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Manchester, Tennessee - 10 schools
An equity score of 46/100 ranks Coffee County #37 of 140 districts in Tennessee (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,238 per pupil, Coffee County ranks #49 of 141 Tennessee districts by per-pupil spending (Tennessee districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,395
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$11,238
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
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 combined, 2 high, 1 middle 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 Coffee County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,238 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 32.0% local, 46.3% state, and 21.8% 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 46/100, ranked #37 of 140 in Tennessee against a state average of 38, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 10 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 371.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, 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. Its most demographically mixed campus is Coffee County Raider Academy, with a diversity index of 43.1/100.
Coffee County Central High School accounts for 28.7% of all Coffee County student enrollment
That dominant concentration 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 is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. 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 combined. Total enrollment is 4,395 students.
How much does Coffee County spend per student?
Coffee County spends $11,238 per student. The district has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #37 in Tennessee.
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 46/100, ranking #37 out of 140 districts in Tennessee.