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Pikeville, Tennessee - 5 schools
An equity score of 51/100 ranks Bledsoe County #23 of 140 districts in Tennessee (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,389 per pupil, Bledsoe County ranks #37 of 141 Tennessee districts by per-pupil spending (Tennessee districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,654
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$11,389
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bledsoe County operates 5 public schools serving 1,654 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Tennessee. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Bledsoe County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,389 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 141 Tennessee districts by per-pupil spending. See how Tennessee compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 17.2% local, 58.1% state, and 24.7% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 51/100, ranked #23 of 140 in Tennessee against a state average of 38, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 627.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 34.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.0% White, 8.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Cecil B Rigsby Elementary, with a diversity index of 30.3/100.
Its largest campus is Bledsoe County High School, enrolling 457 students (29% of the district's total enrollment).
Bledsoe County High School accounts for 27.6% of all Bledsoe County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Bledsoe County-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Bledsoe County school enrollment varies 2.6× across entities
Bledsoe County school enrollment ranges from 176 students (lowest) to 457 students (highest), a spread of 281 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Bledsoe County student-counselor ratio is 627:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Bledsoe County chronic absenteeism rate is 34.8% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Bledsoe County has 5 schools, including 1 high, 3 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,654 students.
How much does Bledsoe County spend per student?
Bledsoe County spends $11,389 per student. The district has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #23 in Tennessee.
What is the demographic composition of Bledsoe County?
Bledsoe County students are 90.0% White, 8.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bledsoe County?
Bledsoe County has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #23 out of 140 districts in Tennessee.