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Wayne County Schools
Wayne County is a public school district in Tennessee, based in Wayne County (Waynesboro). SchoolGrade grades 8 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Wayne 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 Wayne County
7 of 8 schools in Wayne County carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 1C: 4D: 2
Best schools in Wayne County
Statewide rankings: all 358 high schools in Tennessee · all 312 middle schools in Tennessee · all 964 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 Frank Hughes School (K-12 school, meets expectations)
- C+ Wayne County High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- C- Collinwood Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- Collinwood Middle School (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
- C- Collinwood High School (High school, meets expectations)
- D Waynesboro Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D Waynesboro Middle School (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Wayne County
High schools (2)
- C- Collinwood High School, Collinwood
- C+ Wayne County High School, Waynesboro
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- C- Collinwood Middle School, Collinwood
- D Waynesboro Middle School, Waynesboro
Elementary and primary schools (2)
- C- Collinwood Elementary, Collinwood
- D Waynesboro Elementary, Waynesboro
Other schools and academies (2)
- B Frank Hughes School, Clifton
- Wayne County Virtual School, Waynesboro
Where Wayne County schools are
Cities and towns served (3)
- Waynesboro (4)
- Collinwood (3)
- Clifton (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Tennessee
- County: Wayne County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: remote rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 2,149 students with 177 full-time-equivalent teachers and 397 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4704440
- 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
- Hardin County (7 schools, 21 mi)
- Lawrence County (13 schools, 24 mi)
- Lewis County (4 schools, 27 mi)
- Perry County (5 schools, 29 mi)
- Decatur County (4 schools, 30 mi)
- Henderson County (9 schools, 42 mi)
- McNairy County (9 schools, 42 mi)
- Hickman County (9 schools, 43 mi)
Questions about Wayne County
How many schools are in Wayne County?
SchoolGrade grades 8 public schools in Wayne County, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Wayne County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Waynesboro, Collinwood, Clifton.
How good are the schools in Wayne County?
Across the 7 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 30.1% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 36.3%. 43% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Wayne County?
2,149 students were enrolled in Wayne County in the 2023-24 school year, about 12.1 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Wayne County?
Wayne County is in Tennessee, based in Wayne County, with its district office in Waynesboro. Its boundary covers about 734 sq mi.