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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.
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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142 systems
Schools + finance trendsTN
Lakeland
Lakeland, TN
- Students
- 2,339
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $11,271
+5.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +32.8% enrollment
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Fentress County
Jamestown, TN
- Students
- 2,280
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $11,005
+4.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.8% enrollment
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Alcoa
Alcoa, TN
- Students
- 2,201
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $14,433
+8.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.1% enrollment
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Unicoi County
Erwin, TN
- Students
- 2,152
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $12,632
+9.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.0% enrollment
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Wayne County
Waynesboro, TN
- Students
- 2,149
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $13,208
+9.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.3% enrollment
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Polk County
Benton, TN
- Students
- 2,131
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $12,686
+8.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.8% enrollment
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Benton County
Camden, TN
- Students
- 2,130
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $11,970
-2.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.0% enrollment
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Stewart County
Dover, TN
- Students
- 1,999
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $11,066
-1.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.2% enrollment
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Milan
Milan, TN
- Students
- 1,985
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $12,337
+7.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.6% enrollment
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Crockett County
Alamo, TN
- Students
- 1,981
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $10,478
-0.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.9% enrollment
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Sequatchie County
Dunlap, TN
- Students
- 1,967
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $11,756
+10.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.3% enrollment
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Cannon County
Woodbury, TN
- Students
- 1,848
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $11,159
-2.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.6% enrollment
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Athens
Athens, TN
- Students
- 1,817
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $11,141
-7.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.9% enrollment
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Meigs County
Decatur, TN
- Students
- 1,786
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $11,257
-0.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.7% enrollment
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Grundy County
Altamont, TN
- Students
- 1,719
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $12,368
+6.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.2% enrollment
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Union City
Union City, TN
- Students
- 1,707
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $11,854
-2.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.8% enrollment
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Bledsoe County
Pikeville, TN
- Students
- 1,650
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $15,363
+19.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.3% enrollment
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Manchester
Manchester, TN
- Students
- 1,574
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $12,822
-3.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +11.1% enrollment
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Paris
Paris, TN
- Students
- 1,566
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $12,446
+7.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.5% enrollment
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Sweetwater
Sweetwater, TN
- Students
- 1,500
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $10,121
-0.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.3% enrollment
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Decatur County
Decaturville, TN
- Students
- 1,498
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $11,049
+1.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.2% enrollment
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Oneida
Oneida, TN
- Students
- 1,439
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $12,461
+8.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +12.6% enrollment
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Jackson County
Gainesboro, TN
- Students
- 1,431
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $11,829
-4.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.2% enrollment
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Trousdale County
Hartsville, TN
- Students
- 1,415
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $10,792
-7.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +10.7% enrollment
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Trenton
Trenton, TN
- Students
- 1,366
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $11,909
+6.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.7% enrollment
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Huntingdon Special School District
Huntingdon, TN
- Students
- 1,358
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $11,420
+6.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.8% enrollment
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McKenzie
McKenzie, TN
- Students
- 1,281
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $10,779
+1.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.7% enrollment
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Houston County
Erin, TN
- Students
- 1,239
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $12,705
+12.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.3% enrollment
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Fayetteville
Fayetteville, TN
- Students
- 1,197
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $11,697
+4.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -16.6% enrollment
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Clay County
Celina, TN
- Students
- 1,070
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $12,380
+10.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.9% enrollment
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