Coffee County operates 10 public schools serving 4,395 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Tennessee. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 other, 2 high, 1 middle schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. Aggregated across those campuses, enrollment totals 4,313 pupils using the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2022-23 release, and the district is geographically located in Coffee County County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,085 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, which aggregates every revenue and spending line reported under federal accounting standards. The funding mix is 32.0% local, 46.3% state, and 21.8% federal — a breakdown that matters because districts leaning heavily on local revenue are more exposed to property-tax swings, while higher federal shares typically track Title I concentration. Average teacher compensation clocks in at $65,254 per NCES F-33, a signal of the district's ability to recruit and retain staff against neighbouring districts. The district's equity score — 50/100, ranked #23 of 140 in Tennessee against a state average of 38 — measures how evenly funding reaches schools within its boundaries.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 10 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 371.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 13.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.4% White, 10.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American across the district's schools.
Coffee County Central High School accounts for 29.3% of all Coffee County student enrollment
That concentration — well above the 8.4% national median for largest-entity share — means Coffee 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.
Coffee County school enrollment varies 25× across entities
Coffee County school enrollment ranges from 51 students (lowest) to 1,262 students (highest), a spread of 1,211 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.
Coffee County student-counselor ratio is 371:1 — 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.
Coffee County chronic absenteeism rate is 13.5% — 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.
Coffee County has 10 schools, including 2 high, 1 middle, 7 other. Total enrollment is 4,395 students.
How much does Coffee County spend per student?
Coffee County spends $13,085 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #23 in Tennessee.
What is the average teacher salary in Coffee County?
The average teacher salary in Coffee County is $65,254 per year, according to the NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey.
What is the average rent near Coffee County?
The HUD Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom in Coffee County County is $N/A/month (2026). This affects housing affordability for families in the district.
What is the demographic composition of Coffee County?
Coffee County students are 83.4% White, 10.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 10 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Coffee County?
Coffee County has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #23 out of 140 districts in Tennessee. This score measures resource distribution fairness across schools in the district.