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Manchester, Tennessee - 3 schools
An equity score of 33/100 ranks Manchester #86 of 140 districts in Tennessee (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,827 per pupil, Manchester ranks #21 of 141 Tennessee districts by per-pupil spending (Tennessee districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,583
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$11,827
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Manchester operates 3 public schools serving 1,583 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Tennessee. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 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 Coffee County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,827 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 34.8% local, 42.9% state, and 22.3% 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 #86 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 542.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 63.9% White, 23.5% Hispanic or Latino, 5.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Westwood Elementary, with a diversity index of 57.0/100.
Its largest campus is College Street Elementary, enrolling 598 students (37% of the district's total enrollment).
College Street Elementary accounts for 36.7% of all Manchester student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Manchester-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.
Manchester student-counselor ratio is 543:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Manchester chronic absenteeism rate is 17.9% — 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 Manchester is typically wider than the Manchester-aggregate figure suggests.
Manchester has 3 schools, including 2 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,583 students.
How much does Manchester spend per student?
Manchester spends $11,827 per student. The district has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #86 in Tennessee.
What is the demographic composition of Manchester?
Manchester students are 63.9% White, 23.5% Hispanic or Latino, 5.1% African American, 2.4% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Manchester?
Manchester has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #86 out of 140 districts in Tennessee.