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Tazewell, Tennessee - 13 schools
An equity score of 42/100 ranks Claiborne County #52 of 140 districts in Tennessee (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,667 per pupil, Claiborne County ranks #23 of 141 Tennessee districts by per-pupil spending (Tennessee districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,070
Total Enrollment
13
Schools
$11,667
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Claiborne County operates 13 public schools serving 4,070 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Tennessee. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 combined, 5 elementary, 2 high 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 Claiborne County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,667 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 26.2% local, 49.9% state, and 23.8% 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 42/100, ranked #52 of 140 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 13 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 455.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 31.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.4% White, 1.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is H. Y. Livesay Middle School, with a diversity index of 17.6/100.
Its largest campus is Claiborne High School, enrolling 613 students (15% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Claiborne Virtual Learning Academy, at 42 students, a 15x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Claiborne High School accounts for 15.1% of all Claiborne County student enrollment
That concentration means Claiborne 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.
Claiborne County school enrollment varies 15× across entities
Claiborne County school enrollment ranges from 42 students (lowest) to 613 students (highest), a spread of 571 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.
Claiborne County student-counselor ratio is 456:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Claiborne County chronic absenteeism rate is 31.3% — 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.
Claiborne County has 13 schools, including 2 high, 5 elementary, 6 combined. Total enrollment is 4,070 students.
How much does Claiborne County spend per student?
Claiborne County spends $11,667 per student. The district has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #52 in Tennessee.
What is the demographic composition of Claiborne County?
Claiborne County students are 95.4% White, 1.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 13 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Claiborne County?
Claiborne County has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #52 out of 140 districts in Tennessee.