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Location Map Gallatin, TN 37066 Sumner County
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District Poverty Rate 11.4% (data source)
Non-White Students 30.0% (data source)
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Last Updated December 3, 2025
What Can My School District Do?

All school districts, regardless of whether they are required by law to allow released time, should implement good policy and be prepared for when a released time program may approach the district. The time to set the policy is before an active program is pressuring the district. Research polices the district can implement to protect teachers' and students' instruction time. Set polices that limit disruptions to students and the ability for proselytization to occur, impacting other students of faith or no faith. A more detailed write-up on school board policies can be read here.

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Schools in the District (48)
School Grades Period
Beech Elementary
Beech Sr High School
Benny C. Bills Elementary School
Bethpage Elementary
Clyde Riggs Elementary
Dr. William Burrus Elementary At Drakes Creek
E B Wilson
Gallatin Senior High School
Gene W. Brown Elementary
George A Whitten Elementary
Guild Elementary
Harold B. Williams Elementary School
Hendersonville High School
Howard Elementary
Indian Lake Elementary
J W Wiseman Elementary
Jack Anderson Elementary
Joe Shafer Middle School
Knox Doss Middle School At Drakes Creek
Lakeside Park Elementary
Madison Creek Elementary
Merrol Hyde Magnet School
Millersville Elementary
Nannie Berry Elementary
North Sumner Elementary
Oakmont Elementary
Portland East Middle School
Portland Gateview Elementary School
Portland High School
Portland West Middle School
R T Fisher Alternative
Robert E Ellis Middle
Rucker Stewart Middle
Station Camp Elementary
Station Camp High School
Station Camp Middle School
Sumner County Middle College High School
Sumner County Middle Technical College High School at Portla
T. W. Hunter Middle School
Union Elementary School
V G Hawkins Middle School
Vena Stuart Elementary
Watt Hardison Elementary
Westmoreland Elementary
Westmoreland High School
Westmoreland Middle School
White House High School
White House Middle School
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Policy Notes
Tennessee State Law Schools are required to allow students to be released for religious programs. This does not mean schools do not have the ability to create policies that protect the school's instruction time.
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