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Jere Whitson Elementary School

(931) 526-6575

Physical Address:
178 East Jere Whitson RD
Cookeville, TN  38501
Mailing Address:
178 East Jere Whitson RD
Cookeville, TN  38501

School Information

District:
Putnam County
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Putnam County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
PK - 4
Number of Students:
342

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Jere Whitson Elementary School

This School County Average State Average
White 53.51% 85.12% 70.90%
Hispanic 42.11% 9.72% 5.67%
Black 3.51% 3.83% 26.09%
Asian/Pacific 0.88% 1.56% 1.88%
American Indian 0% 0.40% 0.42%

Genders in Jere Whitson Elementary School

This School County Average State Average
Female 51.17% 48.84% 50.21%
Male 48.83% 51.16% 49.79%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Jere Whitson Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 175 170 183
Hispanic 130 131 144
Black 9 7 12
Asian/Pacific 0 1 3
Others 0 0 0
American Indian 2 1 0
Total 316 310 342

Enrollment by Gender for Jere Whitson Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Female 160 153 175
Male 156 157 167
Total 316 310 342

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Jere Whitson Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 316 310 342
# Eligible for free lunch 254 (80%) 271 (87%) 258 (75%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 17 (5%) 28 (9%) 25 (7%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 271 (86%) 299 (96%) 283 (83%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Jere Whitson Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 316 310 342
Fulltime teachers 24.0 24.6 25.0
Student/Teacher Ratio 13.20 12.60 13.68
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 17.06 17.03 15.59