Academics
Facts
Rutherford County has two public schools systems: Rutherford County Schools (pre-K – 12) and Murfreesboro City Schools (pre-K – 6). Private schools offer additional choice to citizens.
Rutherford County Schools, with 32,704 students in grades K-12, are 100 percent accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, with 98.5% of its core courses taught by highly qualified teachers.
Rutherford County had 6 middle schools ranked in the state’s top 50 schools in a three-way tie with two other Tennessee counties for top-performing middle schools.
The Murfreesboro City Schools, with 7,077 students system wide in grades pre-K through 6, are 100 percent accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. On the Terra Nova test administered in the Spring, the grade average at all levels exceeded the national norms. More than 68 percent of the licensed employees have Master’s degrees or higher.
Murfreesboro’s elementary school system is #6 statewide, with the ratio of professional personnel to pupils approximately 1 to 14. The ratio of classroom teachers to pupils is less than 1 to 20.
A healthy mind starts with a healthy body. Rutherford County is tops in the state in terms of sports and athletics, routinely fielding teams that finish in the top 10 statewide in football, basketball, baseball and soccer.
