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Columbia, Tennessee - 23 schools
An equity score of 24/100 ranks Maury County #118 of 140 districts in Tennessee (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,063 per pupil, Maury County ranks #108 of 141 Tennessee districts by per-pupil spending (Tennessee districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
13,152
Total Enrollment
23
Schools
$10,063
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Maury County operates 23 public schools serving 13,152 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Tennessee. The school portfolio breaks down into 13 combined, 6 elementary, 4 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage 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 Maury County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,063 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 40.4% local, 41.6% state, and 18.0% 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 24/100, ranked #118 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 23 schools offering Advanced Placement (23 AP courses district-wide), a 423.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 59.1% White, 17.2% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is J. Brown Elementary, with a diversity index of 71.4/100.
Its largest campus is Columbia Central High School, enrolling 1,401 students (11% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Virtual Academy of Maury County, at 57 students, a 25x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Maury County school enrollment varies 25× across entities
Maury County school enrollment ranges from 57 students (lowest) to 1,401 students (highest), a spread of 1,344 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.
Maury County student-counselor ratio is 424:1 — 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.
Maury County chronic absenteeism rate is 25.1% — 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 Maury County is typically wider than the Maury County-aggregate figure suggests.
Maury County has 23 schools, including 4 high, 6 elementary, 13 combined. Total enrollment is 13,152 students.
How much does Maury County spend per student?
Maury County spends $10,063 per student. The district has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #118 in Tennessee.
What is the demographic composition of Maury County?
Maury County students are 59.1% White, 17.2% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% African American, 1.0% Asian, averaged across 23 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Maury County?
Maury County has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #118 out of 140 districts in Tennessee.