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Jasper, Tennessee - 11 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks Marion County #65 of 140 districts in Tennessee (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,195 per pupil, Marion County ranks #100 of 141 Tennessee districts by per-pupil spending (Tennessee districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,960
Total Enrollment
11
Schools
$10,195
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Marion County operates 11 public schools serving 3,960 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Tennessee. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 combined, 3 elementary, 2 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 Marion County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,195 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 29.4% local, 48.4% state, and 22.2% 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 39/100, ranked #65 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 1 of 11 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 387:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 24.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.2% White, 4.3% African American, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is South Pittsburg Elementary, with a diversity index of 48.8/100.
Its largest campus is Jasper Elementary School, enrolling 650 students (17% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Marion Virtual Elementary School, at 3 students, a 217x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Jasper Elementary School accounts for 16.4% of all Marion County student enrollment
That concentration means Marion 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.
Marion County school enrollment varies 217× across entities
Marion County school enrollment ranges from 3 students (lowest) to 650 students (highest), a spread of 647 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Marion County student-counselor ratio is 387:1 — 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.
Marion County chronic absenteeism rate is 24.5% — 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 Marion County is typically wider than the Marion County-aggregate figure suggests.
Marion County has 11 schools, including 6 combined, 2 high, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,960 students.
How much does Marion County spend per student?
Marion County spends $10,195 per student. The district has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #65 in Tennessee.
What is the demographic composition of Marion County?
Marion County students are 88.2% White, 4.3% African American, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 11 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Marion County?
Marion County has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #65 out of 140 districts in Tennessee.