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Sevierville, Tennessee - 30 schools
An equity score of 42/100 ranks Sevier County #49 of 140 districts in Tennessee (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,077 per pupil, Sevier County ranks #12 of 141 Tennessee districts by per-pupil spending (Tennessee districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Sevier County operates 30 public schools serving 14,455 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Tennessee. The school portfolio breaks down into 15 combined, 9 elementary, 5 high, 1 middle schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Sevier County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,077 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 64.1% local, 20.7% state, and 15.2% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 42/100, ranked #49 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 6 of 30 schools offering Advanced Placement (21 AP courses district-wide), a 418.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 29.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 74.0% White, 20.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Pigeon Forge Primary, with a diversity index of 56.0/100.
Its largest campus is Sevier County High School, enrolling 950 students (7% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Greenbrier Alternative Learning Center, at 1 students, a 950x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Sevier County school enrollment ranges from 1 students (lowest) to 950 students (highest), a spread of 949 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection
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 Sevier County is typically wider than the Sevier County-aggregate figure suggests.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 30 schools in Sevier County.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Sevier County's schools, below the Tennessee average of 38.3.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
The Tennessee districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maury County | Similar size | Lower spending | Less locally funded |
| Madison County | Similar size | Similar spending | Less locally funded |
| Putnam County | Similar size | Lower spending | Less locally funded |
| Robertson County | Similar size | Lower spending | Less locally funded |
| Hamblen County | Smaller | Lower spending | Less locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Sevier County's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Memphis-Shelby County Schools →Sevier County has 30 schools, including 5 high, 1 middle, 15 combined, 9 elementary. Total enrollment is 14,455 students.
Sevier County spends $12,077 per student. The district has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #49 in Tennessee.
Sevier County students are 74.0% White, 20.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% African American, 1.2% Asian, averaged across 30 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Sevier County has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #49 out of 140 districts in Tennessee.
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