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Tiptonville, Tennessee - 3 schools
An equity score of 69/100 ranks Lake County #2 of 140 districts in Tennessee (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,059 per pupil, Lake County ranks #13 of 141 Tennessee districts by per-pupil spending (Tennessee districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
749
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,059
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lake County operates 3 public schools serving 749 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Tennessee. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 high, 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 Lake County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,059 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 17.5% local, 60.7% state, and 21.8% 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 69/100, ranked #2 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 112.2:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 39.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 62.8% White, 26.6% African American, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Margaret Newton Elementary, with a diversity index of 57.3/100.
Its largest campus is Lara Kendall Elementary, enrolling 326 students (44% of the district's total enrollment).
Lara Kendall Elementary accounts for 43.5% of all Lake County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Lake County-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Lake County student-counselor ratio is 112:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Lake County chronic absenteeism rate is 39.4% — 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.
Lake County has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 749 students.
How much does Lake County spend per student?
Lake County spends $12,059 per student. The district has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #2 in Tennessee.
What is the demographic composition of Lake County?
Lake County students are 62.8% White, 26.6% African American, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lake County?
Lake County has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #2 out of 140 districts in Tennessee.