| 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 2016-2017 Statistical Report. I 'saved-as' "Table 51 - 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 fore ducating 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 2016-2017 | |||||
| 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!, 2015: 121st!, 2015: 121st!, 2016: 110th!, and in 2017: 125th! (out of 142 school systems in our state) | |||||
| Sad part is our county is able to rank a lot higher! | |||||
| Murfreesboro City Schools ranked 35th. 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. | |||||
| AVERAGE | TOTAL | OPERATING | ||
| CURRENT EXPENDITURE | DAILY | OPERATING | EXPENDITURES | |
| PER ADA | ATTENDANCE*** | EXPENDITURES** | PER PUPIL ADA | |
| 1 | *FRANKLIN | 3,428 | $47,914,714 | $13,976.45 |
| 2 | OAK RIDGE | 4,218 | $56,451,023 | $13,383 |
| 3 | DAVIDSON COUNTY | 76,834 | $959,447,693 | $12,487 |
| 4 | SHELBY COUNTY | 98,002 | $1,175,585,204 | $11,995.50 |
| 5 | ALCOA | 1,850 | $21,454,673 | $11,597 |
| 6 | MOORE COUNTY | 786 | $8,943,409 | $11,375.84 |
| 7 | JOHNSON COUNTY | 1,866 | $21,161,645 | $11,340.79 |
| 8 | GREENEVILLE | 2,634 | $29,728,224 | $11,284.66 |
| 9 | MANCHESTER | 1,294 | $14,583,748 | $11,271 |
| 10 | ASD | 10,382 | $116,741,975 | $11,244.66 |
| 11 | LEXINGTON | 776 | $8,699,254 | $11,211.64 |
| 12 | HUMBOLDT | 1,022 | $11,327,314 | $11,081.92 |
| 13 | LAKE COUNTY | 719 | $7,905,420 | $10,988.57 |
| 14 | ATHENS | 1,486 | $16,326,080 | $10,983.38 |
| 15 | KINGSPORT | 6,959 | $75,771,403 | $10,887.84 |
| 16 | VAN BUREN COUNTY | 697 | $7,557,940 | $10,845.93 |
| 17 | SEVIER COUNTY | 13,359 | $143,253,563 | $10,723.10 |
| 18 | PERRY COUNTY | 1,025 | $10,889,888 | $10,622.85 |
| 19 | MILLINGTON | 2,413 | $25,604,946 | $10,609.33 |
| 20 | DYERSBURG | 2,502 | $26,346,314 | $10,529 |
| 21 | BLEDSOE COUNTY | 1,606 | $16,907,928 | $10,527 |
| 22 | TULLAHOMA | 3,353 | $35,148,569 | $10,484 |
| 23 | MARYVILLE | 5,020 | $52,497,250 | $10,458 |
| 24 | ETOWAH | 330 | $3,429,208 | $10,387.98 |
| 25 | *BRADFORD | 498 | $5,152,986 | $10,350.15 |
| 26 | BENTON COUNTY | 2,021 | $20,876,173 | $10,328 |
| 27 | LENOIR CITY | 2,083 | $21,510,249 | $10,326.91 |
| 28 | BRISTOL | 3,778 | $38,959,596 | $10,312.48 |
| 29 | NEWPORT | 630 | $6,480,698 | $10,290 |
| 30 | JOHNSON CITY | 7,369 | $75,767,903 | $10,282.00 |
| 31 | HAYWOOD COUNTY | 2,718 | $27,926,957 | $10,275.13 |
| 32 | HANCOCK COUNTY | 906 | $9,312,115 | $10,274.52 |
| 33 | MURFREESBORO | 7,684 | $78,560,424 | $10,224.17 |
| 34 | ANDERSON COUNTY | 6,040 | $61,562,352 | $10,192 |
| 35 | UNICOI COUNTY | 2,132 | $21,719,591 | $10,185.50 |
| 36 | HARDEMAN COUNTY | 3,325 | $33,866,915 | $10,184.74 |
| 37 | ELIZABETHTON | 2,343 | $23,845,327 | $10,179 |
| 38 | *RICHARD CITY | 231 | $2,346,833 | $10,163.72 |
| 39 | JACKSON COUNTY | 1,366 | $13,720,610 | $10,047.93 |
| 40 | MADISON COUNTY | 11,518 | $115,661,562 | $10,041.59 |
| 41 | UNION CITY | 1,532 | $15,307,333 | $9,994.35 |
| 42 | CLAIBORNE COUNTY | 3,892 | $38,812,240 | $9,971 |
| 43 | HAMILTON COUNTY | 41,428 | $412,948,473 | $9,967.78 |
| 44 | GRAND TOTAL | 916,067 | $9,122,039,068 | $9,958 |
| 45 | *PARIS | 1,535 | $15,271,977 | $9,950.60 |
| 46 | CLINTON | 857 | $8,461,015 | $9,874 |
| 47 | ROANE COUNTY | 6,138 | $60,511,165 | $9,858.58 |
| 48 | CARTER COUNTY | 4,897 | $48,243,556 | $9,851 |
| 49 | HAWKINS COUNTY | 6,352 | $62,512,201 | $9,841.27 |
| 50 | LOUDON COUNTY | 4,418 | $43,272,377 | $9,793.89 |
| 51 | HARDIN COUNTY | 3,226 | $31,598,307 | $9,793.87 |
| 52 | OBION COUNTY | 3,114 | $30,479,942 | $9,788.48 |
| 53 | WAYNE COUNTY | 2,060 | $20,164,892 | $9,786.43 |
| 54 | FENTRESS COUNTY | 1,963 | $19,205,950 | $9,786 |
| 55 | SULLIVAN COUNTY | 9,165 | $89,553,486 | $9,771.38 |
| 56 | BLOUNT COUNTY | 10,106 | $98,598,437 | $9,757 |
| 57 | LAKELAND | 909 | $8,859,328 | $9,746.61 |
| 58 | ROGERSVILLE | 620 | $6,029,971 | $9,720.04 |
| 59 | CLAY COUNTY | 986 | $9,543,154 | $9,678 |
| 60 | CLEVELAND | 5,190 | $50,180,755 | $9,669 |
| 61 | HENRY COUNTY | 2,869 | $27,659,991 | $9,639.92 |
| 62 | MEIGS COUNTY | 1,574 | $15,090,915 | $9,588.40 |
| 63 | COCKE COUNTY | 4,183 | $40,077,998 | $9,581 |
| 64 | HOUSTON COUNTY | 1,172 | $11,201,745 | $9,557.32 |
| 65 | PICKETT COUNTY | 650 | $6,200,358 | $9,544.62 |
| 66 | FAYETTE COUNTY | 3,083 | $29,404,101 | $9,537 |
| 67 | LAUDERDALE COUNTY | 3,903 | $37,199,269 | $9,531.21 |
| 68 | HICKMAN COUNTY | 3,110 | $29,622,355 | $9,525.95 |
| 69 | *LEBANON | 3,493 | $33,245,390 | $9,518.42 |
| 70 | COFFEE COUNTY | 4,116 | $39,126,932 | $9,507 |
| 71 | POLK COUNTY | 2,150 | $20,437,762 | $9,504.23 |
| 72 | GRAINGER COUNTY | 3,133 | $29,764,808 | $9,499.37 |
| 73 | STEWART COUNTY | 1,860 | $17,653,742 | $9,489.02 |
| 74 | GILES COUNTY | 3,660 | $34,667,456 | $9,473.03 |
| 75 | CHEATHAM COUNTY | 5,869 | $55,443,417 | $9,447 |
| 76 | GRUNDY COUNTY | 2,009 | $18,952,761 | $9,433.93 |
| 77 | RHEA COUNTY | 3,965 | $37,398,882 | $9,431.95 |
| 78 | WILLIAMSON COUNTY | 36,070 | $339,335,093 | $9,407.76 |
| 79 | *W. CARROLL | 846 | $7,926,096 | $9,366 |
| 80 | BELLS | 349 | $3,260,585 | $9,356 |
| 81 | FRANKLIN COUNTY | 5,212 | $48,530,226 | $9,310 |
| 82 | *TRENTON | 1,203 | $11,180,854 | $9,294.64 |
| 83 | *MILAN | 1,891 | $17,501,898 | $9,257.36 |
| 84 | MARION COUNTY | 3,736 | $34,552,121 | $9,248.64 |
| 85 | KNOX COUNTY | 55,003 | $508,152,258 | $9,238.64 |
| 86 | MAURY COUNTY | 11,618 | $107,315,114 | $9,237.28 |
| 87 | MORGAN COUNTY | 2,866 | $26,443,688 | $9,227.07 |
| 88 | DYER COUNTY | 3,627 | $33,447,729 | $9,221 |
| 89 | COLLIERVILLE | 7,941 | $73,210,232 | $9,218.83 |
| 90 | LINCOLN COUNTY | 3,544 | $32,623,234 | $9,204.07 |
| 91 | MONTGOMERY COUNTY | 31,472 | $289,302,757 | $9,192.44 |
| 92 | BARTLETT | 8,324 | $76,426,267 | $9,181.81 |
| 93 | DICKSON COUNTY | 7,833 | $71,901,453 | $9,180 |
| 94 | DECATUR COUNTY | 1,468 | $13,437,203 | $9,151 |
| 95 | TROUSDALE COUNTY | 1,200 | $10,962,766 | $9,134.67 |
| 96 | ROBERTSON COUNTY | 10,654 | $97,084,182 | $9,112.84 |
| 97 | HUMPHREYS COUNTY | 2,667 | $24,296,709 | $9,108.68 |
| 98 | LEWIS COUNTY | 1,635 | $14,870,638 | $9,094.34 |
| 99 | JEFFERSON COUNTY | 6,733 | $61,218,149 | $9,091.65 |
| 100 | PUTNAM COUNTY | 10,455 | $94,888,431 | $9,076.07 |
| 101 | SCOTT COUNTY | 2,658 | $24,083,174 | $9,062.02 |
| 102 | CAMPBELL COUNTY | 5,052 | $45,674,119 | $9,041 |
| 103 | CANNON COUNTY | 1,814 | $16,382,517 | $9,029 |
| 104 | FAYETTEVILLE | 1,303 | $11,751,984 | $9,022.06 |
| 105 | MARSHALL COUNTY | 5,064 | $45,673,116 | $9,019.91 |
| 106 | *ONEIDA | 1,172 | $10,568,924 | $9,017.37 |
| 107 | WARREN COUNTY | 6,081 | $54,804,946 | $9,011.77 |
| 108 | MCMINN COUNTY | 5,186 | $46,612,112 | $8,987.43 |
| 109 | OVERTON COUNTY | 2,865 | $25,737,113 | $8,982.89 |
| 110 | WASHINGTON COUNTY | 7,931 | $71,196,141 | $8,977.17 |
| 111 | HENDERSON COUNTY | 3,655 | $32,746,070 | $8,958.72 |
| 112 | ALAMO | 547 | $4,893,582 | $8,949 |
| 113 | MONROE COUNTY | 5,167 | $46,149,938 | $8,931.43 |
| 114 | WEAKLEY COUNTY | 3,901 | $34,836,645 | $8,930.47 |
| 115 | SUMNER COUNTY | 27,830 | $247,327,453 | $8,886.94 |
| 116 | DAYTON | 790 | $6,992,018 | $8,853.81 |
| 117 | *HUNTINGDON | 1,157 | $10,239,459 | $8,853 |
| 118 | HAMBLEN COUNTY | 9,816 | $86,563,045 | $8,818.38 |
| 119 | GREENE COUNTY | 6,257 | $55,012,562 | $8,791.74 |
| 120 | MACON COUNTY | 3,632 | $31,916,901 | $8,788.86 |
| 121 | GERMANTOWN | 5,664 | $49,672,481 | $8,769.49 |
| 122 | LAWRENCE COUNTY | 6,546 | $57,248,057 | $8,745.00 |
| 123 | CUMBERLAND COUNTY | 6,789 | $59,362,895 | $8,744 |
| 124 | UNION COUNTY | 3,397 | $29,676,417 | $8,735.47 |
| 125 | RUTHERFORD COUNTY | 42,277 | $365,413,439 | $8,643.23 |
| 126 | TIPTON COUNTY | 10,214 | $88,012,023 | $8,616.59 |
| 127 | BRADLEY COUNTY | 9,298 | $79,846,995 | $8,588 |
| 128 | WHITE COUNTY | 3,679 | $31,580,534 | $8,582.89 |
| 129 | MCNAIRY COUNTY | 4,075 | $34,972,627 | $8,581.29 |
| 130 | SEQUATCHIE COUNTY | 2,049 | $17,568,650 | $8,573.30 |
| 131 | SWEETWATER | 1,438 | $12,323,995 | $8,570.17 |
| 132 | CHESTER COUNTY | 2,680 | $22,940,034 | $8,559 |
| 133 | *S. CARROLL | 324 | $2,764,361 | $8,528 |
| 134 | ARLINGTON | 4,910 | $41,836,509 | $8,520.77 |
| 135 | *HOLLOW ROCK-BR | 600 | $5,058,115 | $8,428 |
| 136 | *MCKENZIE | 1,250 | $10,496,783 | $8,397 |
| 137 | SMITH COUNTY | 2,889 | $24,254,743 | $8,395.99 |
| 138 | WILSON COUNTY | 16,853 | $141,229,713 | $8,380.27 |
| 139 | CROCKETT COUNTY | 1,929 | $16,138,534 | $8,365 |
| 140 | DEKALB COUNTY | 2,778 | $23,223,840 | $8,360 |
| 141 | BEDFORD COUNTY | 8,033 | $64,843,636 | $8,072 |
| 142 | *GIBSON CO. SPEC. | 3,771 | $29,011,999 | $7,692.65 |
| 143 | CARROLL COUNTY | 3 | $3,883,070 | NA |
| 144 | GIBSON COUNTY | NA | NA | NA |
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| * SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | ||||
| ** ASD DATA NOT AVAILABLE | ||||
| NOTE: TOTAL OPERATING EXPENDITURES INCLUDE: CURRENT EXPENDITURES PER | ||||
| LEA FINANCIAL REPORT (EXCLUDING STUDENT BODY EDUCATION, ADULT EDUCATION); | ||||
| U.S.D.A. COMMODITY VALUE; AND STATE LEVEL PROGRAM AND ADMINISTRATIVE | ||||
| EXPENSES. | ||||
| AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE INCLUDES ADULT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. |