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Maryville, Tennessee - 21 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks Blount County #123 of 140 districts in Tennessee (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,214 per pupil, Blount County ranks #50 of 141 Tennessee districts by per-pupil spending (Tennessee districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
10,234
Total Enrollment
21
Schools
$11,214
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Blount County operates 21 public schools serving 10,234 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Tennessee. The school portfolio breaks down into 12 combined, 4 elementary, 3 middle, 2 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Blount County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,214 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 44.3% local, 39.9% state, and 15.8% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 23/100, ranked #123 of 140 in Tennessee against a state average of 38, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 21 schools offering Advanced Placement (15 AP courses district-wide), a 495.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 2.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.8% White, 10.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Eagleton Elementary, with a diversity index of 53.0/100.
Its largest campus is William Blount High School, enrolling 1,478 students (14% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Townsend Elementary, at 108 students, a 14x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Blount County school enrollment varies 14× across entities
Blount County school enrollment ranges from 108 students (lowest) to 1,478 students (highest), a spread of 1,370 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Blount County student-counselor ratio is 496:1 — 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.
Blount County chronic absenteeism rate is 2.7% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Blount County has 21 schools, including 2 high, 12 combined, 3 middle, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 10,234 students.
How much does Blount County spend per student?
Blount County spends $11,214 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #123 in Tennessee.
What is the demographic composition of Blount County?
Blount County students are 83.8% White, 10.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% African American, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 21 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Blount County?
Blount County has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #123 out of 140 districts in Tennessee.