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Dresden, Tennessee - 10 schools
An equity score of 42/100 ranks Weakley County #53 of 140 districts in Tennessee (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,601 per pupil, Weakley County ranks #79 of 141 Tennessee districts by per-pupil spending (Tennessee districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,987
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$10,601
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Weakley County operates 10 public schools serving 3,987 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Tennessee. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 combined, 2 high, 2 elementary, 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 Weakley County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,601 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 27.3% local, 49.7% state, and 22.9% 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 42/100, ranked #53 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 10 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 359.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 18.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 79.2% White, 9.2% African American, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Martin Primary, with a diversity index of 54.5/100.
Its largest campus is Westview High School, enrolling 611 students (15% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Sharon School, at 190 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Westview High School accounts for 15.3% of all Weakley County student enrollment
That concentration means Weakley 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.
Weakley County school enrollment varies 3.2× across entities
Weakley County school enrollment ranges from 190 students (lowest) to 611 students (highest), a spread of 421 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Weakley County student-counselor ratio is 360:1 — 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.
Weakley County chronic absenteeism rate is 18.2% — 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 Weakley County is typically wider than the Weakley County-aggregate figure suggests.
Weakley County has 10 schools, including 2 high, 5 combined, 1 middle, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,987 students.
How much does Weakley County spend per student?
Weakley County spends $10,601 per student. The district has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #53 in Tennessee.
What is the demographic composition of Weakley County?
Weakley County students are 79.2% White, 9.2% African American, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Asian, averaged across 10 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Weakley County?
Weakley County has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #53 out of 140 districts in Tennessee.