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Morgan County Schools
Morgan County is a public school district in Tennessee, based in Morgan County (Wartburg). SchoolGrade grades 8 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Morgan County on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Morgan County
7 of 8 schools in Morgan County carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
B: 2C: 2D: 3
Best schools in Morgan County
Statewide rankings: all 339 high schools in Tennessee · all 306 middle schools in Tennessee · all 944 elementary schools in Tennessee
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B- Oakdale School (K-12 school, meets expectations)
- B- Coalfield School (K-12 school, meets expectations)
- C+ Sunbright School (K-12 school, meets expectations)
- C Central Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ Central Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Central High School (High school, underperforms expectations)
- D Petros Joyner Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Morgan County
All schools, A to Z (8)
- C Central Elementary, Wartburg
- D Central High School, Wartburg
- D+ Central Middle School, Wartburg
- B- Coalfield School, Coalfield
- Morgan County Career And Technical Center, Wartburg
- B- Oakdale School, Oakdale
- D Petros Joyner Elementary, Oliver Springs
- C+ Sunbright School, Sunbright
Where Morgan County schools are
Cities and towns served (5)
- Wartburg (4)
- Coalfield (1)
- Oakdale (1)
- Oliver Springs (1)
- Sunbright (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Tennessee
- County: Morgan County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 2,831 students with 189 full-time-equivalent teachers and 464 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4703090
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Scott County (7 schools, 21 mi)
- Roane County (18 schools, 22 mi)
- Oak Ridge (8 schools, 23 mi)
- Fentress County (6 schools, 23 mi)
- Cumberland County (12 schools, 24 mi)
- Anderson County (17 schools, 25 mi)
- Oneida (3 schools, 26 mi)
- Clinton (3 schools, 29 mi)
Questions about Morgan County
How many schools are in Morgan County?
SchoolGrade grades 8 public schools in Morgan County, across 5 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Morgan County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Wartburg, Coalfield, Oakdale, Oliver Springs, Sunbright.
How good are the schools in Morgan County?
Across the 7 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 27.1% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 32.7%. 57% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Morgan County?
2,831 students were enrolled in Morgan County in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Morgan County?
Morgan County is in Tennessee, based in Morgan County, with its district office in Wartburg. Its boundary covers about 522 sq mi.