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Maryville, Tennessee - 21 schools
An equity score of 28/100 ranks Blount County #107 of 141 districts in Tennessee (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,370 per pupil, Blount County ranks #26 of 142 Tennessee districts by per-pupil spending (Tennessee districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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 $12,370 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 142 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 28/100, ranked #107 of 141 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 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.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
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.
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.
This district scores below average on funding equity. High reliance on local revenue or lower spending may contribute.
Average demographic composition across 21 schools in Blount County.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Blount County's schools, below the Tennessee average of 38.3.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
| School | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| William Blount High School | 1,478 |
| Heritage High School | 911 |
| Eagleton College and Career Academy | 886 |
| Heritage Middle School | 638 |
| Union Grove Middle School | 623 |
| Mary Blount Elementary | 590 |
| Carpenters Elementary School | 546 |
| Carpenters Middle School | 528 |
| Eagleton Elementary | 488 |
| Samuel Everett School of Innovation | 415 |
| Rockford Elementary | 410 |
| Middlesettlements | 387 |
| Lanier Elementary | 333 |
| Fairview Elementary | 323 |
| Prospect Elementary School | 323 |
| Montvale Elementary | 308 |
| Walland Elementary School | 284 |
| Porter Elementary | 266 |
| Union Grove Elementary School | 213 |
| Friendsville Elementary | 212 |
| Townsend Elementary | 108 |
The Tennessee districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tipton County | Similar size | Lower spending | Less locally funded |
| Bradley County | Similar size | Lower spending | Less locally funded |
| Hamblen County | Similar size | Similar spending | Less locally funded |
| Murfreesboro | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Collierville | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
Comparisons are relative to Blount County's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Memphis-Shelby County Schools →Blount County has 21 schools, including 2 high, 12 combined, 3 middle, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 10,234 students.
Blount County spends $12,370 per student. The district has an equity score of 28/100, ranking #107 in Tennessee.
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.
Blount County has an equity score of 28/100, ranking #107 out of 141 districts in Tennessee.
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