School Spending in Tennessee

Reviewed by PlainSchools Editorial, K12 Schools Editorial Team · June 10, 2026

Schools ranked by their district's per-pupil expenditure. Only includes schools with 50+ students.

$12,324

Tennessee Avg Per Student

-37% vs National

National Avg: $19,490

Note: Spending reflects district-wide averages from NCES F-33 (FY 2021-22). Schools in the same district share the same figure.

#	School	District	Per Student	Students
1	Freedom Middle School Franklin · middle	Franklin SSD	$27,867	511
2	Moore Elementary Franklin · other	Franklin SSD	$27,867	496
3	Freedom Intermediate Franklin · elementary	Franklin SSD	$27,867	491
4	Liberty Elementary Franklin · other	Franklin SSD	$27,867	435
5	Poplar Grove K-4 Franklin · other	Franklin SSD	$27,867	324
6	Franklin Elementary Franklin · other	Franklin SSD	$27,867	318
7	Poplar Grove 5-8 Franklin · elementary	Franklin SSD	$27,867	307
8	Johnson Elementary Franklin · other	Franklin SSD	$27,867	279
9	Richard Hardy Memorial School South Pittsburg · other	Richard City	$18,078	183
10	Antioch High School Antioch · high	Davidson County	$17,219	2,212
11	Cane Ridge High School Antioch · high	Davidson County	$17,219	1,982
12	John Overton High Nashville · high	Davidson County	$17,219	1,942
13	McGavock High Nashville · high	Davidson County	$17,219	1,844
14	Hunters Lane High Nashville · high	Davidson County	$17,219	1,414
15	Valor Flagship Academy Nashville · other	Davidson County	$17,219	1,402
16	Martin Luther King Jr School Nashville · other	Davidson County	$17,219	1,280
17	Hillsboro High Nashville · high	Davidson County	$17,219	1,224
18	Hillwood High Nashville · high	Davidson County	$17,219	1,123
19	Glencliff High School Nashville · high	Davidson County	$17,219	1,013
20	Mt. View Elementary Antioch · other	Davidson County	$17,219	963
21	Smith Springs Elementary School Antioch · other	Davidson County	$17,219	890
22	Hume - Fogg High Nashville · high	Davidson County	$17,219	885
23	A. Z. Kelley Elementary Antioch · other	Davidson County	$17,219	840
24	East End Preparatory School Nashville · elementary	Davidson County	$17,219	837
25	LEAD Southeast Nashville · other	Davidson County	$17,219	833
26	Intrepid College Preparatory Charter School Antioch · other	Davidson County	$17,219	825
27	Stratford STEM Magnet School Nashville · other	Davidson County	$17,219	810
28	Harpeth Valley Elementary Nashville · other	Davidson County	$17,219	803
29	Una Elementary Nashville · other	Davidson County	$17,219	796
30	J. E. Moss Elementary Antioch · other	Davidson County	$17,219	782
31	Cole Elementary Antioch · other	Davidson County	$17,219	780
32	May Werthan Shayne Elementary School Nashville · other	Davidson County	$17,219	779
33	Cane Ridge Elementary Antioch · other	Davidson County	$17,219	777
34	Granbery Elementary Brentwood · elementary	Davidson County	$17,219	769
35	Norman Binkley Elementary Nashville · other	Davidson County	$17,219	762
36	John F. Kennedy Middle Antioch · elementary	Davidson County	$17,219	747
37	Thomas A. Edison Elementary Antioch · other	Davidson County	$17,219	731
38	Whites Creek High Whites Creek · high	Davidson County	$17,219	730
39	Tusculum Elementary Nashville · other	Davidson County	$17,219	716
40	Eagle View Elementary School Antioch · other	Davidson County	$17,219	715
41	Maplewood High Nashville · high	Davidson County	$17,219	700
42	Meigs Middle Nashville · elementary	Davidson County	$17,219	692
43	Lakeview Elementary Nashville · other	Davidson County	$17,219	675
44	Haywood Elementary Nashville · other	Davidson County	$17,219	666
45	Antioch Middle Antioch · middle	Davidson County	$17,219	656
46	Paragon Mills Elementary Nashville · other	Davidson County	$17,219	647
47	Henry C. Maxwell Elementary Antioch · other	Davidson County	$17,219	637
48	Gower Elementary Nashville · other	Davidson County	$17,219	631
49	Amqui Elementary Madison · other	Davidson County	$17,219	626
50	Glenview Elementary Nashville · other	Davidson County	$17,219	616
51	Ruby Major Elementary Hermitage · other	Davidson County	$17,219	615
52	Tulip Grove Elementary Hermitage · other	Davidson County	$17,219	613
53	Dan Mills Elementary Nashville · other	Davidson County	$17,219	606
54	Thurgood Marshall Middle Antioch · elementary	Davidson County	$17,219	603
55	Glencliff Elementary Nashville · other	Davidson County	$17,219	596
56	Explore Community School Nashville · elementary	Davidson County	$17,219	591
57	RePublic High School Nashville · high	Davidson County	$17,219	587
58	Percy Priest Elementary Nashville · elementary	Davidson County	$17,219	553
59	Apollo Middle Antioch · elementary	Davidson County	$17,219	549
60	Nashville Classical Nashville · elementary	Davidson County	$17,219	549
61	Nashville School Of The Arts Nashville · high	Davidson County	$17,219	548
62	McMurray Middle Nashville · elementary	Davidson County	$17,219	545
63	Eakin Elementary Nashville · elementary	Davidson County	$17,219	544
64	LEAD Cameron Nashville · elementary	Davidson County	$17,219	529
65	Charlotte Park Elementary Nashville · other	Davidson County	$17,219	527
66	Pearl-Cohn High Nashville · high	Davidson County	$17,219	526
67	Waverly-Belmont Elementary School Nashville · elementary	Davidson County	$17,219	525
68	John B. Whitsitt Elementary Nashville · other	Davidson County	$17,219	523
69	Valor Voyager Academy Nashville · elementary	Davidson County	$17,219	507
70	STEM Prep High School Nashville · high	Davidson County	$17,219	505
71	Julia Green Elementary Nashville · elementary	Davidson County	$17,219	501
72	Rocketship United Nashville · elementary	Davidson County	$17,219	501
73	Rocketship Nashville Northeast Elementary Nashville · elementary	Davidson County	$17,219	499
74	Wright Middle Nashville · elementary	Davidson County	$17,219	498
75	Andrew Jackson Elementary Old Hickory · other	Davidson County	$17,219	493
76	Neely's Bend Elementary Madison · other	Davidson County	$17,219	491
77	Crieve Hall Elementary Nashville · elementary	Davidson County	$17,219	489
78	Lead Academy Nashville · high	Davidson County	$17,219	487
79	Chadwell Elementary Madison · other	Davidson County	$17,219	478
80	Stratton Elementary Madison · other	Davidson County	$17,219	478
81	Rosebank Elementary Nashville · other	Davidson County	$17,219	475
82	Goodlettsville Elementary Goodlettsville · other	Davidson County	$17,219	469
83	Dodson Elementary Hermitage · other	Davidson County	$17,219	464
84	Sylvan Park Elementary Nashville · elementary	Davidson County	$17,219	459
85	Harris-Hillman Special Education Nashville · other	Davidson County	$17,219	458
86	John Trotwood Moore Middle Nashville · elementary	Davidson County	$17,219	454
87	STEM Prep Academy Nashville · elementary	Davidson County	$17,219	454
88	Cumberland Elementary Nashville · elementary	Davidson County	$17,219	452
89	Hickman Elementary Nashville · other	Davidson County	$17,219	452
90	Alex Green Elementary Whites Creek · other	Davidson County	$17,219	451
91	Goodlettsville Middle Goodlettsville · middle	Davidson County	$17,219	447
92	Glengarry Elementary Nashville · other	Davidson County	$17,219	443
93	Stanford Elementary Nashville · other	Davidson County	$17,219	442
94	Bellevue Middle Nashville · elementary	Davidson County	$17,219	438
95	KIPP Nashville Collegiate High School Nashville · high	Davidson County	$17,219	438
96	H. G. Hill Middle Nashville · middle	Davidson County	$17,219	435
97	Donelson Middle Nashville · middle	Davidson County	$17,219	434
98	Glendale Elementary Nashville · other	Davidson County	$17,219	433
99	East Nashville Magnet High School Nashville · high	Davidson County	$17,219	432
100	Purpose Prep Nashville · elementary	Davidson County	$17,219	431

Per-pupil expenditure from NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22). Figures are district-wide averages. View national school spending rankings.

Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.