Murfreesboro
Public school district · Rutherford County · Tennessee · NCES district ID 4703150
Murfreesboro spent $11,626 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 61% of the other Tennessee districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $11,310). Its 13 schools enrolled 9,342 students in 2024-25; 43.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,371 per student, up 6.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method
Spending per student among Tennessee districts of similar size
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Murfreesboro in enrollment (8,281 to 10,289 students) and Murfreesboro itself.
Where the money came from
$127,068,000 in revenue: 43.7% state, 40.0% local and 16.3% federal. Total spending including $2,378,000 of capital outlay was $119,855,000, or $12,740 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$55,573,000 44%
- Local$50,806,000 40%
- Federal$20,689,000 16%
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 124 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2023-24
9,408 students in 2022-23, 9,402 students in 2023-24, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 9,408 | 627.4 | 15.0 |
| 2023-24 | 9,402 | 637.8 | 14.7 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$42,627,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,531 per student
Murfreesboro booked $42,627,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 627 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $67,935 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 92 in 100 Tennessee districts with a figure (state median $57,379, 141 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Tennessee teacher salary at $53,619 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $37,960,000 | 89.1% |
| Special education | $4,667,000 | 10.9% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,757 in 2018-19, $4,026 in 2019-20, $4,439 in 2020-21, $4,503 in 2021-22, $4,531 in 2022-23.
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested in Murfreesboro scored proficient or above: 40% in reading and 43% in math, against 35% in reading and 35% in math across Tennessee. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Tennessee, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This district | Tennessee | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 40% | 35% | 4,531 |
| Math | 43% | 35% | 4,544 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
13 elementary schools, 9,342 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem Elementary School | 946 | 15.7 | All free (CEP) | Eligible, no program |
| Scales Elementary School | 937 | 16.5 | All free (CEP) | Not Title I |
| Overall Creek Elementary | 937 | 15.8 | All free (CEP) | Not Title I |
| Black Fox Elementary | 889 | 14.7 | All free (CEP) | Schoolwide program |
| Erma Siegel Elementary | 867 | 15.9 | All free (CEP) | Not Title I |
| Cason Lane Academy | 844 | 16.2 | All free (CEP) | Schoolwide program |
| John Pittard Elementary | 832 | 14.4 | All free (CEP) | Schoolwide program |
| Northfield Elementary | 711 | 14.2 | All free (CEP) | Schoolwide program |
| Hobgood Elementary | 657 | 14.5 | All free (CEP) | Schoolwide program |
| Mitchell-Neilson Elementary | 619 | 13.2 | All free (CEP) | Schoolwide program |
| Discovery School | 391 | 17.4 | All free (CEP) | Not Title I |
| Reeves-Rogers Elementary | 378 | 12.7 | All free (CEP) | Schoolwide program |
One more elementary school
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Academy - An Arts Integrated School | 334 | 12.0 | All free (CEP) | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
Contact Murfreesboro
- Website: cityschools.net
- Phone: (615) 893-2313
- Office: 2552 South Church ST, Murfreesboro, TN 37127
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.
What to look at next about Murfreesboro
- Tennessee districts by spending per studentMurfreesboro ranks 49 of 124 Tennessee districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,626).#49 of 124
- Every school district in TennesseeMurfreesboro is the number 19 by size of 148 Tennessee districts, with 9,408 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#19 of 148
- Blount CountyThe next larger Tennessee district: 10,234 students in fall 2022, $12,370 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,370
- Collierville SchoolsThe next smaller Tennessee district: 9,259 students in fall 2022, $11,787 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,787
- Compare Murfreesboro with Blount CountyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Teacher salary spending across TennesseeMurfreesboro spent $67,935 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $57,379); spending, not a salary.$67,935
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).
Questions about Murfreesboro
How many schools and students are in Murfreesboro?
13 schools were open in 2024-25 (13 elementary), enrolling 9,342 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Murfreesboro spend per student?
$11,626 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Tennessee median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $11,310 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,371 per student, up 6.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Murfreesboro's money come from?
$127,068,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 43.7% state, 40.0% local and 16.3% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Murfreesboro live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 2,098 of the 15,433 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 13.6%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.How much does Murfreesboro spend on teacher salaries?
$42,627,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,531 per student. Divided by the 627 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $67,935 per teacher, more than 92 in 100 Tennessee districts (state median $57,379). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Tennessee teacher salary at $53,619 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).How do students in Murfreesboro do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Murfreesboro scored proficient or above: 40% in reading and 43% in math, against 35% in reading and 35% in math across Tennessee. Tennessee's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.What is Murfreesboro's NCES district ID?
4703150. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25