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Tennessee school systems.

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142school systems
1,866operating schools connected
991,563students in finance records
140complete 2019–2024 finance trends
0governance layers connected
What changed from 2019 to 2024?

Tennessee school finance after inflation.

Follow a consistent set of 140 systems across all six Census years. Dollar changes are converted with the national CPI-U annual average so a nominal increase is not mistaken for a real increase.

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2024 median spending / pupil$12,101Median of complete system records
Median change after inflation+5.4%Current spending per pupil · 2024 dollars
Median nominal change+29.3%Before the CPI-U adjustment
Aggregate enrollment change0.0%Same complete systems in every year
Enrollment in consistently reporting systems140 systems in every year
201920202021202220232024995,478966,697
Current spending per pupil in 2024 dollarsWeighted by the enrollment attached to each spending record
201920202021202220232024$13,029$12,073

School finance: U.S. Census Bureau Annual Survey of School System Finances · inflation adjustment: BLS CPI-U series CUUR0000SA0, annual U.S. city average. This is a purchasing-power comparison, not a performance grade or local cost-of-living estimate.

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Warren County

McMinnville, TN

Students
6,447
Schools
12
Spending / pupil
$11,474

+6.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.0% enrollment

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Roane County

Kingston, TN

Students
6,318
Schools
18
Spending / pupil
$12,235

+2.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.4% enrollment

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Hawkins County

Rogersville, TN

Students
6,223
Schools
17
Spending / pupil
$12,892

+6.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.0% enrollment

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Greene County

Greeneville, TN

Students
6,121
Schools
18
Spending / pupil
$11,361

+3.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.9% enrollment

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Germantown

Germantown, TN

Students
6,028
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$12,430

+12.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.6% enrollment

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Cleveland

Cleveland, TN

Students
5,845
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$12,469

+4.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.4% enrollment

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Maryville

Maryville, TN

Students
5,711
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$12,214

-8.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.5% enrollment

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Union County

Maynardville, TN

Students
5,704
Schools
11
Spending / pupil
$10,018

+4.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +26.5% enrollment

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Cheatham County

Ashland City, TN

Students
5,629
Schools
14
Spending / pupil
$11,180

+1.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.0% enrollment

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Marshall County

Lewisburg, TN

Students
5,452
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$11,220

+2.1% spending / pupil after inflation · 0.0% enrollment

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Campbell County

Jacksboro, TN

Students
5,210
Schools
16
Spending / pupil
$11,007

-0.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.2% enrollment

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McMinn County

Athens, TN

Students
5,126
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$11,459

+9.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.8% enrollment

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Loudon County

Loudon, TN

Students
5,011
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$11,871

+2.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.3% enrollment

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Monroe County

Madisonville, TN

Students
5,011
Schools
13
Spending / pupil
$12,085

+2.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.0% enrollment

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Oak Ridge

Oak Ridge, TN

Students
5,002
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$14,654

-4.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.4% enrollment

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Franklin County

Winchester, TN

Students
4,977
Schools
11
Spending / pupil
$12,191

+3.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.6% enrollment

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Johnson County

Mountain City, TN

Students
4,788
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$10,046

-21.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +130.0% enrollment

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Carter County

Elizabethton, TN

Students
4,630
Schools
14
Spending / pupil
$11,729

-3.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.9% enrollment

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Arlington

Arlington, TN

Students
4,592
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$11,859

+5.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.7% enrollment

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Achievement School District

Nashville, TN

Students
4,501
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$19,579
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Coffee County

Manchester, TN

Students
4,376
Schools
11
Spending / pupil
$12,333

+5.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.1% enrollment

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Lebanon

Lebanon, TN

Students
4,373
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$11,367

-0.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +12.4% enrollment

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Cocke County

Newport, TN

Students
4,295
Schools
12
Spending / pupil
$11,997

+4.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.6% enrollment

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Macon County

Lafayette, TN

Students
4,235
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$10,446

-1.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.0% enrollment

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Bristol

Bristol, TN

Students
4,082
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$13,012

+9.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.2% enrollment

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Claiborne County

Tazewell, TN

Students
4,061
Schools
14
Spending / pupil
$12,168

+3.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.8% enrollment

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Henderson County

Lexington, TN

Students
4,045
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$11,401

+2.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.4% enrollment

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Marion County

Jasper, TN

Students
3,996
Schools
12
Spending / pupil
$11,028

+0.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.5% enrollment

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Weakley County

Dresden, TN

Students
3,932
Schools
11
Spending / pupil
$12,657

+15.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.7% enrollment

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Lincoln County

Fayetteville, TN

Students
3,930
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$11,088

+1.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.6% enrollment

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Final 2024–25 NCES agency and school directories are joined by exact agency ID. Census school-finance records for 2019–2024 are connected only by exact Census PID6 or NCES LEAID and remain nominal dollars. Board coverage is added only from an official state or district source.