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Clinton, Tennessee - 3 schools
An equity score of 41/100 ranks Clinton #59 of 140 districts in Tennessee (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,305 per pupil, Clinton ranks #44 of 141 Tennessee districts by per-pupil spending (Tennessee districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
968
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$11,305
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Clinton operates 3 public schools serving 968 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Tennessee. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 combined 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 Anderson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,305 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 39.3% local, 41.1% state, and 19.6% 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 41/100, ranked #59 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.
a 436.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.5% White, 6.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is North Clinton Elementary, with a diversity index of 37.4/100.
Its largest campus is Clinton Elementary, enrolling 540 students (56% of the district's total enrollment).
Clinton Elementary accounts for 55.8% of all Clinton student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Clinton a distant remainder — means Clinton-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Clinton school enrollment varies 2.8× across entities
Clinton school enrollment ranges from 192 students (lowest) to 540 students (highest), a spread of 348 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.
Clinton student-counselor ratio is 436:1 — 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.
Clinton chronic absenteeism rate is 20.2% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Clinton is typically wider than the Clinton-aggregate figure suggests.
Clinton has 3 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 968 students.
How much does Clinton spend per student?
Clinton spends $11,305 per student. The district has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #59 in Tennessee.
What is the demographic composition of Clinton?
Clinton students are 82.5% White, 6.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% African American, 1.6% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Clinton?
Clinton has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #59 out of 140 districts in Tennessee.