An equity score of 32/100 ranks Bristol #93 of 141 districts in Tennessee (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,440 per pupil, Bristol ranks #24 of 142 Tennessee districts by per-pupil spending (Tennessee districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,029
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$12,440
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bristol operates 9 public schools serving 4,029 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Tennessee. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly 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 Sullivan County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,440 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 45.9% local, 32.9% state, and 21.2% 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 32/100, ranked #93 of 141 in Tennessee against a state average of 38, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 9 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 323.6:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 14.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.1% White, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Anderson Elementary, with a diversity index of 36.1/100.
Tennessee High School accounts for 28.3% of all Bristol student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Bristol-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Bristol school enrollment varies 76× across entities
Bristol school enrollment ranges from 15 students (lowest) to 1,146 students (highest), a spread of 1,131 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Bristol student-counselor ratio is 324:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Bristol is typically wider than the Bristol-aggregate figure suggests.
Bristol chronic absenteeism rate is 14.7% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.