Does Rutherford County Schools pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Rutherford County Schools employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Rutherford County Schools. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Rutherford County Schools?

85% of Rutherford County Schools employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Rutherford County Schools 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Rutherford County Schools?

Teacher (64) , English Teacher (14) , Educational Assistant (7) , Assistant Principal (4) , Special Education Teacher (4) , Educator (3) , School Counselor (3) , Special Education Assistant (3) , Substitute Teacher (3) , Administrative Assistant (2) , Bookkeeper (2) , Classroom Teacher (2) , High School Math Teacher (2) , Kindergarten Teacher (2) , Registered Nurse (2)

What are the pros of working at Rutherford County Schools according to real employee reviews?

"Good Pay ( relatively) and teaching materials" ((in 9 reviews)); "Great Benefits" ((in 8 reviews)); "Pays decent and great coworkers" ((in 7 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 7 reviews)); "Great staff, awesome insurance, same schedule as children" ((in 6 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Rutherford County Schools according to real employee reviews?

"Dishonest, Unprofessional, unworthy, no work/life balance, did not take the pandemic seriously and work from home." ((in 3 reviews))

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4.2

85% would recommend to a friend

(192 total reviews)

Don Odom

87% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity and inclusion

4.0

Culture and values

4.0

Career opportunities

3.8

Senior management

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Work/Life balance

Rutherford County Schools has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 192 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Rutherford County Schools employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

192 reviews

4.0

16 May 2026

Love our school

Teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

School environment, administrative support, school community, love our director of schools.

Cons

Testing pressure. Annual pay steps are not keeping up with the cost of living AND our insurance continues to increase at a rate higher than our steps.

5.0

5 Apr 2026

Easy to pick up classes, but classroom changes needed

Substitute teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

It was very easy to pick up classes.

Cons

The only con was that you had to move classrooms during a planning hour.

4.0

23 Mar 2026

Good place

Teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Support and work life balance

Cons

It depends on then leadership some are great some are not.

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