The Tennessee State Department of Education has a great web-site. They have a statistics link One of the links under statistics is the 2006-2007 Statistical Report. I 'saved-as' Table 50 - Expenditures - Current Expenditures Per ADA to find out where Rutherford County and Murfreesboro ranked in the state.
In all fairness, I do not know if this chart is truly indicative of each county's local government's commitment to education. Some counties may pay lower teacher salaries than others. Others may have far more transportation expenses than others. I am not an accountant or a school superintendent or a journalist but the way I understand the comments these dollars represent county dollars for educating a student in a classroom. Federal and State dollars are excluded (I think I have that right.)
OUR Rutherford County Commissioners took five cents of the Rutherford County School Board's share of the property taxes and transferred it to the general fund for the 1998-1999 fiscal year. Since The County Commission voted 14-7 to not give them the five cents back or any other increase for the 1999-2000 fiscal year we went from 62nd in the state in '97-'98 to 64th in '98-'99 to 68th in '01 to 74th in '02 to 92nd in '03 to 98th in '04 to 118th in '05 to 109th '06 to 114th now! Want to know more? A History of Our County's Wheel Tax and keep in mind now 108 County and/or City School systems now spend more per student in the the State Of Tennessee than our county does.
1 | *FRANKLIN | 3,652 | 41,365,864 | $11,328 |
2 | OAK RIDGE | 4,146 | 43,950,357 | $10,602 |
3 | ALCOA | 1,520 | 14,306,827 | $9,415 |
4 | DAVIDSON COUNTY | 67,469 | 627,440,606 | $9,300 |
5 | GREENEVILLE | 2,655 | 24,603,113 | $9,267 |
6 | MEMPHIS | 105,571 | 976,921,398 | $9,254 |
7 | JOHNSON COUNTY | 2,126 | 19,254,764 | $9,058 |
8 | BRISTOL | 3,592 | 32,463,791 | $9,038 |
9 | MARYVILLE | 4,662 | 41,862,752 | $8,979 |
10 | KINGSPORT | 6,084 | 54,460,073 | $8,951 |
11 | LAKE COUNTY | 818 | 7,285,176 | $8,906 |
12 | HAMILTON COUNTY | 37,269 | 323,062,058 | $8,668 |
13 | MANCHESTER | 1,198 | 10,306,023 | $8,602 |
14 | HANCOCK COUNTY | 945 | 8,123,463 | $8,595 |
15 | FAYETTE COUNTY | 3,388 | 28,760,462 | $8,490 |
16 | JOHNSON CITY | 6,742 | 56,947,185 | $8,447 |
17 | TULLAHOMA | 3,364 | 28,374,720 | $8,435 |
18 | MADISON COUNTY | 12,985 | 108,259,743 | $8,337 |
19 | ELIZABETHTON | 1,885 | 15,513,676 | $8,228 |
20 | CLINTON | 823 | 6,752,213 | $8,209 |
21 | PICKETT COUNTY | 640 | 5,244,343 | $8,191 |
22 | UNION COUNTY | 2,856 | 23,293,370 | $8,156 |
23 | ATHENS | 1,636 | 13,338,146 | $8,152 |
24 | CLEVELAND | 4,299 | 34,961,648 | $8,132 |
25 | GRUNDY COUNTY | 2,151 | 17,318,383 | $8,052 |
26 | UNION CITY | 1,354 | 10,885,426 | $8,037 |
27 | HARDEMAN COUNTY | 4,030 | 32,280,698 | $8,010 |
28 | CLAY COUNTY | 1,128 | 9,026,725 | $8,000 |
29 | MURFREESBORO | 6,384 | 50,488,419 | $7,908 |
30 | HAYWOOD COUNTY | 3,200 | 25,252,564 | $7,892 |
31 | CLAIBORNE COUNTY | 4,380 | 34,401,460 | $7,854 |
32 | DYER COUNTY | 3,176 | 24,843,454 | $7,823 |
33 | WAYNE COUNTY | 2,379 | 18,542,533 | $7,793 |
34 | SEVIER COUNTY | 13,257 | 103,231,681 | $7,787 |
35 | SULLIVAN COUNTY | 11,354 | 88,280,890 | $7,776 |
36 | NEWPORT | 683 | 5,305,530 | $7,768 |
37 | MOORE COUNTY | 928 | 7,194,643 | $7,752 |
38 | GILES COUNTY | 4,137 | 32,020,690 | $7,740 |
39 | KNOX COUNTY | 50,959 | 394,011,756 | $7,732 |
40 | FRANKLIN COUNTY | 5,589 | 43,196,015 | $7,728 |
41 | PERRY COUNTY | 1,041 | 8,038,527 | $7,724 |
42 | ANDERSON COUNTY | 6,543 | 50,536,201 | $7,724 |
43 | DYERSBURG | 3,274 | 25,070,945 | $7,658 |
44 | MAURY COUNTY | 10,760 | 82,330,276 | $7,652 |
45 | BENTON COUNTY | 2,357 | 17,983,377 | $7,629 |
46 | SCOTT COUNTY | 2,507 | 19,110,678 | $7,622 |
47 | HARDIN COUNTY | 3,502 | 26,605,189 | $7,598 |
48 | ROANE COUNTY | 7,024 | 53,228,406 | $7,578 |
49 | BLEDSOE COUNTY | 1,786 | 13,533,371 | $7,577 |
50 | LENOIR CITY | 2,050 | 15,518,141 | $7,569 |
51 | MORGAN COUNTY | 3,092 | 23,397,356 | $7,567 |
52 | JACKSON COUNTY | 1,600 | 12,092,227 | $7,558 |
53 | HUMBOLDT | 1,321 | 9,980,679 | $7,554 |
54 | *LEBANON | 2,910 | 21,934,104 | $7,537 |
55 | WILLIAMSON COUNTY | 26,134 | 196,120,557 | $7,504 |
56 | HENRY COUNTY | 2,975 | 22,274,073 | $7,486 |
57 | ETOWAH | 340 | 2,545,386 | $7,486 |
58 | FAYETTEVILLE | 912 | 6,820,081 | $7,481 |
59 | CARTER COUNTY | 5,485 | 40,973,009 | $7,470 |
60 | STEWART COUNTY | 2,074 | 15,460,045 | $7,454 |
61 | COCKE COUNTY | 4,440 | 33,045,797 | $7,444 |
62 | VAN BUREN COUNTY | 778 | 5,790,896 | $7,443 |
63 | LEXINGTON | 1,033 | 7,647,727 | $7,401 |
64 | BELLS | 363 | 2,670,031 | $7,360 |
65 | SHELBY COUNTY | 44,196 | 325,127,382 | $7,356 |
66 | ROGERSVILLE | 641 | 4,714,731 | $7,354 |
67 | BLOUNT COUNTY | 10,776 | 79,053,255 | $7,336 |
68 | *PARIS | 1,467 | 10,737,530 | $7,317 |
69 | CAMPBELL COUNTY | 5,406 | 39,432,208 | $7,294 |
70 | FENTRESS COUNTY | 2,197 | 15,990,920 | $7,279 |
71 | *ONEIDA | 1,256 | 9,111,707 | $7,252 |
72 | MONROE COUNTY | 5,094 | 36,909,612 | $7,246 |
73 | TROUSDALE COUNTY | 1,263 | 9,148,621 | $7,244 |
74 | HAWKINS COUNTY | 7,216 | 52,201,833 | $7,234 |
75 | COFFEE COUNTY | 4,190 | 30,283,067 | $7,227 |
76 | HUMPHREYS COUNTY | 2,850 | 20,537,174 | $7,206 |
77 | DECATUR COUNTY | 1,511 | 10,885,511 | $7,206 |
78 | MEIGS COUNTY | 1,711 | 12,320,563 | $7,201 |
79 | PUTNAM COUNTY | 9,702 | 69,784,266 | $7,192 |
80 | POLK COUNTY | 2,494 | 17,896,113 | $7,177 |
81 | *BRADFORD | 579 | 4,153,741 | $7,176 |
82 | *MILAN | 1,966 | 14,099,229 | $7,170 |
83 | *S. CARROLL | 383 | 2,741,190 | $7,157 |
84 | UNICOI COUNTY | 2,361 | 16,890,409 | $7,154 |
85 | LOUDON COUNTY | 4,794 | 34,252,902 | $7,145 |
86 | LAUDERDALE COUNTY | 4,249 | 30,340,259 | $7,141 |
87 | HAMBLEN COUNTY | 9,119 | 64,896,273 | $7,117 |
88 | ALAMO | 495 | 3,513,756 | $7,103 |
89 | HICKMAN COUNTY | 3,668 | 26,033,794 | $7,098 |
90 | DICKSON COUNTY | 7,911 | 55,989,388 | $7,078 |
91 | SWEETWATER | 1,394 | 9,840,725 | $7,059 |
92 | WARREN COUNTY | 5,850 | 41,257,058 | $7,053 |
93 | *W. CARROLL | 975 | 6,878,490 | $7,052 |
94 | RHEA COUNTY | 3,878 | 27,282,632 | $7,035 |
95 | MONTGOMERY COUNTY | 26,040 | 183,145,107 | $7,033 |
96 | ROBERTSON COUNTY | 9,956 | 69,639,467 | $6,995 |
97 | MARION COUNTY | 3,878 | 27,109,883 | $6,991 |
98 | JEFFERSON COUNTY | 6,929 | 48,339,584 | $6,976 |
99 | CUMBERLAND COUNTY | 6,819 | 47,421,750 | $6,954 |
100 | SUMNER COUNTY | 24,511 | 170,302,861 | $6,948 |
101 | MARSHALL COUNTY | 4,977 | 34,581,142 | $6,948 |
102 | WASHINGTON COUNTY | 8,530 | 59,187,070 | $6,939 |
103 | *RICHARD CITY | 327 | 2,268,116 | $6,928 |
104 | HENDERSON COUNTY | 3,331 | 23,031,910 | $6,914 |
105 | LINCOLN COUNTY | 3,838 | 26,479,368 | $6,900 |
106 | LAWRENCE COUNTY | 6,325 | 43,604,067 | $6,894 |
107 | CANNON COUNTY | 2,088 | 14,330,453 | $6,862 |
108 | MCMINN COUNTY | 5,541 | 37,938,336 | $6,847 |
109 | DEKALB COUNTY | 2,582 | 17,638,483 | $6,832 |
110 | OBION COUNTY | 3,823 | 26,027,573 | $6,809 |
111 | DAYTON | 683 | 4,642,671 | $6,796 |
112 | HOUSTON COUNTY | 1,393 | 9,417,521 | $6,758 |
113 | CROCKETT COUNTY | 1,695 | 11,439,621 | $6,751 |
114 | RUTHERFORD COUNTY | 32,497 | 219,243,452 | $6,747 |
115 | GREENE COUNTY | 6,807 | 45,923,184 | $6,746 |
116 | TIPTON COUNTY | 10,977 | 73,602,467 | $6,705 |
117 | CHEATHAM COUNTY | 6,489 | 43,478,892 | $6,701 |
118 | OVERTON COUNTY | 3,263 | 21,794,210 | $6,679 |
119 | MCNAIRY COUNTY | 4,073 | 27,155,205 | $6,667 |
120 | GRAINGER COUNTY | 3,242 | 21,457,614 | $6,619 |
121 | SEQUATCHIE COUNTY | 2,037 | 13,294,738 | $6,527 |
122 | LEWIS COUNTY | 1,808 | 11,765,477 | $6,509 |
123 | WILSON COUNTY | 13,265 | 86,259,506 | $6,503 |
124 | WEAKLEY COUNTY | 4,531 | 29,453,054 | $6,500 |
125 | *HUNTINGDON | 1,208 | 7,843,221 | $6,491 |
126 | MACON COUNTY | 3,556 | 22,822,360 | $6,417 |
127 | BRADLEY COUNTY | 9,298 | 59,412,741 | $6,390 |
128 | SMITH COUNTY | 3,134 | 19,903,815 | $6,351 |
129 | BEDFORD COUNTY | 7,066 | 44,706,531 | $6,327 |
130 | *TRENTON | 1,371 | 8,641,165 | $6,304 |
131 | WHITE COUNTY | 3,818 | 24,064,816 | $6,302 |
132 | *HOLLOW ROCK-BR | 690 | 4,337,643 | $6,286 |
133 | CHESTER COUNTY | 2,493 | 15,182,607 | $6,091 |
134 | *GIBSON CO. SPEC. | 2,777 | 16,898,463 | $6,086 |
135 | *MCKENZIE | 1,340 | 7,983,217 | $5,959 |
136 | CARROLL COUNTY | 4 | 3,214,144 | NA |
137 | GIBSON COUNTY | NA | NA | NA |