Bartlett City Schools

Listed by NCES as Bartlett (district ID 4700153)

Public school district · Shelby County · Tennessee · NCES district ID 4700153

Bartlett City Schools spent $11,266 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 54% of the other Tennessee districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $11,310). Its 10 schools enrolled 8,834 students in 2024-25; 40.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $11,581 per student, up 2.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 94% (Tennessee: 87.3%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Tennessee districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Bartlett City Schools in enrollment (7,784 to 10,234 students) and Bartlett City Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Tennessee districts closest in size to Bartlett City Schools, FY23Blount County $12,370; Johnson City Schools $12,230; Kingsport $12,027; Collierville Schools $11,787; Murfreesboro $11,626; Sullivan County $11,468; Washington County Schools $11,306; Bartlett City Schools $11,266; Dickson County $10,729; Bedford County Schools $9,873; State median, 1,000+ students $11,310.8k10k12k14kBlount County$12,370Johnson City Schools$12,230Kingsport$12,027Collierville Schools$11,787Murfreesboro$11,626Sullivan County$11,468Washington County Schools$11,306Bartlett City Schools$11,266Dickson County$10,729Bedford County Schools$9,873State median, 1,000+ students $11,310
Current spending per student, Tennessee districts closest in size to Bartlett City Schools, FY23Blount County $12,370; Johnson City Schools $12,230; Kingsport $12,027; Collierville Schools $11,787; Murfreesboro $11,626; Sullivan County $11,468; Washington County Schools $11,306; Bartlett City Schools $11,266; Dickson County $10,729; Bedford County Schools $9,873; State median, 1,000+ students $11,310.8k10k12k14kBlount County$12,370Johnson City Schools$12,230Kingsport$12,027Collierville Schools$11,787Murfreesboro$11,626Sullivan County$11,468Washington County Schools$11,306Bartlett City Schools$11,266Dickson County$10,729Bedford County Schools$9,873State median, 1,000+ students $11,310
Current spending per student, Tennessee districts closest in size to Bartlett City Schools, FY23Blount County $12,370; Johnson City Schools $12,230; Kingsport $12,027; Collierville Schools $11,787; Murfreesboro $11,626; Sullivan County $11,468; Washington County Schools $11,306; Bartlett City Schools $11,266; Dickson County $10,729; Bedford County Schools $9,873; State median, 1,000+ students $11,310.8k10k12k14kBlount County$12,370Johnson City Schools$12,230Kingsport$12,027Collierville Schools$11,787Murfreesboro$11,626Sullivan County$11,468Washington County Schools$11,306Bartlett City Schools$11,266Dickson County$10,729Bedford County Schools$9,873State median, 1,000+ students $11,310
Current spending per student, Tennessee districts closest in size to Bartlett City Schools, FY23Blount County $12,370; Johnson City Schools $12,230; Kingsport $12,027; Collierville Schools $11,787; Murfreesboro $11,626; Sullivan County $11,468; Washington County Schools $11,306; Bartlett City Schools $11,266; Dickson County $10,729; Bedford County Schools $9,873; State median, 1,000+ students $11,310.8k10k12k14kBlount County$12,370Johnson City Schools$12,230Kingsport$12,027Collierville Schools$11,787Murfreesboro$11,626Sullivan County$11,468Washington County Schools$11,306Bartlett City Schools$11,266Dickson County$10,729Bedford County Schools$9,873State median, 1,000+ students $11,310

Where the money came from

$118,422,000 in revenue: 40.5% state, 46.2% local and 13.3% federal. Total spending including $7,388,000 of capital outlay was $108,243,000, or $12,100 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Bartlett City Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $47,992,000; Local $54,738,000; Federal $15,692,000; total $118,422,000.
  • State$47,992,000 41%
  • Local$54,738,000 46%
  • Federal$15,692,000 13%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 124 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2023-24

8,946 students in 2022-23, 8,999 students in 2023-24, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Bartlett City Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 8,946, 2023-24: 8,99902.5k5k7.5k10k2022-238,9462023-248,999
Bartlett City Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 8,946, 2023-24: 8,99902.5k5k7.5k10k2022-238,9462023-248,999
Bartlett City Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 8,946, 2023-24: 8,99902.5k5k7.5k10k2022-238,9462023-248,999
Bartlett City Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 8,946, 2023-24: 8,99902.5k5k7.5k10k2022-238,9462023-248,999

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-238,946540.616.5
2023-248,999545.016.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$36,997,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,136 per student

Bartlett City Schools booked $36,997,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 541 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $68,433 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 93 in 100 Tennessee districts with a figure (state median $57,379, 141 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Tennessee teacher salary at $53,619 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$31,424,00084.9%
Special education$4,142,00011.2%
Vocational$1,183,0003.2%
Other programs$248,0000.7%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,530 in 2018-19, $3,706 in 2019-20, $3,957 in 2020-21, $4,105 in 2021-22, $4,136 in 2022-23.

Bartlett City Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,530, 2019-20: $3,706, 2020-21: $3,957, 2021-22: $4,105, 2022-23: $4,13602k4k6k2018-19$3,5302019-20$3,7062020-21$3,9572021-22$4,1052022-23$4,136
Bartlett City Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,530, 2019-20: $3,706, 2020-21: $3,957, 2021-22: $4,105, 2022-23: $4,13602k4k6k2018-19$3,5302019-20$3,7062020-21$3,9572021-22$4,1052022-23$4,136
Bartlett City Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,530, 2019-20: $3,706, 2020-21: $3,957, 2021-22: $4,105, 2022-23: $4,13602k4k6k2018-19$3,5302019-20$3,7062020-21$3,9572021-22$4,1052022-23$4,136
Bartlett City Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,530, 2019-20: $3,706, 2020-21: $3,957, 2021-22: $4,105, 2022-23: $4,13602k4k6k2018-19$3,5302019-20$3,7062020-21$3,9572021-22$4,1052022-23$4,136

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Bartlett City Schools scored proficient or above: 44% in reading and 48% in math, against 35% in reading and 35% in math across Tennessee. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Tennessee, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtTennesseeStudents tested
Reading and language arts44%35%3,884
Math48%35%3,864

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

94% of the 647 students in Bartlett City Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.3% across Tennessee. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtTennessee
Four-year graduation rate94%87.3%
Students in the class64771,510

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

6 elementary schools, 4,005 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Altruria Elementary73014.6not reportedSchoolwide program
Oak Elementary71116.5not reportedSchoolwide program
Bon Lin Elementary School70817.6not reportedSchoolwide program
Bartlett Elementary School68014.7not reportedSchoolwide program
Rivercrest Elementary67414.4not reportedSchoolwide program
Ellendale Elementary50214.0not reportedSchoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

3 middle schools, 2,047 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Elmore Park Middle School77717.9not reportedSchoolwide program
Bon Lin Middle School67717.3not reportedSchoolwide program
Appling Middle School59315.4not reportedSchoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 2,782 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bartlett High School2,78218.4not reportedNot Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Bartlett City Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Bartlett City Schools

  1. Tennessee districts by spending per studentBartlett City Schools ranks 68 of 124 Tennessee districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,266).#68 of 124
  2. Every school district in TennesseeBartlett City Schools is the number 22 by size of 148 Tennessee districts, with 8,946 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#22 of 148
  3. Bedford County SchoolsThe next larger Tennessee district: 9,047 students in fall 2022, $9,873 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$9,873
  4. Sullivan CountyThe next smaller Tennessee district: 8,380 students in fall 2022, $11,468 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,468
  5. Compare Bartlett City Schools with Bedford County SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Bartlett High School, its largest high school2,782 students in 2024-25, 18.4 per teacher.2,782
  7. Teacher salary spending across TennesseeBartlett City Schools spent $68,433 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $57,379); spending, not a salary.$68,433
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Bartlett City Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Bartlett City Schools?
    10 schools were open in 2024-25 (6 elementary, 3 middle, 1 high), enrolling 8,834 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Bartlett City Schools spend per student?
    $11,266 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Tennessee median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $11,310 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $11,581 per student, up 2.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Bartlett City Schools' money come from?
    $118,422,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 40.5% state, 46.2% local and 13.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Bartlett City Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 1,134 of the 10,683 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 10.6%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Bartlett City Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $36,997,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,136 per student. Divided by the 541 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $68,433 per teacher, more than 93 in 100 Tennessee districts (state median $57,379). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Tennessee teacher salary at $53,619 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Bartlett City Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Bartlett City Schools scored proficient or above: 44% in reading and 48% in math, against 35% in reading and 35% in math across Tennessee. Tennessee's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Bartlett City Schools?
    94% of the 647 students in Bartlett City Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.3% across Tennessee. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Bartlett City Schools' NCES district ID?
    4700153. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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