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Wartburg, Tennessee - 8 schools
An equity score of 53/100 ranks Morgan County #19 of 140 districts in Tennessee (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,342 per pupil, Morgan County ranks #40 of 141 Tennessee districts by per-pupil spending (Tennessee districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,877
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$11,342
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Morgan County operates 8 public schools serving 2,877 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Tennessee. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 combined, 2 high, 1 middle 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 Morgan County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,342 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 16.6% local, 56.0% state, and 27.4% 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 53/100, ranked #19 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 3 of 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (15 AP courses district-wide), a 460.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 12.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.9% White, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Morgan County Career and Technical Center, with a diversity index of 17.5/100.
Its largest campus is Central Elementary, enrolling 529 students (19% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Morgan County Career and Technical Center, at 42 students, a 13x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Central Elementary accounts for 18.4% of all Morgan County student enrollment
That concentration means Morgan 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.
Morgan County school enrollment varies 13× across entities
Morgan County school enrollment ranges from 42 students (lowest) to 529 students (highest), a spread of 487 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Morgan County student-counselor ratio is 461:1 — 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.
Morgan County chronic absenteeism rate is 12.2% — 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.
Morgan County has 8 schools, including 5 combined, 2 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,877 students.
How much does Morgan County spend per student?
Morgan County spends $11,342 per student. The district has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #19 in Tennessee.
What is the demographic composition of Morgan County?
Morgan County students are 94.9% White, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Morgan County?
Morgan County has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #19 out of 140 districts in Tennessee.