An equity score of 45/100 ranks South Carroll #42 of 141 districts in Tennessee (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,871 per pupil, South Carroll ranks #46 of 142 Tennessee districts by per-pupil spending (Tennessee districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
South Carroll operates 1 public schools serving 325 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Tennessee. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 Carroll County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,871 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 142 Tennessee districts by per-pupil spending. See how Tennessee compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 23.6% local, 53.5% state, and 22.9% 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 45/100, ranked #42 of 141 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 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 343:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 4.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.9% White, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Clarksburg School, enrolling 343 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Clarksburg School accounts for 100.0% of all South Carroll student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of South Carroll a distant remainder — means South Carroll-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
South Carroll student-counselor ratio is 343:1 — 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 South Carroll is typically wider than the South Carroll-aggregate figure suggests.
South Carroll chronic absenteeism rate is 4.1% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
South Carroll has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 325 students.
How much does South Carroll spend per student?
South Carroll spends $11,871 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #42 in Tennessee.
What is the demographic composition of South Carroll?
South Carroll students are 86.9% White, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% African American, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for South Carroll?
South Carroll has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #42 out of 141 districts in Tennessee.