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Linden, Tennessee - 5 schools
An equity score of 43/100 ranks Perry County #47 of 140 districts in Tennessee (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,553 per pupil, Perry County ranks #7 of 141 Tennessee districts by per-pupil spending (Tennessee districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,069
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$12,553
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Perry County operates 5 public schools serving 1,069 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Tennessee. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary 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 Perry County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,553 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 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, 51.9% state, and 25.9% 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 43/100, ranked #47 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.
a 651.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 35.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.4% White, 2.6% African American, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Linden Middle School, with a diversity index of 18.9/100.
Its largest campus is Linden Elementary, enrolling 309 students (28% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Perry County Virtual School, at 64 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Linden Elementary accounts for 28.1% of all Perry County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Perry 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.
Perry County school enrollment varies 4.8× across entities
Perry County school enrollment ranges from 64 students (lowest) to 309 students (highest), a spread of 245 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.
Perry County student-counselor ratio is 651:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Perry County chronic absenteeism rate is 35.5% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Perry County has 5 schools, including 3 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,069 students.
How much does Perry County spend per student?
Perry County spends $12,553 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #47 in Tennessee.
What is the demographic composition of Perry County?
Perry County students are 91.4% White, 2.6% African American, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Perry County?
Perry County has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #47 out of 140 districts in Tennessee.