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Sneedville, Tennessee - 3 schools
An equity score of 71/100 ranks Hancock County #1 of 140 districts in Tennessee (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,024 per pupil, Hancock County ranks #15 of 141 Tennessee districts by per-pupil spending (Tennessee districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Hancock County operates 3 public schools serving 954 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Tennessee. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 elementary 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 Hancock County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,024 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 15 of 141 Tennessee districts by per-pupil spending. See how Tennessee compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 13.0% local, 56.6% state, and 30.3% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 71/100, ranked #1 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.
a 195.1:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 34.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 97.3% White, 0.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hancock County Elementary, with a diversity index of 8.2/100.
Hancock County Elementary accounts for 41.9% of all Hancock County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Hancock County-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.
Hancock County school enrollment varies 6.6× across entities
Hancock County school enrollment ranges from 61 students (lowest) to 400 students (highest), a spread of 339 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.
Hancock County student-counselor ratio is 195:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Hancock County chronic absenteeism rate is 34.5% — 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.
Hancock County has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 954 students.
How much does Hancock County spend per student?
Hancock County spends $12,024 per student. The district has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #1 in Tennessee.
What is the demographic composition of Hancock County?
Hancock County students are 97.3% White, 0.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, 0.2% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hancock County?
Hancock County has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #1 out of 140 districts in Tennessee.