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142school systems
1,866operating schools connected
991,563students in finance records
140complete 2019–2024 finance trends
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What changed from 2019 to 2024?
Tennessee school finance after inflation.
Follow a consistent set of 140 systems across all six Census years. Dollar changes are converted with the national CPI-U annual average so a nominal increase is not mistaken for a real increase.
School finance: U.S. Census Bureau Annual Survey of School System Finances · inflation adjustment: BLS CPI-U series CUUR0000SA0, annual U.S. city average. This is a purchasing-power comparison, not a performance grade or local cost-of-living estimate.
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142 systems
Schools + finance trendsTN
Memphis-Shelby County Schools
Memphis, TN
- Students
- 110,057
- Schools
- 223
- Spending / pupil
- $14,576
+4.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.8% enrollment
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Davidson County
Nashville, TN
- Students
- 80,468
- Schools
- 162
- Spending / pupil
- $17,314
+14.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.0% enrollment
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Knox County
Knoxville, TN
- Students
- 60,604
- Schools
- 95
- Spending / pupil
- $12,234
+7.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.4% enrollment
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Rutherford County
Murfreesboro, TN
- Students
- 51,595
- Schools
- 55
- Spending / pupil
- $11,309
+1.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +11.4% enrollment
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Hamilton County
Chattanooga, TN
- Students
- 45,790
- Schools
- 82
- Spending / pupil
- $16,443
+33.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.6% enrollment
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Williamson County
Franklin, TN
- Students
- 41,909
- Schools
- 52
- Spending / pupil
- $12,771
+11.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.5% enrollment
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Montgomery County
Clarksville, TN
- Students
- 39,345
- Schools
- 44
- Spending / pupil
- $11,570
-0.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +11.3% enrollment
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Sumner County
Gallatin, TN
- Students
- 30,661
- Schools
- 53
- Spending / pupil
- $12,082
+7.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.6% enrollment
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Wilson County
Lebanon, TN
- Students
- 20,548
- Schools
- 25
- Spending / pupil
- $10,291
-0.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +10.0% enrollment
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Sevier County
Kodak, TN
- Students
- 14,435
- Schools
- 33
- Spending / pupil
- $14,075
+9.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.7% enrollment
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Maury County
Columbia, TN
- Students
- 13,084
- Schools
- 24
- Spending / pupil
- $12,099
+11.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.2% enrollment
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Madison County
Jackson, TN
- Students
- 12,662
- Schools
- 26
- Spending / pupil
- $12,047
+4.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.3% enrollment
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Putnam County
Cookeville, TN
- Students
- 11,762
- Schools
- 22
- Spending / pupil
- $11,973
+7.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.4% enrollment
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Robertson County
Springfield, TN
- Students
- 11,404
- Schools
- 23
- Spending / pupil
- $12,007
+8.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.2% enrollment
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Bradley County
Cleveland, TN
- Students
- 10,336
- Schools
- 18
- Spending / pupil
- $11,201
+6.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.1% enrollment
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Hamblen County
Morristown, TN
- Students
- 10,287
- Schools
- 18
- Spending / pupil
- $11,169
+0.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.1% enrollment
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Blount County
Maryville, TN
- Students
- 10,191
- Schools
- 22
- Spending / pupil
- $12,927
+6.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.2% enrollment
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Tipton County
Covington, TN
- Students
- 10,092
- Schools
- 14
- Spending / pupil
- $10,338
-1.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.9% enrollment
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Murfreesboro
Murfreesboro, TN
- Students
- 9,402
- Schools
- 13
- Spending / pupil
- $12,371
+5.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.2% enrollment
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Collierville
Collierville, TN
- Students
- 9,367
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $12,366
+1.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.0% enrollment
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Bartlett
Bartlett, TN
- Students
- 8,999
- Schools
- 10
- Spending / pupil
- $11,581
-0.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.8% enrollment
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Bedford County
Shelbyville, TN
- Students
- 8,994
- Schools
- 15
- Spending / pupil
- $10,517
+6.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.1% enrollment
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Washington County
Jonesborough, TN
- Students
- 8,103
- Schools
- 15
- Spending / pupil
- $12,551
+16.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.9% enrollment
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Sullivan County
Blountville, TN
- Students
- 8,082
- Schools
- 17
- Spending / pupil
- $12,103
+4.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.6% enrollment
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Dickson County
Dickson, TN
- Students
- 8,009
- Schools
- 17
- Spending / pupil
- $11,642
+7.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.8% enrollment
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Johnson City
Johnson City, TN
- Students
- 7,936
- Schools
- 12
- Spending / pupil
- $13,343
+10.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.0% enrollment
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Kingsport
Kingsport, TN
- Students
- 7,653
- Schools
- 12
- Spending / pupil
- $13,088
+2.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.2% enrollment
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Cumberland County
Crossville, TN
- Students
- 7,093
- Schools
- 12
- Spending / pupil
- $11,651
+10.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.6% enrollment
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Lawrence County
Lawrenceburg, TN
- Students
- 6,951
- Schools
- 15
- Spending / pupil
- $11,637
+8.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.3% enrollment
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Jefferson County
Dandridge, TN
- Students
- 6,854
- Schools
- 14
- Spending / pupil
- $11,030
+0.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.1% enrollment
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