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Lebanon, Tennessee - 24 schools
An equity score of 11/100 ranks Wilson County #139 of 140 districts in Tennessee (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,390 per pupil, Wilson County ranks #133 of 141 Tennessee districts by per-pupil spending (Tennessee districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
20,308
Total Enrollment
24
Schools
$9,390
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Wilson County operates 24 public schools serving 20,308 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Tennessee. The school portfolio breaks down into 12 combined, 5 high, 4 middle, 3 elementary 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 Wilson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,390 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 15 of 141 Tennessee districts by per-pupil spending. See how Tennessee compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 43.3% local, 43.2% state, and 13.5% 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 11/100, ranked #139 of 140 in Tennessee against a state average of 38, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 6 of 24 schools offering Advanced Placement (113 AP courses district-wide), a 538.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 71.6% White, 11.2% Hispanic or Latino, 8.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lebanon High School, with a diversity index of 61.3/100.
Its largest campus is Lebanon High School, enrolling 1,816 students (9% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Barry Tatum Academy, at 86 students, a 21x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Wilson County school enrollment varies 21× across entities
Wilson County school enrollment ranges from 86 students (lowest) to 1,816 students (highest), a spread of 1,730 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Wilson County student-counselor ratio is 538:1 — 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.
Wilson County chronic absenteeism rate is 17.1% — 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 Wilson County is typically wider than the Wilson County-aggregate figure suggests.
Wilson County has 24 schools, including 5 high, 4 middle, 12 combined, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 20,308 students.
How much does Wilson County spend per student?
Wilson County spends $9,390 per student. The district has an equity score of 11/100, ranking #139 in Tennessee.
What is the demographic composition of Wilson County?
Wilson County students are 71.6% White, 11.2% Hispanic or Latino, 8.1% African American, 4.0% Asian, averaged across 24 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Wilson County?
Wilson County has an equity score of 11/100, ranking #139 out of 140 districts in Tennessee.