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Johnson City, Tennessee - 12 schools
An equity score of 36/100 ranks Johnson City #70 of 140 districts in Tennessee (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,545 per pupil, Johnson City ranks #27 of 141 Tennessee districts by per-pupil spending (Tennessee districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
8,001
Total Enrollment
12
Schools
$11,545
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Johnson City operates 12 public schools serving 8,001 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Tennessee. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 combined, 2 middle, 2 elementary, 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 Washington County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,545 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 141 Tennessee districts by per-pupil spending. See how Tennessee compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 50.6% local, 32.7% state, and 16.6% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 36/100, ranked #70 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 2 of 12 schools offering Advanced Placement (33 AP courses district-wide), a 397.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 11.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 64.1% White, 15.1% Hispanic or Latino, 8.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mountain View Elementary, with a diversity index of 68.0/100.
Its largest campus is Science Hill High School, enrolling 2,359 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Johnson City Virtual Academy, at 97 students, a 24x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Science Hill High School accounts for 29.5% of all Johnson City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Johnson City-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.
Johnson City school enrollment varies 24× across entities
Johnson City school enrollment ranges from 97 students (lowest) to 2,359 students (highest), a spread of 2,262 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.
Johnson City student-counselor ratio is 397:1 — 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.
Johnson City chronic absenteeism rate is 11.6% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Johnson City has 12 schools, including 1 high, 2 middle, 2 elementary, 7 combined. Total enrollment is 8,001 students.
How much does Johnson City spend per student?
Johnson City spends $11,545 per student. The district has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #70 in Tennessee.
What is the demographic composition of Johnson City?
Johnson City students are 64.1% White, 15.1% Hispanic or Latino, 8.1% African American, 3.0% Asian, averaged across 12 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Johnson City?
Johnson City has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #70 out of 140 districts in Tennessee.