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Dover, Tennessee - 4 schools
An equity score of 41/100 ranks Stewart County #57 of 140 districts in Tennessee (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,918 per pupil, Stewart County ranks #64 of 141 Tennessee districts by per-pupil spending (Tennessee districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,002
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$10,918
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Stewart County operates 4 public schools serving 2,002 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Tennessee. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Stewart County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,918 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 14.6% local, 65.6% state, and 19.8% 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 41/100, ranked #57 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 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 493:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 35.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.8% White, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Stewart Co High School, with a diversity index of 17.9/100.
Its largest campus is Stewart Co High School, enrolling 583 students (30% of the district's total enrollment).
Stewart Co High School accounts for 29.1% of all Stewart County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Stewart County-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Stewart County student-counselor ratio is 493:1 — 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.
Stewart County chronic absenteeism rate is 35.3% — 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.
Stewart County has 4 schools, including 1 high, 2 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,002 students.
How much does Stewart County spend per student?
Stewart County spends $10,918 per student. The district has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #57 in Tennessee.
What is the demographic composition of Stewart County?
Stewart County students are 91.8% White, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Stewart County?
Stewart County has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #57 out of 140 districts in Tennessee.