Highest Spending Districts in Tennessee
Per-pupil expenditure ranking. Districts with 500+ enrollment. Data from NCES F-33 Finance Survey.
$27,867
Top Spender
Franklin SSD
$13,901
Avg Per-Pupil
50
Districts Listed
500+
Min Enrollment
| # | District | Per-Pupil $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Franklin SSD Franklin | $27,867 |
| 2. | Davidson County Nashville | $17,219 |
| 3. | Oak Ridge Oak Ridge | $16,005 |
| 4. | Memphis-Shelby County Schools Memphis | $15,292 |
| 5. | Perry County Linden | $14,856 |
| 6. | Lake County Tiptonville | $14,836 |
| 7. | Sevier County Sevierville | $14,655 |
| 8. | Humphreys County Waverly | $14,557 |
| 9. | Alcoa Alcoa | $14,506 |
| 10. | Hancock County Sneedville | $14,418 |
| 11. | Manchester Manchester | $14,237 |
| 12. | Germantown Germantown | $14,176 |
| 13. | Van Buren County Spencer | $14,137 |
| 14. | Newport Newport | $14,123 |
| 15. | Greeneville Greeneville | $14,079 |
| 16. | Union City Union City | $14,074 |
| 17. | Humboldt City Schools Humboldt | $13,904 |
| 18. | Clinton Clinton | $13,819 |
| 19. | Crockett County Alamo | $13,702 |
| 20. | Tennessee Public Charter School Commission Nashville | $13,599 |
| 21. | Benton County Camden | $13,598 |
| 22. | Bristol Bristol | $13,576 |
| 23. | Anderson County Clinton | $13,496 |
| 24. | Haywood County Brownsville | $13,494 |
| 25. | Collierville Collierville | $13,453 |
| 26. | Bledsoe County Pikeville | $13,451 |
| 27. | Bartlett Bartlett | $13,364 |
| 28. | Obion County Union City | $13,361 |
| 29. | Moore County Lynchburg | $13,193 |
| 30. | Sequatchie County Dunlap | $13,156 |
| 31. | Hawkins County Rogersville | $13,150 |
| 32. | Coffee County Manchester | $13,085 |
| 33. | Scott County Huntsville | $13,040 |
| 34. | Dyersburg Dyersburg | $13,008 |
| 35. | Millington Municipal Schools Millington | $12,987 |
| 36. | Lexington Lexington | $12,982 |
| 37. | Lauderdale County Ripley | $12,960 |
| 38. | Decatur County Decaturville | $12,931 |
| 39. | Roane County Kingston | $12,876 |
| 40. | Tullahoma Tullahoma | $12,802 |
| 41. | Trenton Trenton | $12,800 |
| 42. | Fayetteville Fayetteville | $12,778 |
| 43. | Lenoir City Lenoir City | $12,745 |
| 44. | Weakley County Dresden | $12,742 |
| 45. | Williamson County Franklin | $12,699 |
| 46. | Wayne County Waynesboro | $12,698 |
| 47. | Maryville Maryville | $12,664 |
| 48. | Warren County McMinnville | $12,663 |
| 49. | Claiborne County Tazewell | $12,627 |
| 50. | Milan Milan | $12,624 |
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Methodology
Per-pupil expenditure data comes from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Only districts with 500 or more students are included to ensure meaningful comparisons. Spending figures include all current operational expenditures divided by total enrollment.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.