The State Department of Education has a Wonderful Web-Site |
The Tennessee State Department of Education has a great web-site. One of the links is under statistics is the 2014-2015 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.) |
I have recieved permission from the Tennessee State Department of Education to use their web-page information. |
But please keep in mind these numbers are for 2014-2015 |
Also note a pattern, 1998: 62nd, 1999: 64th, 2000: 60th, 2001: 68th, 2002: 74th, 2003: 92nd 2004: 98th, 2005: 118th, 2006: 109th, 2007: 114th, 2008: 103rd, 2009: 98th, 2010: 105th, 2011: 103rd, 2012: 105th, 2013: 119th, 2014: 105th! and in 2015 121st! (out of 143 school systems in our state). |
Sad part is our county is able to rank a lot higher! |
Murfreesboro City Schools ranked 38th. Please note the pay scales between Murfreesboro City and the County school systems pay |
Murfreesboro City Schools |
Rutherford County Schools |
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 105th now!!! Want to know more? A History of Our County's Wheel Tax and keep in mind now 104 County and/or City School systems now spend more per student in the the State Of Tennessee than our county does. |
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AVERAGE |
TOTAL |
OPERATING |
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CURRENT EXPENDITURE |
DAILY |
OPERATING |
EXPENDITURES |
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PER ADA |
ATTENDANCE*** |
EXPENDITURES** |
PER PUPIL ADA |
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1 |
*FRANKLIN |
3,485 |
$46,647,277 |
$13,386 |
2 |
ASD |
6,205 |
$79,453,820 |
$12,804 |
3 |
OAK RIDGE |
4,187 |
$51,735,417 |
$12,355 |
4 |
MANCHESTER |
1,235 |
$15,197,981 |
$12,309 |
5 |
DAVIDSON COUNTY |
76,206 |
$876,083,395 |
$11,496 |
6 |
SHELBY COUNTY |
104,305 |
$1,170,470,179 |
$11,222 |
7 |
HUMBOLDT |
987 |
$10,979,262 |
$11,121 |
8 |
GREENEVILLE |
2,609 |
$28,345,403 |
$10,862 |
9 |
LAKE COUNTY |
758 |
$8,197,029 |
$10,813 |
10 |
ETOWAH |
295 |
$3,191,479 |
$10,808 |
11 |
JOHNSON COUNTY |
1,982 |
$20,709,732 |
$10,449 |
12 |
ATHENS |
1,497 |
$15,639,939 |
$10,445 |
13 |
KINGSPORT |
6,638 |
$69,297,904 |
$10,439 |
14 |
ALCOA |
1,802 |
$18,592,337 |
$10,320 |
15 |
TULLAHOMA |
3,236 |
$32,939,415 |
$10,178 |
16 |
MARYVILLE |
4,895 |
$49,743,393 |
$10,161 |
17 |
*BRADFORD |
484 |
$4,906,786 |
$10,143 |
18 |
DYERSBURG |
2,471 |
$24,632,521 |
$9,968 |
19 |
MOORE COUNTY |
855 |
$8,503,653 |
$9,947 |
20 |
LEXINGTON |
889 |
$8,824,592 |
$9,926 |
21 |
HAYWOOD COUNTY |
2,836 |
$28,040,677 |
$9,888 |
22 |
BRISTOL |
3,782 |
$37,177,497 |
$9,830 |
23 |
HARDEMAN COUNTY |
3,559 |
$34,951,471 |
$9,821 |
24 |
HANCOCK COUNTY |
905 |
$8,833,218 |
$9,762 |
25 |
HAMILTON COUNTY |
40,590 |
$394,894,108 |
$9,729 |
26 |
BENTON COUNTY |
2,077 |
$20,179,051 |
$9,714 |
27 |
VAN BUREN COUNTY |
709 |
$6,819,777 |
$9,622 |
28 |
SEVIER COUNTY |
13,341 |
$128,266,114 |
$9,614 |
29 |
CLINTON |
870 |
$8,300,515 |
$9,538 |
30 |
ELIZABETHTON |
2,307 |
$22,005,132 |
$9,537 |
31 |
ANDERSON COUNTY |
6,089 |
$58,059,477 |
$9,536 |
32 |
WAYNE COUNTY |
2,085 |
$19,817,830 |
$9,506 |
33 |
BLEDSOE COUNTY |
1,672 |
$15,881,467 |
$9,496 |
34 |
MADISON COUNTY |
11,678 |
$110,821,530 |
$9,489 |
35 |
ROGERSVILLE |
596 |
$5,624,364 |
$9,442 |
36 |
JOHNSON CITY |
7,355 |
$69,389,564 |
$9,434 |
37 |
UNICOI COUNTY |
2,190 |
$20,506,227 |
$9,362 |
38 |
MURFREESBORO |
7,327 |
$68,543,330 |
$9,355 |
39 |
HENRY COUNTY |
2,855 |
$26,510,172 |
$9,285 |
40 |
CLAIBORNE COUNTY |
4,074 |
$37,816,743 |
$9,283 |
41 |
*S. CARROLL |
335 |
$3,096,075 |
$9,253 |
42 |
COCKE COUNTY |
4,255 |
$39,344,405 |
$9,247 |
43 |
CLEVELAND |
4,978 |
$45,994,840 |
$9,239 |
44 |
CLAY COUNTY |
983 |
$9,082,485 |
$9,238 |
45 |
UNION CITY |
1,462 |
$13,490,633 |
$9,230 |
46 |
*RICHARD CITY |
251 |
$2,310,783 |
$9,224 |
47 |
NEWPORT |
692 |
$6,374,643 |
$9,216 |
48 |
PERRY COUNTY |
1,053 |
$9,698,534 |
$9,212 |
49 |
SULLIVAN COUNTY |
9,520 |
$87,488,195 |
$9,190 |
50 |
HOUSTON COUNTY |
1,197 |
$10,993,206 |
$9,188 |
51 |
JACKSON COUNTY |
1,440 |
$13,200,227 |
$9,166 |
52 |
LENOIR CITY |
2,147 |
$19,617,972 |
$9,136 |
53 |
CARTER COUNTY |
4,925 |
$44,984,245 |
$9,134 |
54 |
HAWKINS COUNTY |
6,615 |
$60,406,262 |
$9,132 |
55 |
FAYETTE COUNTY |
3,047 |
$27,807,729 |
$9,126 |
56 |
MAURY COUNTY |
10,934 |
$99,566,008 |
$9,106 |
57 |
GRUNDY COUNTY |
2,012 |
$18,285,933 |
$9,088 |
58 |
COFFEE COUNTY |
4,129 |
$37,441,717 |
$9,068 |
59 |
FENTRESS COUNTY |
2,010 |
$18,174,675 |
$9,044 |
60 |
KNOX COUNTY |
55,083 |
$498,115,239 |
$9,043 |
61 |
RHEA COUNTY |
3,950 |
$35,573,371 |
$9,006 |
62 |
STEWART COUNTY |
1,859 |
$16,738,571 |
$9,003 |
63 |
HICKMAN COUNTY |
3,244 |
$29,086,824 |
$8,966 |
64 |
ROANE COUNTY |
6,576 |
$58,916,711 |
$8,960 |
65 |
GILES COUNTY |
3,647 |
$32,648,954 |
$8,952 |
66 |
*TRENTON |
1,236 |
$11,017,660 |
$8,917 |
67 |
MILLINGTON |
2,510 |
$22,369,948 |
$8,913 |
68 |
DECATUR COUNTY |
1,458 |
$12,990,290 |
$8,907 |
69 |
LAUDERDALE COUNTY |
4,139 |
$36,745,771 |
$8,877 |
70 |
BLOUNT COUNTY |
10,266 |
$91,025,350 |
$8,867 |
71 |
BARTLETT |
7,935 |
$70,288,940 |
$8,858 |
72 |
HUMPHREYS COUNTY |
2,694 |
$23,854,428 |
$8,856 |
73 |
*PARIS |
1,617 |
$14,298,737 |
$8,841 |
74 |
BELLS |
352 |
$3,105,561 |
$8,818 |
75 |
TROUSDALE COUNTY |
1,136 |
$10,015,888 |
$8,817 |
76 |
PUTNAM COUNTY |
10,272 |
$90,550,181 |
$8,816 |
77 |
UNION COUNTY |
3,998 |
$35,191,658 |
$8,803 |
78 |
LOUDON COUNTY |
4,506 |
$39,543,961 |
$8,777 |
79 |
*MILAN |
1,881 |
$16,459,787 |
$8,750 |
80 |
WILLIAMSON COUNTY |
33,612 |
$293,760,826 |
$8,740 |
81 |
OBION COUNTY |
3,329 |
$29,067,082 |
$8,732 |
82 |
HARDIN COUNTY |
3,417 |
$29,759,958 |
$8,709 |
83 |
MEIGS COUNTY |
1,645 |
$14,314,370 |
$8,703 |
84 |
MARION COUNTY |
3,818 |
$33,207,566 |
$8,697 |
85 |
LAKELAND |
812 |
$7,049,501 |
$8,685 |
86 |
MONTGOMERY COUNTY |
30,095 |
$261,089,076 |
$8,675 |
87 |
ALAMO |
555 |
$4,809,835 |
$8,669 |
88 |
POLK COUNTY |
2,279 |
$19,663,913 |
$8,629 |
89 |
JEFFERSON COUNTY |
6,829 |
$58,919,543 |
$8,628 |
90 |
FRANKLIN COUNTY |
5,306 |
$45,683,632 |
$8,610 |
91 |
WARREN COUNTY |
6,082 |
$52,309,880 |
$8,601 |
92 |
MORGAN COUNTY |
2,962 |
$25,469,967 |
$8,598 |
93 |
MARSHALL COUNTY |
4,983 |
$42,773,523 |
$8,584 |
94 |
*W. CARROLL |
871 |
$7,465,872 |
$8,573 |
95 |
MONROE COUNTY |
5,126 |
$43,914,837 |
$8,567 |
96 |
DAYTON |
751 |
$6,425,257 |
$8,557 |
97 |
WASHINGTON COUNTY |
8,160 |
$69,370,724 |
$8,501 |
98 |
CUMBERLAND COUNTY |
6,801 |
$57,746,964 |
$8,491 |
99 |
DYER COUNTY |
3,618 |
$30,692,254 |
$8,483 |
100 |
DICKSON COUNTY |
7,781 |
$65,922,613 |
$8,473 |
101 |
FAYETTEVILLE |
1,375 |
$11,647,696 |
$8,473 |
102 |
*LEBANON |
3,578 |
$30,213,088 |
$8,444 |
103 |
WEAKLEY COUNTY |
4,035 |
$34,056,728 |
$8,439 |
104 |
GRAINGER COUNTY |
3,283 |
$27,692,664 |
$8,436 |
105 |
BRADLEY COUNTY |
9,413 |
$79,340,782 |
$8,429 |
106 |
OVERTON COUNTY |
2,973 |
$25,049,409 |
$8,426 |
107 |
CHEATHAM COUNTY |
5,962 |
$50,153,886 |
$8,413 |
108 |
HENDERSON COUNTY |
3,635 |
$30,580,723 |
$8,412 |
109 |
*ONEIDA |
1,183 |
$9,941,551 |
$8,406 |
110 |
SUMNER COUNTY |
27,486 |
$230,942,828 |
$8,402 |
111 |
CANNON COUNTY |
1,883 |
$15,819,024 |
$8,402 |
112 |
LAWRENCE COUNTY |
6,365 |
$53,381,352 |
$8,387 |
113 |
COLLIERVILLE |
7,529 |
$63,120,909 |
$8,383 |
114 |
*HOLLOW ROCK-BR |
608 |
$5,067,349 |
$8,332 |
115 |
SWEETWATER |
1,446 |
$12,044,637 |
$8,332 |
116 |
SMITH COUNTY |
2,912 |
$24,240,010 |
$8,324 |
117 |
CAMPBELL COUNTY |
5,211 |
$43,201,303 |
$8,290 |
118 |
GREENE COUNTY |
6,436 |
$53,309,136 |
$8,282 |
119 |
TIPTON COUNTY |
10,579 |
$87,583,945 |
$8,279 |
120 |
SCOTT COUNTY |
2,748 |
$22,646,047 |
$8,242 |
121 |
RUTHERFORD COUNTY |
40,090 |
$330,224,450 |
$8,237 |
122 |
PICKETT COUNTY |
698 |
$5,709,096 |
$8,184 |
123 |
MACON COUNTY |
3,515 |
$28,706,017 |
$8,167 |
124 |
*HUNTINGDON |
1,164 |
$9,492,819 |
$8,158 |
125 |
LINCOLN COUNTY |
3,741 |
$30,504,428 |
$8,153 |
126 |
HAMBLEN COUNTY |
9,772 |
$79,245,523 |
$8,109 |
127 |
CROCKETT COUNTY |
1,905 |
$15,422,200 |
$8,094 |
128 |
ROBERTSON COUNTY |
11,115 |
$89,776,588 |
$8,077 |
129 |
LEWIS COUNTY |
1,718 |
$13,718,026 |
$7,985 |
130 |
DEKALB COUNTY |
2,802 |
$22,367,516 |
$7,982 |
131 |
GERMANTOWN |
5,478 |
$43,442,426 |
$7,931 |
132 |
SEQUATCHIE COUNTY |
2,116 |
$16,723,908 |
$7,905 |
133 |
MCMINN COUNTY |
5,213 |
$41,025,362 |
$7,870 |
134 |
MCNAIRY COUNTY |
4,200 |
$32,721,223 |
$7,790 |
135 |
BEDFORD COUNTY |
7,956 |
$61,704,751 |
$7,756 |
136 |
*MCKENZIE |
1,295 |
$10,044,632 |
$7,756 |
137 |
WHITE COUNTY |
3,777 |
$29,159,679 |
$7,721 |
138 |
ARLINGTON |
4,630 |
$35,677,752 |
$7,705 |
139 |
WILSON COUNTY |
15,960 |
$122,747,746 |
$7,691 |
140 |
CHESTER COUNTY |
2,638 |
$20,263,009 |
$7,681 |
141 |
*GIBSON CO. SPEC. |
3,708 |
$26,953,828 |
$7,270 |
142 |
CARROLL COUNTY |
3 |
$3,932,569 |
NA |
143 |
GIBSON COUNTY |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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***AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE INCLUDES ADULT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. |
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