Tennessee · NCES F-33 finance data
School Funding Equity in Tennessee 140 districts ranked by how equitably school funding is distributed, scored from NCES F-33 school finance data covering districts in all 50 states.
38 State avg score
49 National avg score
140 Districts ranked The equity picture in one line
Hancock County ranks first in Tennessee for funding equity at 71/100, in a state whose districts average 38 against a national average of 49.
71/100 top score (Hancock County)
$12,024 per-pupil spending in the top district
1 districts scoring 70 or higher
38 districts below 30 # District Enrollment $/Pupil Free Lunch Local Rev % Score 1 Hancock County 954 $12,024 - 13.0% 71 2 Lake County 749 $12,059 - 17.5% 69 3 Haywood County 2,721 $12,505 - 22.3% 67 4 Scott County 2,524 $11,555 - 14.7% 66 5 Wayne County 2,162 $11,455 - 16.4% 65 6 Van Buren County 794 $12,176 - 21.9% 63 7 Lauderdale County 3,413 $11,506 - 18.0% 61 8 Grainger County 3,105 $11,165 - 17.7% 61 9 Polk County 2,148 $11,761 - 23.3% 58 10 Fayetteville 1,185 $11,483 - 23.3% 58 11 West Carroll Sp Dist 837 $11,190 - 23.4% 58 12 Hickman County 3,175 $11,000 - 20.4% 57 13 Newport 701 $11,862 - 25.1% 57 14 Mcnairy County 3,831 $10,521 - 19.9% 56 15 Clay County 1,097 $10,912 - 21.4% 55 16 Hardeman County Schools 3,332 $11,428 - 25.2% 54 17 Pickett County 644 $11,282 - 22.0% 54 18 Obion County 3,113 $11,247 - 27.9% 53 19 Morgan County 2,877 $11,342 - 16.6% 53 20 Benton County 2,163 $11,334 - 26.0% 53 21 Campbell County 5,294 $10,175 - 19.5% 52 22 Milan 1,996 $10,927 - 27.9% 51 23 Bledsoe County 1,654 $11,389 - 17.2% 51 24 Jackson County 1,463 $10,789 - 19.9% 51 25 Humboldt City Schools 1,110 $12,948 - 22.8% 51 26 Tennessee Public Charter School Commission 3,818 $13,069 - 0.9% 50 27 Franklin Ssd 3,190 $17,848 - 67.6% 50 28 Decatur County 1,524 $10,627 - 23.6% 50 29 Hollow Rock - Bruceton 658 $10,118 - 20.8% 50 30 Carter County 4,764 $11,253 - 22.3% 49 31 Dyersburg 2,613 $11,567 - 32.2% 49 32 Crockett County 2,004 $9,616 - 17.0% 49 33 Moore County 901 $12,031 - 40.0% 49 34 Anderson County 6,317 $11,475 - 38.3% 48 35 Hawkins County 6,304 $11,500 - 29.4% 48 36 Greeneville 2,997 $12,303 - 42.0% 47 37 Coffee County 4,395 $11,238 - 32.0% 46 38 Union City 1,540 $11,833 - 29.5% 46 39 Lexington 884 $11,109 - 24.8% 46 40 Warren County 6,477 $10,100 - 24.1% 45 41 Rhea County 4,091 $11,031 - 25.4% 45 42 Houston County 1,281 $10,593 - 16.7% 45 43 Unicoi County 2,220 $11,252 - 24.8% 44 44 Paris 1,585 $11,353 - 31.3% 44 45 Bedford County 9,047 $9,064 - 19.1% 43 46 Fentress County 2,270 $9,575 - 19.1% 43 47 Perry County 1,069 $12,553 - 22.2% 43 48 Bells 399 $10,324 - 10.7% 43 49 Sevier County 14,455 $12,077 - 64.1% 42 50 Union County 5,939 $5,560 - 17.6% 42 51 Cocke County 4,339 $10,484 - 25.1% 42 52 Claiborne County 4,070 $11,667 - 26.2% 42 53 Weakley County 3,987 $10,601 - 27.3% 42 54 Dekalb County 2,938 $9,893 - 19.8% 42 55 Rogersville 624 $11,051 - 29.1% 42 56 Sullivan County 8,380 $11,164 - 42.4% 41 57 Stewart County 2,002 $10,918 - 14.6% 41 58 Meigs County 1,751 $10,406 - 18.2% 41 59 Clinton 968 $11,305 - 39.3% 41 60 Oak Ridge 4,961 $13,601 - 49.4% 40 61 Grundy County 1,789 $10,653 - 15.9% 40 62 Bradford 615 $11,135 - 26.1% 40 63 Dickson County 8,129 $10,297 - 35.6% 39 64 Roane County 6,344 $11,148 - 37.7% 39 65 Marion County 3,960 $10,195 - 29.4% 39 66 Giles County 3,670 $10,299 - 33.5% 39 67 White County 3,872 $9,771 - 21.8% 38 68 Lewis County 1,698 $10,198 - 24.2% 38 69 Elizabethton 2,738 $11,642 - 34.5% 37 70 Johnson City 8,001 $11,545 - 50.6% 36 71 Overton County 3,102 $9,476 - 21.5% 36 72 Sequatchie County 2,031 $10,190 - 25.7% 36 73 Mckenzie 1,288 $9,640 - 23.5% 36 74 Memphis-Shelby County Schools 109,797 $13,650 - 34.5% 35 75 Kingsport 7,784 $11,438 - 50.2% 35 76 Greene County 6,265 $10,137 - 31.2% 35 77 Henderson County 4,054 $9,974 - 25.4% 35 78 Tullahoma 3,641 $11,873 - 45.5% 35 79 Trenton 1,354 $10,482 - 29.0% 35 80 Cleveland 5,768 $10,816 - 32.7% 34 81 Hardin County 3,370 $10,437 - 38.1% 34 82 Etowah 343 $10,631 - 19.9% 34 83 Murfreesboro 9,408 $11,342 - 40.5% 33 84 Bristol 4,029 $11,961 - 45.9% 33 85 Henry County 3,014 $10,338 - 32.3% 33 86 Manchester 1,583 $11,827 - 34.8% 33 87 South Carroll 325 $10,025 - 23.6% 33 88 Tipton County 10,249 $9,659 - 21.1% 32 89 Monroe County 5,023 $11,307 - 26.4% 32 90 Dyer County 3,645 $10,984 - 30.6% 32 91 Cannon County 1,865 $10,244 - 21.6% 32 92 Hamblen County 10,289 $10,235 - 29.0% 31 93 Johnson County 4,971 $7,229 - 12.5% 31 94 Fayette County Public Schools 3,238 $11,140 - 28.6% 31 95 Chester County 2,811 $9,448 - 16.6% 31 96 Humphreys County 2,693 $10,658 - 46.3% 31 97 Huntingdon Special School District 1,335 $9,960 - 25.7% 31 98 Alamo 578 $9,252 - 11.0% 31 99 Hamilton County 45,902 $12,002 - 47.2% 30 100 Germantown 6,026 $10,888 - 42.8% 30 101 Maryville 5,671 $11,424 - 51.2% 30 102 Franklin County 5,004 $10,515 - 32.9% 30 103 Collierville 9,259 $11,370 - 42.7% 29 104 Washington County 8,281 $10,021 - 41.2% 29 105 Smith County 3,061 $10,034 - 24.3% 29 106 Alcoa 2,211 $12,531 - 51.7% 29 107 Dayton 848 $10,618 - 25.2% 29 108 Knox County 60,609 $10,538 - 49.9% 28 109 Lawrence County 7,032 $9,908 - 24.1% 28 110 Lincoln County 4,002 $9,586 - 26.8% 28 111 Lenoir City 2,568 $10,610 - 43.1% 28 112 Trousdale County 1,407 $9,819 - 23.0% 28 113 Davidson County 80,651 $15,421 - 58.7% 27 114 Williamson County 42,171 $10,710 - 68.0% 27 115 Bartlett 8,946 $11,206 - 40.3% 26 116 Macon County 4,231 $9,456 - 21.0% 26 117 Mcminn County 5,225 $9,933 - 26.6% 25 118 Maury County 13,152 $10,063 - 40.4% 24 119 Bradley County 10,269 $9,558 - 28.9% 24 120 Millington Municipal Schools 2,602 $10,917 - 34.3% 24 121 Athens 1,802 $10,659 - 30.0% 24 122 Putnam County 12,032 $10,052 - 31.5% 23 123 Blount County 10,234 $11,214 - 44.3% 23 124 Cumberland County 7,216 $9,458 - 30.9% 23 125 Sumner County 30,732 $10,286 - 42.0% 22 126 Jefferson County 6,995 $10,101 - 27.8% 22 127 Marshall County 5,406 $9,986 - 28.1% 21 128 Loudon County 4,979 $10,413 - 44.7% 21 129 Gibson Co Sp Dist 3,962 $9,328 - 28.6% 21 130 Sweetwater 1,486 $9,411 - 23.4% 21 131 Oneida 1,463 $9,338 - 22.2% 21 132 Cheatham County 5,833 $9,170 - 27.8% 20 133 Lebanon 4,221 $10,806 - 44.5% 19 134 Rutherford County 50,707 $10,141 - 41.9% 18 135 Montgomery County 38,773 $10,208 - 33.3% 18 136 Lakeland 2,132 $10,418 - 34.9% 18 137 Madison County 12,463 $10,363 - 39.3% 16 138 Robertson County 11,504 $9,085 - 29.8% 12 139 Wilson County 20,308 $9,390 - 43.3% 11 140 Arlington 4,803 $10,029 - 47.1% 11
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 2021-22, released in 2024),
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
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- how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.