Marshall County vs Memphis-Shelby County Schools

How do these districts compare?

Metric Marshall County Memphis-Shelby County Schools
Location Lewisburg, Tennessee Memphis, Tennessee
Total Enrollment 5,406 109,797
Number of Schools 10 207
Student:Teacher Ratio 16.4:1 17.9:1

Spending

Metric Marshall County Memphis-Shelby County Schools
Per-Pupil Expenditure $10,957 $15,292
Federal Revenue 20.0% 28.5%
State Revenue 52.0% 37.0%
Local Revenue 28.1% 34.5%
Marshall 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 Marshall County Memphis-Shelby County Schools
White 74.0% 3.8%
African American 5.4% 74.3%
Hispanic or Latino 13.1% 18.9%
Asian 0.7% 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2% 0.1%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0%
Multiracial 6.4% 2.3%
Free/Reduced Lunch

Academic Resources

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

Resource Marshall County Memphis-Shelby County Schools
AP Courses Offered 11 249
Schools with AP 3 36
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 452.4:1 358.7:1
Chronic Absenteeism 16.7% 29.9%

School Types

Marshall 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.