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Mcminnville, Tennessee - 12 schools
An equity score of 45/100 ranks Warren County #40 of 140 districts in Tennessee (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,100 per pupil, Warren County ranks #107 of 141 Tennessee districts by per-pupil spending (Tennessee districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
6,477
Total Enrollment
12
Schools
$10,100
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Warren County operates 12 public schools serving 6,477 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Tennessee. The school portfolio breaks down into 10 combined, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly 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 Warren County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,100 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 24.1% local, 48.5% state, and 27.4% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 45/100, ranked #40 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 12 schools offering Advanced Placement (12 AP courses district-wide), a 411.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.7% White, 18.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is West Elementary, with a diversity index of 51.7/100.
Its largest campus is Warren County High School, enrolling 1,689 students (27% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Warren County Alternative Academy, at 41 students, a 41x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Warren County High School accounts for 26.1% of all Warren County student enrollment
That concentration means Warren 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.
Warren County school enrollment varies 41× across entities
Warren County school enrollment ranges from 41 students (lowest) to 1,689 students (highest), a spread of 1,648 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Warren County student-counselor ratio is 412:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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.
Warren County chronic absenteeism rate is 15.3% — 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 Warren County is typically wider than the Warren County-aggregate figure suggests.
Warren County has 12 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 10 combined. Total enrollment is 6,477 students.
How much does Warren County spend per student?
Warren County spends $10,100 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #40 in Tennessee.
What is the demographic composition of Warren County?
Warren County students are 73.7% White, 18.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% African American, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 12 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Warren County?
Warren County has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #40 out of 140 districts in Tennessee.