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Byrdstown, Tennessee - 2 schools
An equity score of 54/100 ranks Pickett County #17 of 140 districts in Tennessee (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,282 per pupil, Pickett County ranks #45 of 141 Tennessee districts by per-pupil spending (Tennessee districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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$11,282
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Pickett County operates 2 public schools serving 644 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Tennessee. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high 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 Pickett County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,282 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 22.0% local, 52.0% state, and 26.0% 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 54/100, ranked #17 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.
a 302.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 23.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 97.2% White, 2.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Pickett County Elementary, enrolling 415 students (69% of the district's total enrollment).
Pickett County Elementary accounts for 64.4% of all Pickett County student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Pickett County a distant remainder — means Pickett 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.
Pickett County student-counselor ratio is 303:1 — 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 Pickett County is typically wider than the Pickett County-aggregate figure suggests.
Pickett County chronic absenteeism rate is 23.1% — 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 Pickett County is typically wider than the Pickett County-aggregate figure suggests.