Tennessee school districts by resource index

Franklin SSD has the highest mean resource index of Tennessee's districts with 500 or more students and at least two schools: 65.4 of 100 across its 8 schools open in 2024-25, with 10.7 students per teacher on average. The index measures staffing, counseling, gifted programs and attendance, not how well students learn.

Resource index 2024-25 × 2021-22 · NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23 · districts with 500+ students and 2+ schools · method

Mean resource index of the district's schools, TennesseeFranklin SSD 65.4; Bradford 59.5; West Carroll Sp Dist 56.3; Hollow Rock - Bruceton 56.0; Collierville 54.4; Williamson County 54.1; Clay County 53.3; Henry County 53.2; Dyersburg 53.0; McKenzie 53.0.0255075100Franklin SSD65.4Bradford59.5West Carroll Sp Dist56.3Hollow Rock - Bruceton56.0Collierville54.4Williamson County54.1Clay County53.3Henry County53.2Dyersburg53.0McKenzie53.0
Mean resource index of the district's schools, TennesseeFranklin SSD 65.4; Bradford 59.5; West Carroll Sp Dist 56.3; Hollow Rock - Bruceton 56.0; Collierville 54.4; Williamson County 54.1; Clay County 53.3; Henry County 53.2; Dyersburg 53.0; McKenzie 53.0.0255075100Franklin SSD65.4Bradford59.5West Carroll Sp Dist56.3Hollow Rock - Bruceton56.0Collierville54.4Williamson County54.1Clay County53.3Henry County53.2Dyersburg53.0McKenzie53.0
Mean resource index of the district's schools, TennesseeFranklin SSD 65.4; Bradford 59.5; West Carroll Sp Dist 56.3; Hollow Rock - Bruceton 56.0; Collierville 54.4; Williamson County 54.1; Clay County 53.3; Henry County 53.2; Dyersburg 53.0; McKenzie 53.0.050100Franklin SSD65.4Bradford59.5West Carroll Sp Dist56.3Hollow Rock - Bruceton56.0Collierville54.4Williamson County54.1Clay County53.3Henry County53.2Dyersburg53.0McKenzie53.0
Mean resource index of the district's schools, TennesseeFranklin SSD 65.4; Bradford 59.5; West Carroll Sp Dist 56.3; Hollow Rock - Bruceton 56.0; Collierville 54.4; Williamson County 54.1; Clay County 53.3; Henry County 53.2; Dyersburg 53.0; McKenzie 53.0.050100Franklin SSD65.4Bradford59.5West Carroll Sp Dist56.3Hollow Rock - Bruceton56.0Collierville54.4Williamson County54.1Clay County53.3Henry County53.2Dyersburg53.0McKenzie53.0

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

The 50 highest district means

DistrictOpen schoolsStudents, fall 2022Per teacherPer studentIndex
Franklin SSD83,19010.7$18,90965.4
Bradford261514.4$12,60859.5
West Carroll Sp Dist383712.6$11,84056.3
Hollow Rock - Bruceton265812.9$10,24656.0
Collierville99,25914.8$11,78754.4
Williamson County5042,17115.1$11,89954.1
Clay County31,09713.5$11,69553.3
Henry County63,01412.9$11,14053.2
Dyersburg42,61313.5$12,65053.0
McKenzie31,28814.1$9,91153.0
Lakeland22,13215.1$10,85852.5
Germantown76,02613.9$11,68952.4
Coffee County104,39513.1$11,59751.7
DeKalb County52,93814.1$10,61351.0
Haywood County72,72111.8$13,01449.9
The other 35 on the list
DistrictOpen schoolsStudents, fall 2022Per teacherPer studentIndex
Gibson Co Sp Dist93,96215.1$10,10649.7
Lauderdale County73,41314.0$12,16249.6
Overton County73,10215.0$10,04749.6
Meigs County41,75114.4$11,17149.0
Greeneville72,99713.3$12,80648.6
Lake County374911.7$12,48648.3
Henderson County94,05414.7$10,48748.1
Murfreesboro139,40814.9$11,62647.9
Obion County73,11312.5$11,93447.9
Dickson County178,12916.0$10,72947.8
Benton County62,16312.8$11,41147.5
Weakley County103,98713.4$11,29847.2
Van Buren County279413.8$12,61247.0
Hardeman County Schools93,33213.7$11,70146.6
Rutherford County5050,70715.2$10,70846.4
Cocke County124,33913.8$11,09846.2
Hamilton County8145,90215.3$14,78546.2
Lawrence County137,03216.0$10,41046.2
Giles County83,67012.8$11,23746.1
Greene County176,26513.8$10,69346.1
Milan41,99610.6$11,51145.8
Polk County72,14812.9$12,06645.7
Hickman County93,17513.2$11,93845.7
Grundy County51,78915.2$10,37045.4
Johnson County84,97115.2$8,19845.4
Sumner County5230,73215.4$11,19145.3
Crockett County52,00412.8$9,94645.0
McNairy County93,83111.9$11,45644.9
Huntingdon Special School District41,33514.7$11,30744.8
Johnson City118,00115.0$12,23044.7
Fayette County Public Schools73,23817.6$11,98744.7
Wayne County82,16213.6$11,88044.5
White County83,87214.6$10,16144.4
Paris31,58514.4$11,81144.3
Warren County126,47712.6$10,29944.2

Source: Resource index 2024-25 × 2021-22, mean over the district's schools open in 2024-25; per teacher: mean of school ratios; students and spending: NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23.

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Questions about Tennessee's districts

  1. Which Tennessee school districts have the most resources?
    Franklin SSD, whose 8 schools average 65.4 of 100 on the PlainSchools resource index, the highest of Tennessee's districts with 500 or more students.
  2. How are districts ranked?
    By the mean resource index of their schools open in 2024-25. The index averages students per teacher (CCD 2024-25), students per counselor and gifted programs (CRDC 2021-22) and chronic absenteeism (EDFacts 2021-22). Districts need 500 or more students and at least two schools.
  3. How many school districts are in Tennessee?
    148 districts and other agencies ran at least one Tennessee public school open in 2024-25 (NCES CCD).

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School membership and staff · 2024-25

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District membership and spending · FY 2022-23

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