Tennessee · NCES F-33 finance data
Highest Spending Districts in Tennessee
The 50 Tennessee districts that spend the most per student, ranked from NCES F-33 finance data (2022-23). Only districts enrolling 500 or more students are included.
- $18,909
- Top per-pupil spend
- $12,748
- Avg across top 50
- 50
- Districts listed
The spending picture in one line
Franklin Ssd spends $18,909 per student, the most of any Tennessee district listed, against an average of $12,748 across the top 50.
- $18,909
- top spend (Franklin Ssd)
- $11,716
- lowest on this list
- 1.6×
- spread across the listed districts
- 3,190
- students in the top district
| # | District | Per-Pupil $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franklin SsdFranklin | $18,909 |
| 2 | Davidson CountyNashville | $17,808 |
| 3 | Hamilton CountyChattanooga | $14,785 |
| 4 | TullahomaTullahoma | $14,004 |
| 5 | Oak RidgeOak Ridge | $13,761 |
| 6 | Memphis-Shelby County SchoolsMemphis | $13,695 |
| 7 | Achievement School DistrictNashville | $13,612 |
| 8 | Hancock CountySneedville | $13,442 |
| 9 | Perry CountyLinden | $13,394 |
| 10 | Tennessee Public Charter School CommissionNashville | $13,356 |
| 11 | AlcoaAlcoa | $13,177 |
| 12 | Haywood CountyBrownsville | $13,014 |
| 13 | Humboldt City SchoolsHumboldt | $13,012 |
| 14 | Anderson CountyClinton | $12,945 |
| 15 | Sevier CountySevierville | $12,911 |
| 16 | GreenevilleGreeneville | $12,806 |
| 17 | Moore CountyLynchburg | $12,768 |
| 18 | DyersburgDyersburg | $12,650 |
| 19 | Van Buren CountySpencer | $12,612 |
| 20 | BradfordBradford | $12,608 |
| 21 | Lake CountyTiptonville | $12,486 |
| 22 | Union CityUnion City | $12,464 |
| 23 | BristolBristol | $12,440 |
| 24 | Morgan CountyWartburg | $12,432 |
| 25 | Blount CountyMaryville | $12,370 |
| 26 | Bledsoe CountyPikeville | $12,360 |
| 27 | ElizabethtonElizabethton | $12,343 |
| 28 | RogersvilleRogersville | $12,306 |
| 29 | Johnson CityJohnson City | $12,230 |
| 30 | Lauderdale CountyRipley | $12,162 |
| 31 | Hawkins CountyRogersville | $12,084 |
| 32 | MaryvilleMaryville | $12,075 |
| 33 | Polk CountyBenton | $12,066 |
| 34 | LexingtonLexington | $12,031 |
| 35 | Monroe CountyMadisonville | $12,029 |
| 36 | KingsportKingsport | $12,027 |
| 37 | Roane CountyKingston | $12,003 |
| 38 | Fayette County Public SchoolsSomerville | $11,987 |
| 39 | Scott CountyHuntsville | $11,976 |
| 40 | ClintonClinton | $11,959 |
| 41 | Hickman CountyCenterville | $11,938 |
| 42 | Obion CountyUnion City | $11,934 |
| 43 | Williamson CountyFranklin | $11,899 |
| 44 | Wayne CountyWaynesboro | $11,880 |
| 45 | West Carroll Sp DistAtwood | $11,840 |
| 46 | ParisParis | $11,811 |
| 47 | ColliervilleCollierville | $11,787 |
| 48 | FayettevilleFayetteville | $11,763 |
| 49 | Robertson CountySpringfield | $11,721 |
| 50 | Jackson CountyGainesboro | $11,716 |
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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.
Per-pupil spending figures come from the National Center for Education Statistics F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2022-23, the federal government's annual census of revenues and expenditures across more than 13,000 public school districts. Only districts enrolling 500 or more students are ranked, to keep small-district outliers from distorting the comparison.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.