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Dandridge, Tennessee - 12 schools
An equity score of 22/100 ranks Jefferson County #126 of 140 districts in Tennessee (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,101 per pupil, Jefferson County ranks #106 of 141 Tennessee districts by per-pupil spending (Tennessee districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
6,995
Total Enrollment
12
Schools
$10,101
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Jefferson County operates 12 public schools serving 6,995 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Tennessee. The school portfolio breaks down into 9 combined, 2 middle, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Jefferson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,101 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 27.8% local, 49.6% state, and 22.6% 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 22/100, ranked #126 of 140 in Tennessee against a state average of 38, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 12 schools offering Advanced Placement (35 AP courses district-wide), a 369:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 21.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.8% White, 12.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Jefferson Elementary, with a diversity index of 45.1/100.
Its largest campus is Jefferson Co High School, enrolling 1,965 students (28% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Jefferson Virtual Academy, at 55 students, a 36x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Jefferson Co High School accounts for 28.1% of all Jefferson County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Jefferson 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.
Jefferson County school enrollment varies 36× across entities
Jefferson County school enrollment ranges from 55 students (lowest) to 1,965 students (highest), a spread of 1,910 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Jefferson County student-counselor ratio is 369:1 — 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.
Jefferson County chronic absenteeism rate is 21.3% — 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 Jefferson County is typically wider than the Jefferson County-aggregate figure suggests.
Jefferson County has 12 schools, including 1 high, 9 combined, 2 middle. Total enrollment is 6,995 students.
How much does Jefferson County spend per student?
Jefferson County spends $10,101 per student. The district has an equity score of 22/100, ranking #126 in Tennessee.
What is the demographic composition of Jefferson County?
Jefferson County students are 80.8% White, 12.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 12 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Jefferson County?
Jefferson County has an equity score of 22/100, ranking #126 out of 140 districts in Tennessee.