Germantown operates 7 public schools serving 6,026 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Tennessee. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 other, 1 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 6,053 pupils using the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2022-23 release, and the district is geographically located in Shelby County County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,176 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 42.8% local, 35.8% state, and 21.5% 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 $65,186 per NCES F-33, a signal of the district's ability to recruit and retain staff against neighbouring districts. The district's equity score — 44/100, ranked #47 of 140 in Tennessee against a state average of 38 — measures how evenly funding reaches schools within its boundaries.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (38 AP courses district-wide), a 487.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 15.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.0% White, 11.2% African American, 7.0% Asian across the district's schools.
Houston High School accounts for 29.8% of all Germantown student enrollment
That concentration — well above the 8.4% national median for largest-entity share — means Germantown-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.
Germantown school enrollment varies 22× across entities
Germantown school enrollment ranges from 84 students (lowest) to 1,806 students (highest), a spread of 1,722 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.
Germantown student-counselor ratio is 488:1 — 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.
Germantown chronic absenteeism rate is 15.3% — 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 Germantown is typically wider than the Germantown-aggregate figure suggests.
Germantown has 7 schools, including 1 high, 5 other, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 6,026 students.
How much does Germantown spend per student?
Germantown spends $14,176 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #47 in Tennessee.
What is the average teacher salary in Germantown?
The average teacher salary in Germantown is $65,186 per year, according to the NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey.
What is the average rent near Germantown?
The HUD Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom in Shelby County County is $N/A/month (2026). This affects housing affordability for families in the district.
What is the demographic composition of Germantown?
Germantown students are 70.0% White, 11.2% African American, 7.0% Asian, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Germantown?
Germantown has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #47 out of 140 districts in Tennessee. This score measures resource distribution fairness across schools in the district.