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Waverly, Tennessee - 6 schools
An equity score of 31/100 ranks Humphreys County #96 of 140 districts in Tennessee (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,658 per pupil, Humphreys County ranks #73 of 141 Tennessee districts by per-pupil spending (Tennessee districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,693
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$10,658
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Humphreys County operates 6 public schools serving 2,693 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Tennessee. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high 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 Humphreys County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,658 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 46.3% local, 39.2% state, and 14.5% 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 31/100, ranked #96 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.
a 359:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.7% White, 3.7% African American, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Waverly Elementary, with a diversity index of 26.1/100.
Its largest campus is Mc Ewen High School, enrolling 526 students (20% of the district's total enrollment).
Mc Ewen High School accounts for 19.5% of all Humphreys County student enrollment
That concentration means Humphreys County-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Humphreys County student-counselor ratio is 359:1 — 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.
Humphreys County chronic absenteeism rate is 22.7% — 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 Humphreys County is typically wider than the Humphreys County-aggregate figure suggests.
Humphreys County has 6 schools, including 4 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 2,693 students.
How much does Humphreys County spend per student?
Humphreys County spends $10,658 per student. The district has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #96 in Tennessee.
What is the demographic composition of Humphreys County?
Humphreys County students are 88.7% White, 3.7% African American, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Humphreys County?
Humphreys County has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #96 out of 140 districts in Tennessee.