fringe |
| Cornerstone Elementary Baxter | 2–4 | Regular | 378 | Not reported | — | Town: Remote |
| Jere Whitson Elementary Cookeville | PK–4 | Regular | 339 | Not reported | — | Town: Remote |
| Sycamore Elementary Cookeville | PK–4 | Regular | 337 | Not reported | — | Town: Remote |
| Baxter Primary Baxter | PK–1 | Regular | 327 | Not reported | — | Town: Remote |
| Putnam County VITAL Cookeville | PK–12 | Regular | 123 | Not reported | — | Town: Remote |
| White Plains Academy Algood | K–12 | Alternative | 76 | Not reported | — | Town: Remote |
| Putnam Co Adult High School Cookeville | 9–12 | Regular | 22 | Not reported | — | Town: Remote |
| T T U Child Development Lab Cookeville | PK | Regular | 20 | Not reported | — | Town: Remote |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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