Rutherford County Schools managing growth through construction projects
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — The student population for Rutherford County Schools has the district marking another milestone.
“We’ve been the fourth largest district [in Tennessee] and that gap is just getting larger and larger between us and Hamilton, which is number five,” said Rutherford County Director of Schools Dr. James Sullivan. “It’s a very large district. We’re in the top 100 in the country now.”
Tennessee lawmaker pushes for more school nurses
He explained that the district currently has 51,823 students, which includes Pre-K through 12th grade.
“We’ve got about 950 Pre-K students. We have a voluntary pre-K pre program that is state funded, largely, it’s still some local funded, but then an integrated pre K program for special education and traditional students,” Dr. Sullivan said. “That is part of it. We are right at 51,000, roughly for traditional K through 12. I expect us to be between 52,000 and 53,000 Next year. We’re adding between that thousand and two thousand. I wish it would slow down, because that is a huge.”
New curriculum in Rutherford County Schools targets opioid epidemic
The district shared a video giving an update on its construction projects. Right now, they have three high schools undergoing additions to their campuses. There will be 100,000 square feet added to the Riverdale, Oakland, and Smyrna campuses. The projects are expected to be completed by August 2025. That’s the same time a new elementary school is scheduled to be open off Baker Road.
For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WKRN News 2.
