Tennessee · NCES F-33 finance data
School Funding Equity in Tennessee 141 districts ranked by how equitably school funding is distributed, scored from NCES F-33 school finance data covering districts in all 50 states.
Compiled by PlainSchools , Education-data publisher · August 26, 2026
38 State avg score
49 National avg score
141 Districts ranked The equity picture in one line
Hancock County ranks first in Tennessee for funding equity at 73/100, in a state whose districts average 38 against a national average of 49.
73/100 top score (Hancock County)
$13,442 per-pupil spending in the top district
1 districts scoring 70 or higher
41 districts below 30 # District Enrollment $/Pupil Free Lunch Local Rev % Score 1 Hancock County 954 $13,442 - 13.0% 73 2 Lake County 749 $12,486 - 17.5% 68 3 Haywood County 2,721 $13,014 - 22.3% 66 4 Scott County 2,524 $11,976 - 14.7% 64 5 Wayne County 2,162 $11,880 - 16.4% 63 6 Lauderdale County 3,413 $12,162 - 18.0% 61 7 Grainger County 3,105 $11,710 - 17.7% 61 8 Van Buren County 794 $12,612 - 21.9% 61 9 Hickman County 3,175 $11,938 - 20.4% 60 10 West Carroll Sp Dist 837 $11,840 - 23.4% 59 11 Mcnairy County 3,831 $11,456 - 19.9% 58 12 Clay County 1,097 $11,695 - 21.4% 57 13 Morgan County 2,877 $12,432 - 16.6% 56 14 Polk County 2,148 $12,066 - 23.3% 56 15 Fayetteville 1,185 $11,763 - 23.3% 55 16 Jackson County 1,463 $11,716 - 19.9% 54 17 Obion County 3,113 $11,934 - 27.9% 53 18 Bledsoe County 1,654 $12,360 - 17.2% 53 19 Newport 701 $11,705 - 25.1% 52 20 Anderson County 6,317 $12,945 - 38.3% 51 21 Campbell County 5,294 $10,643 - 19.5% 51 22 Hardeman County Schools 3,332 $11,701 - 25.2% 50 23 Franklin Ssd 3,190 $18,909 - 67.6% 50 24 Dyersburg 2,613 $12,650 - 32.2% 50 25 Milan 1,996 $11,511 - 27.9% 50 26 Humboldt City Schools 1,110 $13,012 - 22.8% 50 27 Lexington 884 $12,031 - 24.8% 50 28 Tennessee Public Charter School Commission 3,818 $13,356 - 0.9% 49 29 Hawkins County 6,304 $12,084 - 29.4% 48 30 Benton County 2,163 $11,411 - 26.0% 48 31 Moore County 901 $12,768 - 40.0% 48 32 Crockett County 2,004 $9,946 - 17.0% 47 33 Pickett County 644 $11,210 - 22.0% 47 34 Rogersville 624 $12,306 - 29.1% 47 35 Carter County 4,764 $11,526 - 22.3% 46 36 Greeneville 2,997 $12,806 - 42.0% 46 37 Union City 1,540 $12,464 - 29.5% 46 38 Hollow Rock - Bruceton 658 $10,246 - 20.8% 46 39 Bradford 615 $12,608 - 26.1% 46 40 Fentress County 2,270 $10,594 - 19.1% 45 41 Houston County 1,281 $11,276 - 16.7% 45 42 South Carroll 325 $11,871 - 23.6% 45 43 Coffee County 4,395 $11,597 - 32.0% 44 44 Rhea County 4,091 $11,563 - 25.4% 44 45 Decatur County 1,524 $10,623 - 23.6% 44 46 Bedford County 9,047 $9,873 - 19.1% 43 47 Dekalb County 2,938 $10,613 - 19.8% 43 48 Warren County 6,477 $10,299 - 24.1% 42 49 Roane County 6,344 $12,003 - 37.7% 42 50 Union County 5,939 $9,219 - 17.6% 42 51 Weakley County 3,987 $11,298 - 27.3% 42 52 Paris 1,585 $11,811 - 31.3% 42 53 Perry County 1,069 $13,394 - 22.2% 42 54 Sevier County 14,455 $12,911 - 64.1% 41 55 Cocke County 4,339 $11,098 - 25.1% 41 56 Giles County 3,670 $11,237 - 33.5% 41 57 Unicoi County 2,220 $11,473 - 24.8% 41 58 Meigs County 1,751 $11,171 - 18.2% 41 59 Clinton 968 $11,959 - 39.3% 41 60 Bells 399 $10,652 - 10.7% 41 61 Oak Ridge 4,961 $13,761 - 49.4% 40 62 Sequatchie County 2,031 $11,279 - 25.7% 40 63 Sullivan County 8,380 $11,468 - 42.4% 39 64 Dickson County 8,129 $10,729 - 35.6% 38 65 Lewis County 1,698 $10,723 - 24.2% 38 66 Huntingdon Special School District 1,335 $11,307 - 25.7% 38 67 Tullahoma 3,641 $14,004 - 45.5% 37 68 Stewart County 2,002 $11,224 - 14.6% 37 69 Alamo 578 $10,645 - 11.0% 37 70 Washington County 8,281 $11,306 - 41.2% 36 71 Johnson City 8,001 $12,230 - 50.6% 36 72 Greene County 6,265 $10,693 - 31.2% 36 73 Cleveland 5,768 $11,690 - 32.7% 36 74 White County 3,872 $10,161 - 21.8% 36 75 Hardin County 3,370 $11,313 - 38.1% 36 76 Overton County 3,102 $10,047 - 21.5% 36 77 Elizabethton 2,738 $12,343 - 34.5% 36 78 Etowah 343 $11,615 - 19.9% 36 79 Memphis-Shelby County Schools 109,797 $13,695 - 34.5% 35 80 Claiborne County 4,070 $11,671 - 26.2% 35 81 Marion County 3,960 $10,468 - 29.4% 35 82 Fayette County Public Schools 3,238 $11,987 - 28.6% 35 83 Kingsport 7,784 $12,027 - 50.2% 34 84 Monroe County 5,023 $12,029 - 26.4% 34 85 Henderson County 4,054 $10,487 - 25.4% 34 86 Trenton 1,354 $10,912 - 29.0% 34 87 Mckenzie 1,288 $9,911 - 23.5% 34 88 Franklin County 5,004 $11,602 - 32.9% 33 89 Henry County 3,014 $11,140 - 32.3% 33 90 Hamilton County 45,902 $14,785 - 47.2% 32 91 Williamson County 42,171 $11,899 - 68.0% 32 92 Germantown 6,026 $11,689 - 42.8% 32 93 Bristol 4,029 $12,440 - 45.9% 32 94 Dyer County 3,645 $11,618 - 30.6% 32 95 Maryville 5,671 $12,075 - 51.2% 31 96 Johnson County 4,971 $8,198 - 12.5% 31 97 Chester County 2,811 $9,924 - 16.6% 31 98 Grundy County 1,789 $10,370 - 15.9% 31 99 Trousdale County 1,407 $10,675 - 23.0% 31 100 Murfreesboro 9,408 $11,626 - 40.5% 30 101 Hamblen County 10,289 $10,596 - 29.0% 29 102 Tipton County 10,249 $9,845 - 21.1% 29 103 Cumberland County 7,216 $10,856 - 30.9% 29 104 Alcoa 2,211 $13,177 - 51.7% 29 105 Cannon County 1,865 $10,495 - 21.6% 29 106 Robertson County 11,504 $11,721 - 29.8% 28 107 Blount County 10,234 $12,370 - 44.3% 28 108 Lincoln County 4,002 $10,374 - 26.8% 28 109 Davidson County 80,651 $17,808 - 58.7% 27 110 Knox County 60,609 $11,187 - 49.9% 27 111 Maury County 13,152 $11,129 - 40.4% 27 112 Collierville 9,259 $11,787 - 42.7% 27 113 Lawrence County 7,032 $10,410 - 24.1% 27 114 Lenoir City 2,568 $11,238 - 43.1% 27 115 Manchester 1,583 $11,685 - 34.8% 27 116 Smith County 3,061 $10,329 - 24.3% 26 117 Humphreys County 2,693 $10,856 - 46.3% 26 118 Mcminn County 5,225 $10,532 - 26.6% 25 119 Macon County 4,231 $9,939 - 21.0% 25 120 Oneida 1,463 $10,564 - 22.2% 25 121 Sumner County 30,732 $11,191 - 42.0% 24 122 Bradley County 10,269 $10,165 - 28.9% 24 123 Achievement School District 5,966 $13,612 - - 24 124 Athens 1,802 $11,378 - 30.0% 24 125 Dayton 848 $10,657 - 25.2% 24 126 Millington Municipal Schools 2,602 $11,361 - 34.3% 23 127 Putnam County 12,032 $10,619 - 31.5% 22 128 Jefferson County 6,995 $10,648 - 27.8% 22 129 Cheatham County 5,833 $10,231 - 27.8% 22 130 Gibson Co Sp Dist 3,962 $10,106 - 28.6% 22 131 Bartlett 8,946 $11,266 - 40.3% 21 132 Marshall County 5,406 $10,312 - 28.1% 20 133 Loudon County 4,979 $10,875 - 44.7% 20 134 Sweetwater 1,486 $9,593 - 23.4% 20 135 Rutherford County 50,707 $10,708 - 41.9% 18 136 Montgomery County 38,773 $10,645 - 33.3% 16 137 Madison County 12,463 $11,115 - 39.3% 16 138 Lebanon 4,221 $11,149 - 44.5% 16 139 Lakeland 2,132 $10,858 - 34.9% 16 140 Arlington 4,803 $10,924 - 47.1% 15 141 Wilson County 20,308 $9,322 - 43.3% 10
How the Equity Score Works
The equity score (0-100) evaluates four dimensions of school funding fairness. According to
the National Center for Education Statistics F-33 Finance Survey (FY 2022-23),
which covers more than 17,000 districts nationwide, local property wealth drives most of the
spending differences the score captures; our methodology
documents each weight:
Per-Pupil Spending (0-25)
Higher spending relative to peers
Need-Adjusted Spending (0-25)
Spending weighted by poverty level, rewards districts that spend more where need is greatest
Funding Diversity (0-25)
Less reliance on local property taxes, more state/federal support
Resource Access (0-25)
Lower student-teacher ratios = more individualized attention
Read our methodology
- how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.