Teacher salary spending per teacher, by Tennessee school district

Achievement School District spent $82,057 on teacher salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23, the most of any Tennessee district with 500 or more students; the median across all 141 Tennessee districts with a figure, the smaller ones included, is $57,379. It is not the salary a teacher is paid: it is the teacher salaries a district reported spending, divided by the full-time teachers counted in a different federal file, without benefits, so it can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes; a district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Tennessee teacher salary at $53,619 in 2021-22 (U.S. $66,397; NCES Digest table 211.60). It is compared within Tennessee only because states book salaries and count teachers differently.

NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff 2022-23 · method

Teacher salary spending per full-time teacher, Tennessee, fiscal year 2022-23Achievement School District $82,057; Oak Ridge $74,663; Franklin Special District $74,294; Alcoa $73,592; Johnson City Schools $73,086; Arlington Community Schools $72,580; Maryville City Schools $71,490; Tennessee Public Charter School Commission $70,114; Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools $69,520; Athens City Schools $68,807; State median $57,379.025k50k75k100kAchievement School District$82,057Oak Ridge$74,663Franklin Special District$74,294Alcoa$73,592Johnson City Schools$73,086Arlington Community Schools$72,580Maryville City Schools$71,490Tennessee Public Charter School Commission$70,114Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools$69,520Athens City Schools$68,807State median $57,379
Teacher salary spending per full-time teacher, Tennessee, fiscal year 2022-23Achievement School District $82,057; Oak Ridge $74,663; Franklin Special District $74,294; Alcoa $73,592; Johnson City Schools $73,086; Arlington Community Schools $72,580; Maryville City Schools $71,490; Tennessee Public Charter School Commission $70,114; Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools $69,520; Athens City Schools $68,807; State median $57,379.025k50k75k100kAchievement School District$82,057Oak Ridge$74,663Franklin Special District$74,294Alcoa$73,592Johnson City Schools$73,086Arlington Community Schools$72,580Maryville City Schools$71,490Tennessee Public Charter School Com…$70,114Metropolitan Nashville Public Schoo…$69,520Athens City Schools$68,807State median $57,379
Teacher salary spending per full-time teacher, Tennessee, fiscal year 2022-23Achievement School District $82,057; Oak Ridge $74,663; Franklin Special District $74,294; Alcoa $73,592; Johnson City Schools $73,086; Arlington Community Schools $72,580; Maryville City Schools $71,490; Tennessee Public Charter School Commission $70,114; Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools $69,520; Athens City Schools $68,807; State median $57,379.050k100kAchievement School District$82,057Oak Ridge$74,663Franklin Special District$74,294Alcoa$73,592Johnson City Schools$73,086Arlington Community Schools$72,580Maryville City Schools$71,490Tennessee Public Charter School Commission$70,114Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools$69,520Athens City Schools$68,807State median $57,379
Teacher salary spending per full-time teacher, Tennessee, fiscal year 2022-23Achievement School District $82,057; Oak Ridge $74,663; Franklin Special District $74,294; Alcoa $73,592; Johnson City Schools $73,086; Arlington Community Schools $72,580; Maryville City Schools $71,490; Tennessee Public Charter School Commission $70,114; Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools $69,520; Athens City Schools $68,807; State median $57,379.050k100kAchievement School District$82,057Oak Ridge$74,663Franklin Special District$74,294Alcoa$73,592Johnson City Schools$73,086Arlington Community Schools$72,580Maryville City Schools$71,490Tennessee Public Charter School Commiss…$70,114Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools$69,520Athens City Schools$68,807State median $57,379

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

All 137 districts with 500 or more students, highest teacher salary spending per teacher first

DistrictCountyTeachers (FTE)Salary spending per teacher
Achievement School DistrictDavidson County285$82,057
Oak RidgeAnderson County350$74,663
Franklin Special DistrictWilliamson County296$74,294
AlcoaBlount County145$73,592
Johnson City SchoolsWashington County525$73,086
Arlington Community SchoolsShelby County273$72,580
Maryville City SchoolsBlount County354$71,490
Tennessee Public Charter School CommissionDavidson County217$70,114
Metropolitan Nashville Public SchoolsCoffee County4,975$69,520
Athens City SchoolsMcMinn County109$68,807
Bartlett City SchoolsShelby County541$68,433
MurfreesboroRutherford County627$67,935
Collierville SchoolsShelby County589$67,420
BristolSullivan County256$67,292
Blount CountyBlount County660$66,505
The other 122 on the list
DistrictCountyTeachers (FTE)Salary spending per teacher
Rutherford County SchoolsRutherford County3,238$66,377
KingsportSullivan County532$66,091
Sevier County School SystemSevier County1,021$65,981
Tullahoma City SchoolsCoffee County229$65,815
Williamson County SchoolsWilliamson County2,693$65,279
LebanonWilson County279$65,217
Hamilton County SchoolsHamilton County3,041$65,215
Fayetteville City SchoolsLincoln County79$65,000
Madison CountyMadison County735$64,934
Manchester City SchoolsCoffee County105$64,660
Germantown Municipal DistrictShelby County389$64,382
Millington Municipal SchoolsShelby County156$64,134
Lakeland School SystemShelby County142$61,937
DaytonRhea County53$61,352
Knox County SchoolsKnox County4,128$61,264
Elizabethton City SchoolsCarter County181$61,252
Lenoir City SchoolsLoudon County161$61,073
Greeneville City SchoolsGreene County215$61,072
Meigs CountyMeigs County121$61,053
Dyer CountyDyer County237$61,027
Lincoln County SchoolsLincoln County248$61,006
Hamblen County Department of EducationHamblen County668$60,886
Morgan CountyMorgan County183$60,788
Sequatchie County SchoolsSequatchie County136$60,762
Humboldt City SchoolsGibson County74$60,228
Roane County School DistrictRoane County437$60,195
DyersburgDyer County195$60,169
Cheatham CountyCheatham County365$60,145
Fayette County Public SchoolsFayette County182$59,967
Paris Special School DistrictHenry County111$59,855
Cleveland City SchoolsBradley County388$59,644
Lawrence CountyLawrence County431$59,323
Van Buren County SchoolsVan Buren County58$59,304
Pickett CountyPickett County47$59,298
BradfordGibson County43$59,279
Robertson County SchoolsRobertson County725$59,279
Sumner County SchoolsSumner County2,072$59,256
Bradley County Virtual SchoolBradley County657$59,153
Clarksville-Montgomery County School SystemMontgomery County2,249$58,875
Memphis-Shelby County SchoolsShelby County6,885$58,671
Gibson County Special School DistrictGibson County238$58,599
Oneida Special School DistrictScott County82$58,552
Loudon CountyLoudon County340$58,366
Monroe CountyMonroe County296$58,317
NewportCocke County55$58,291
Claiborne County SchoolsClaiborne County275$58,212
Putnam County School SystemPutnam County727$58,077
Rogersville City SchoolsHawkins County46$58,000
McNairy CountyMcNairy County314$57,825
SweetwaterMonroe County92$57,694
Washington County SchoolsWashington County561$57,625
Wilson County SchoolsWilson County1,233$57,525
Bledsoe CountyBledsoe County107$57,495
Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County242$57,392
Tipton CountyTipton County639$57,379
Stewart County SchoolsStewart County121$57,248
Chester County SchoolsChester County180$56,806
Rhea CountyRhea County279$56,786
Cannon CountyCannon County115$56,783
Perry CountyPerry County81$56,602
Wayne CountyWayne County169$56,541
Henderson County SchoolsHenderson County270$56,529
DeKalb CountyDeKalb County209$56,442
Hawkins County School DistrictHawkins County468$56,353
Clinton City SchoolsAnderson County68$56,309
Maury County Public SchoolsMaury County852$56,109
Houston County School DistrictHouston County86$56,035
Anderson County School DistrictAnderson County468$55,691
Greene CountyGreene County431$55,602
Franklin CountyFranklin County335$55,533
Marshall CountyMarshall County336$55,493
Fentress CountyFentress County145$55,454
Union CityObion County113$55,244
White County SchoolsWhite County263$55,218
Clay County SchoolsClay County80$55,190
Jefferson County School DistrictJefferson County443$55,140
Hardeman County School DistrictHardeman County239$55,115
Moore CountyMoore County66$55,076
Cocke CountyCocke County294$54,823
Obion CountyObion County244$54,772
Polk SchoolsPolk County163$54,673
Henry County SchoolsHenry County213$54,643
McMinn County SchoolsMcMinn County334$54,306
Lewis County Schools DistrictLewis County124$54,222
Scott CountyScott County193$54,178
Macon CountyMacon County258$54,039
Huntingdon Special School DistrictCarroll County102$53,784
Jackson CountyJackson County101$53,691
Cumberland CountyCumberland County449$53,622
Sullivan CountySullivan County610$53,414
Coffee CountyCoffee County308$53,412
McKenzieCarroll County91$53,330
Haywood County SchoolsHaywood County215$53,095
Carter County School DistrictCarter County351$53,088
Trenton Special School DistrictGibson County88$53,074
Humphreys CountyHumphreys County192$52,974
Hickman CountyHickman County228$52,686
Trousdale County School DistrictTrousdale County93$52,605
Decatur CountyDecatur County113$52,442
Alamo City SchoolCrockett County39$52,104
Warren County SchoolsWarren County463$51,973
Grainger CountyGrainger County221$51,892
Dickson CountyDickson County600$51,753
Lake County SchoolsLake County63$51,508
Hollow Rock - BrucetonCarroll County51$51,392
West Carroll Special School DistrictCarroll County70$51,338
Unicoi County SchoolsUnicoi County161$51,280
Bedford County SchoolsBedford County625$51,159
Smith County SchoolsSmith County212$50,830
Weakley CountyWeakley County302$50,666
Marion CountyMarion County272$50,645
Overton County SchoolsOverton County203$50,268
Hardin CountyHardin County239$49,539
Hancock County SchoolsHancock County79$49,197
Crockett CountyCrockett County141$48,853
Lexington City SchoolsHenderson County61$48,852
Benton CountyBenton County172$48,076
Grundy County SchoolsGrundy County122$47,485
Giles CountyGiles County283$47,461
MilanGibson County168$44,962
Campbell County Public SchoolsCampbell County409$43,477
Union CountyUnion County377$32,029

Source: NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff 2022-23: teachers (full-time equivalent). Districts with 500 or more students (V33).

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Sources

Source: NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (National Education Association, Estimates of School Statistics) Estimated average annual salary of teachers, by state · 2021-22

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District teacher salaries (Z35-Z38) and membership · FY 2022-23

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