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Dunlap, Tennessee - 3 schools
An equity score of 36/100 ranks Sequatchie County #72 of 140 districts in Tennessee (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,190 per pupil, Sequatchie County ranks #101 of 141 Tennessee districts by per-pupil spending (Tennessee districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,031
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$10,190
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Sequatchie County operates 3 public schools serving 2,031 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Tennessee. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary, 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 Sequatchie County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,190 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 141 Tennessee districts by per-pupil spending. See how Tennessee compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 25.7% local, 53.9% state, and 20.4% 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 36/100, ranked #72 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 641.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 40.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.9% White, 9.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Sequatchie Co Middle School, with a diversity index of 23.4/100.
Its largest campus is Griffith Elementary, enrolling 786 students (41% of the district's total enrollment).
Griffith Elementary accounts for 38.7% of all Sequatchie County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Sequatchie 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.
Sequatchie County student-counselor ratio is 641:1 — 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.
Sequatchie County chronic absenteeism rate is 40.2% — 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.
Sequatchie County has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 2,031 students.
How much does Sequatchie County spend per student?
Sequatchie County spends $10,190 per student. The district has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #72 in Tennessee.
What is the demographic composition of Sequatchie County?
Sequatchie County students are 87.9% White, 9.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sequatchie County?
Sequatchie County has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #72 out of 140 districts in Tennessee.