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Paris, Tennessee - 7 schools
An equity score of 33/100 ranks Henry County #85 of 140 districts in Tennessee (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,338 per pupil, Henry County ranks #91 of 141 Tennessee districts by per-pupil spending (Tennessee districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,014
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$10,338
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Henry County operates 7 public schools serving 3,014 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Tennessee. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined, 2 high, 1 middle 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 Henry County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,338 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 141 Tennessee districts by per-pupil spending. See how Tennessee compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 32.3% local, 48.2% state, and 19.5% 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 33/100, ranked #85 of 140 in Tennessee against a state average of 38, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 356.4:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.3% White, 7.0% Hispanic or Latino, 6.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Henry Elementary, with a diversity index of 44.0/100.
Its largest campus is Henry Co High School, enrolling 1,017 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Henry County Virtual Academy, at 63 students, a 16x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Henry Co High School accounts for 32.1% of all Henry County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Henry 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.
Henry County school enrollment varies 16× across entities
Henry County school enrollment ranges from 63 students (lowest) to 1,017 students (highest), a spread of 954 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.
Henry County student-counselor ratio is 356:1 — 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.
Henry County chronic absenteeism rate is 17.7% — 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 Henry County is typically wider than the Henry County-aggregate figure suggests.
Henry County has 7 schools, including 2 high, 4 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 3,014 students.
How much does Henry County spend per student?
Henry County spends $10,338 per student. The district has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #85 in Tennessee.
What is the demographic composition of Henry County?
Henry County students are 81.3% White, 7.0% Hispanic or Latino, 6.2% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Henry County?
Henry County has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #85 out of 140 districts in Tennessee.