Lake County vs Memphis-Shelby County Schools

How do these districts compare?

Metric Lake County Memphis-Shelby County Schools
Location Tiptonville, Tennessee Memphis, Tennessee
Total Enrollment 749 109,797
Number of Schools 3 207
Student:Teacher Ratio 11.7:1 17.9:1

Spending

Metric Lake County Memphis-Shelby County Schools
Per-Pupil Expenditure $14,836 $15,292
Federal Revenue 21.8% 28.5%
State Revenue 60.7% 37.0%
Local Revenue 17.5% 34.5%
Lake County
Federal State Local
Memphis-Shelby County Schools
Federal State Local

Demographics

Average across all schools in each district. Source: CCD Membership 2024-25.

Group Lake County Memphis-Shelby County Schools
White 62.8% 3.8%
African American 26.6% 74.3%
Hispanic or Latino 2.8% 18.9%
Asian 0.1% 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.1%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0%
Multiracial 7.7% 2.3%
Free/Reduced Lunch

Academic Resources

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Resource Lake County Memphis-Shelby County Schools
AP Courses Offered 1 249
Schools with AP 1 36
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 112.2:1 358.7:1
Chronic Absenteeism 39.4% 29.9%

School Types

Lake County

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 54
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

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Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.