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Oneida, Tennessee - 3 schools
An equity score of 21/100 ranks Oneida #131 of 140 districts in Tennessee (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,338 per pupil, Oneida ranks #134 of 141 Tennessee districts by per-pupil spending (Tennessee districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,463
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$9,338
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Oneida operates 3 public schools serving 1,463 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Tennessee. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 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 Scott County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,338 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 15 of 141 Tennessee districts by per-pupil spending. See how Tennessee compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 22.2% local, 51.6% state, and 26.2% 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 21/100, ranked #131 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 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 299:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 18.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.5% White, 2.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Oneida Middle School, with a diversity index of 12.2/100.
Its largest campus is Oneida Elementary, enrolling 756 students (54% of the district's total enrollment).
Oneida Elementary accounts for 51.7% of all Oneida student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Oneida a distant remainder — means Oneida-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.
Oneida school enrollment varies 2.7× across entities
Oneida school enrollment ranges from 282 students (lowest) to 756 students (highest), a spread of 474 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Oneida student-counselor ratio is 299:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Oneida is typically wider than the Oneida-aggregate figure suggests.
Oneida chronic absenteeism rate is 18.1% — 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 Oneida is typically wider than the Oneida-aggregate figure suggests.