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Brownsville, Tennessee - 7 schools
An equity score of 67/100 ranks Haywood County #3 of 140 districts in Tennessee (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,505 per pupil, Haywood County ranks #9 of 141 Tennessee districts by per-pupil spending (Tennessee districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,721
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$12,505
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Haywood County operates 7 public schools serving 2,721 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Tennessee. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 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 Haywood County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,505 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 22.3% local, 50.0% state, and 27.7% 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 67/100, ranked #3 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 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 289.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 41.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 66.1% African American, 20.2% White, 9.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Haywood County Virtual Academy, with a diversity index of 58.2/100.
Its largest campus is Haywood High School, enrolling 733 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Haywood County Virtual Academy, at 25 students, a 29x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Haywood High School accounts for 26.9% of all Haywood County student enrollment
That concentration means Haywood 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.
Haywood County school enrollment varies 29× across entities
Haywood County school enrollment ranges from 25 students (lowest) to 733 students (highest), a spread of 708 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.
Haywood County student-counselor ratio is 289:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Haywood County is typically wider than the Haywood County-aggregate figure suggests.
Haywood County chronic absenteeism rate is 41.6% — 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.
Haywood County has 7 schools, including 1 high, 4 elementary, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 2,721 students.
How much does Haywood County spend per student?
Haywood County spends $12,505 per student. The district has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #3 in Tennessee.
What is the demographic composition of Haywood County?
Haywood County students are 66.1% African American, 20.2% White, 9.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Haywood County?
Haywood County has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #3 out of 140 districts in Tennessee.