Putnam County Schools in Cookeville, TN

At a glance

Source years shown below

Reported students

11,776

NCES CCD 2024–25

Open schools

NCES preliminary directory 2025–26

Spending per pupil

$10,619

Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33

Instruction per pupil

$6,344

Calculated from FY 2023 F-33

Grades served

PK–12

NCES preliminary directory 2025–26

Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22

These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.

Students: 11,343
Teachers (FTE): 825
Student–teacher ratio: 13.7:1

What current records say about Putnam County Schools

Putnam County Schools operates 22 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in Cookeville, Tennessee. NCES reports 11,776 students and no matched teacher total for 2024–25.

Within Tennessee agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 13 of 141 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.

FY 2023 finance records show $10,619 in current expenditure per pupil and $6,344 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 110 of 140 in Tennessee. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.

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Reported needs and resources

English learners: 15.3%
Students with disabilities (IDEA): 14.1%
Current expenditure (FY 2023): $127,769,000

Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.

Putnam County Schools

Cookeville, Tennessee

NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 36.1520, -85.4714

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Student demographics

Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment

White75.4%
Hispanic18.8%
Black2.6%
Asian1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Multiracial1.6%

Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.

Explore schools in Putnam County Schools

22 current directory entries

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Showing 1–22 of 22 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.

Schools, grade spans, enrollment, and student–teacher ratios
School	Level / grades	Students	Ratio
Algood Elementary School	ElementaryPK–04	495	Not reported
Algood Middle School	Middle05–08	718	Not reported
Avery Trace Middle School	Middle05–08	724	Not reported
Baxter Primary School	ElementaryPK–01	327	Not reported
Burks Elementary School	ElementaryPK–06	515	Not reported
Cane Creek Elementary School	ElementaryPK–04	447	Not reported
Capshaw Elementary School	ElementaryPK–04	515	Not reported
Cookeville High School	High09–12	2,241	Not reported
Cornerstone Elementary School	Elementary02–04	378	Not reported
Jere Whitson Elementary School	ElementaryPK–04	339	Not reported
Monterey High School	High07–12	526	Not reported
Northeast Elementary School	ElementaryPK–04	459	Not reported
Park View School	ElementaryPK–04	416	Not reported
Prescott South Elementary School	ElementaryPK–04	535	Not reported
Prescott South Middle School	Middle05–08	813	Not reported
Putnam County Adult High School	High09–12	22	Not reported
Putnam County VITAL School	OtherKG–12	123	Not reported
Sycamore Elementary School	ElementaryPK–04	337	Not reported
T T U Child Development Lab School	OtherPK–PK	20	Not reported
Upperman High School	High09–12	899	Not reported
Upperman Middle School	Middle05–08	851	Not reported
White Plains Academy	OtherKG–12	76	Not reported