| 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 2017-2018 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 2017-2018 | |||||
| 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!, 2016: 125th! and in we are 114th in 2017-2018 | |||||
| Sad part is our county is able to rank a lot higher! | |||||
| Murfreesboro City Schools ranked 32nd. 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 | State Board of Education | 143 | $2,504,477 | $17,543.29 | |
| 2 | *FRANKLIN | 3,391 | $50,423,342 | $14,869.58 | |
| 3 | DAVIDSON COUNTY | 75,815 | $1,014,129,207 | $13,376 | |
| 4 | ASD | 9,999 | $133,352,035 | $13,336.77 | |
| 5 | OAK RIDGE | 4,181 | $54,685,951 | $13,080 | |
| 6 | ALCOA | 1,870 | $22,759,235 | $12,169 | |
| 7 | HUMBOLDT | 973 | $11,773,095 | $12,098.25 | |
| 8 | SHELBY COUNTY | 99,855 | $1,206,863,204 | $12,086.17 | |
| 9 | GREENEVILLE | 2,633 | $31,121,429 | $11,821.76 | |
| 10 | MOORE COUNTY | 799 | $9,407,194 | $11,774.15 | |
| 11 | LAKE COUNTY | 696 | $8,116,370 | $11,659.31 | |
| 12 | TULLAHOMA | 3,156 | $36,470,900 | $11,557 | |
| 13 | MANCHESTER | 1,320 | $15,086,300 | $11,432 | |
| 14 | VAN BUREN COUNTY | 695 | $7,877,945 | $11,339.85 | |
| 15 | JOHNSON COUNTY | 1,868 | $21,148,902 | $11,324.03 | |
| 16 | KINGSPORT | 6,922 | $78,258,606 | $11,306.05 | |
| 17 | DYERSBURG | 2,381 | $26,848,408 | $11,277 | |
| 18 | MILLINGTON | 2,325 | $26,089,897 | $11,219.51 | |
| 19 | PERRY COUNTY | 994 | $11,081,383 | $11,152.97 | |
| 20 | SEVIER COUNTY | 13,278 | $146,956,029 | $11,067.41 | |
| 21 | BLEDSOE COUNTY | 1,583 | $17,438,982 | $11,020 | |
| 22 | ATHENS | 1,515 | $16,595,829 | $10,956.73 | |
| 23 | MARYVILLE | 5,120 | $55,402,831 | $10,820 | |
| 24 | HAYWOOD COUNTY | 2,633 | $28,468,940 | $10,810.98 | |
| 25 | ROGERSVILLE | 610 | $6,577,693 | $10,775.93 | |
| 26 | BENTON COUNTY | 2,030 | $21,766,325 | $10,720 | |
| 27 | LEXINGTON | 771 | $8,263,705 | $10,716.75 | |
| 28 | HARDEMAN COUNTY | 3,275 | $35,087,736 | $10,712.55 | |
| 29 | BRISTOL | 3,737 | $39,886,652 | $10,672.90 | |
| 30 | LENOIR CITY | 2,060 | $21,979,618 | $10,672.14 | |
| 31 | ANDERSON COUNTY | 6,027 | $63,871,095 | $10,598 | |
| 32 | MURFREESBORO | 7,967 | $84,222,350 | $10,571.61 | |
| 33 | MADISON COUNTY | 11,344 | $119,329,866 | $10,519.33 | |
| 34 | ELIZABETHTON | 2,320 | $24,331,992 | $10,487 | |
| 35 | WAYNE COUNTY | 2,032 | $21,220,139 | $10,442.39 | |
| 36 | *BRADFORD | 500 | $5,211,890 | $10,422.31 | |
| 37 | CLINTON | 899 | $9,369,496 | $10,419 | |
| 38 | HAMILTON COUNTY | 41,168 | $428,885,241 | $10,417.90 | |
| 39 | JACKSON COUNTY | 1,383 | $14,402,994 | $10,412.11 | |
| 40 | JOHNSON CITY | 7,357 | $76,594,840 | $10,411.82 | |
| 41 | FRANKLIN COUNTY | 4,827 | $49,981,485 | $10,354 | |
| 42 | CLAIBORNE COUNTY | 3,776 | $38,978,939 | $10,322 | |
| 43 | HAWKINS COUNTY | 6,139 | $63,218,580 | $10,298.41 | |
| 44 | HANCOCK COUNTY | 902 | $9,249,513 | $10,256.41 | |
| 45 | CARTER COUNTY | 4,719 | $48,365,882 | $10,249 | |
| 46 | ROANE COUNTY | 6,087 | $62,372,724 | $10,247.14 | |
| 47 | CLEVELAND | 5,224 | $53,426,639 | $10,228 | |
| 48 | *PARIS | 1,526 | $15,539,238 | $10,184.39 | |
| 49 | UNICOI COUNTY | 2,131 | $21,635,658 | $10,153.58 | |
| 50 | PICKETT COUNTY | 615 | $6,221,293 | $10,115.16 | |
| 51 | HENRY COUNTY | 2,771 | $28,010,101 | $10,109.48 | |
| 52 | BLOUNT COUNTY | 10,031 | $101,213,482 | $10,090 | |
| 53 | GERMANTOWN | 5,748 | $57,992,500 | $10,090.01 | |
| 54 | LAUDERDALE COUNTY | 3,706 | $37,387,280 | $10,089.60 | |
| 55 | NEWPORT | 637 | $6,420,307 | $10,082 | |
| 56 | OBION COUNTY | 3,028 | $30,338,936 | $10,019.30 | |
| 57 | GILES COUNTY | 3,519 | $35,195,453 | $10,000.34 | |
| 58 | COCKE COUNTY | 4,110 | $41,098,110 | $10,000 | |
| 59 | UNION CITY | 1,541 | $15,374,868 | $9,974.91 | |
| 60 | CLAY COUNTY | 1,010 | $10,046,699 | $9,950 | |
| 61 | SULLIVAN COUNTY | 8,856 | $88,116,192 | $9,949.93 | |
| 62 | *W. CARROLL | 824 | $8,174,059 | $9,923 | |
| 63 | GRUNDY COUNTY | 1,926 | $19,107,222 | $9,921.60 | |
| 64 | POLK COUNTY | 2,100 | $20,772,048 | $9,892.42 | |
| 65 | GRAINGER COUNTY | 3,050 | $30,168,392 | $9,890.32 | |
| 66 | TROUSDALE COUNTY | 1,179 | $11,638,010 | $9,873.04 | |
| 67 | HICKMAN COUNTY | 3,120 | $30,745,454 | $9,854.24 | |
| 68 | COFFEE COUNTY | 4,078 | $40,161,129 | $9,849 | |
| 69 | RHEA COUNTY | 3,994 | $39,002,160 | $9,765.55 | |
| 70 | HARDIN COUNTY | 3,225 | $31,476,234 | $9,758.92 | |
| 71 | CHEATHAM COUNTY | 5,708 | $55,614,579 | $9,743 | |
| 72 | ALAMO | 506 | $4,930,043 | $9,741 | |
| 73 | *MILAN | 1,851 | $18,022,302 | $9,736.03 | |
| 74 | *RICHARD CITY | 234 | $2,274,182 | $9,732.98 | |
| 75 | LOUDON COUNTY | 4,635 | $45,027,408 | $9,714.49 | |
| 76 | HOUSTON COUNTY | 1,221 | $11,841,381 | $9,694.80 | |
| 77 | FENTRESS COUNTY | 1,953 | $18,932,470 | $9,693 | |
| 78 | MONROE COUNTY | 4,987 | $48,330,800 | $9,692.17 | |
| 79 | LINCOLN COUNTY | 3,488 | $33,783,117 | $9,684.18 | |
| 80 | *TRENTON | 1,209 | $11,711,756 | $9,683.93 | |
| 81 | MEIGS COUNTY | 1,586 | $15,321,981 | $9,661.02 | |
| 82 | MAURY COUNTY | 11,714 | $112,867,882 | $9,635.28 | |
| 83 | MORGAN COUNTY | 2,785 | $26,782,619 | $9,617.49 | |
| 84 | COLLIERVILLE | 8,222 | $79,048,149 | $9,614.07 | |
| 85 | ROBERTSON COUNTY | 10,507 | $100,878,101 | $9,601.43 | |
| 86 | MONTGOMERY COUNTY | 32,583 | $312,703,658 | $9,597.04 | |
| 87 | WILLIAMSON COUNTY | 37,079 | $355,799,117 | $9,595.65 | |
| 88 | DYER COUNTY | 3,632 | $34,748,671 | $9,566 | |
| 89 | KNOX COUNTY | 55,137 | $526,865,142 | $9,555.56 | |
| 90 | FAYETTE COUNTY | 3,122 | $29,751,740 | $9,529 | |
| 91 | PUTNAM COUNTY | 10,509 | $99,961,804 | $9,512.03 | |
| 92 | JEFFERSON COUNTY | 6,580 | $62,496,439 | $9,497.23 | |
| 93 | STEWART COUNTY | 1,888 | $17,930,427 | $9,494.84 | |
| 94 | BARTLETT | 8,569 | $81,337,156 | $9,491.50 | |
| 95 | HUMPHREYS COUNTY | 2,652 | $25,164,586 | $9,487.66 | |
| 96 | DICKSON COUNTY | 7,684 | $72,813,842 | $9,476 | |
| 97 | DECATUR COUNTY | 1,480 | $14,002,675 | $9,463 | |
| 98 | FAYETTEVILLE | 1,295 | $12,238,029 | $9,451.81 | |
| 99 | WARREN COUNTY | 5,918 | $55,876,009 | $9,441.96 | |
| 100 | CANNON COUNTY | 1,798 | $16,961,104 | $9,433 | |
| 101 | BELLS | 354 | $3,337,476 | $9,424 | |
| 102 | MARSHALL COUNTY | 5,042 | $47,389,283 | $9,399.83 | |
| 103 | MARION COUNTY | 3,716 | $34,886,990 | $9,388.41 | |
| 104 | MCMINN COUNTY | 5,123 | $48,012,691 | $9,371.42 | |
| 105 | LEWIS COUNTY | 1,600 | $14,968,735 | $9,353.96 | |
| 106 | *ONEIDA | 1,159 | $10,833,543 | $9,345.03 | |
| 107 | CAMPBELL COUNTY | 4,952 | $46,142,967 | $9,318 | |
| 108 | *LEBANON | 3,576 | $33,300,770 | $9,312.01 | |
| 109 | SWEETWATER | 1,380 | $12,757,341 | $9,241.68 | |
| 110 | SCOTT COUNTY | 2,646 | $24,401,695 | $9,221.43 | |
| 111 | CUMBERLAND COUNTY | 6,667 | $61,439,102 | $9,215 | |
| 112 | WHITE COUNTY | 3,653 | $33,562,213 | $9,188.03 | |
| 113 | SUMNER COUNTY | 27,856 | $255,616,797 | $9,176.39 | |
| 114 | RUTHERFORD COUNTY | 43,277 | $396,950,123 | $9,172.39 | |
| 115 | WEAKLEY COUNTY | 3,819 | $34,994,278 | $9,163.33 | |
| 116 | ARLINGTON | 4,401 | $40,312,532 | $9,160.72 | |
| 117 | GREENE COUNTY | 6,163 | $56,426,019 | $9,156.04 | |
| 118 | ETOWAH | 365 | $3,342,796 | $9,153.93 | |
| 119 | LAKELAND | 1,544 | $14,121,403 | $9,144.36 | |
| 120 | HENDERSON COUNTY | 3,645 | $33,320,249 | $9,141.09 | |
| 121 | *HOLLOW ROCK-BR | 593 | $5,402,863 | $9,119 | |
| 122 | CHESTER COUNTY | 2,640 | $24,039,646 | $9,107 | |
| 123 | WASHINGTON COUNTY | 7,866 | $71,352,044 | $9,071.11 | |
| 124 | *S. CARROLL | 324 | $2,933,881 | $9,056 | |
| 125 | MACON COUNTY | 3,653 | $33,001,337 | $9,034.06 | |
| 126 | DAYTON | 797 | $7,164,217 | $8,991.08 | |
| 127 | HAMBLEN COUNTY | 10,108 | $90,483,313 | $8,951.59 | |
| 128 | *HUNTINGDON | 1,189 | $10,607,661 | $8,920 | |
| 129 | BRADLEY COUNTY | 9,364 | $83,222,114 | $8,887 | |
| 130 | TIPTON COUNTY | 10,129 | $89,121,308 | $8,798.73 | |
| 131 | SEQUATCHIE COUNTY | 2,027 | $17,789,499 | $8,777.09 | |
| 132 | LAWRENCE COUNTY | 6,671 | $58,532,114 | $8,774.26 | |
| 133 | MCNAIRY COUNTY | 4,042 | $35,395,029 | $8,756.17 | |
| 134 | SMITH COUNTY | 2,864 | $24,875,460 | $8,686.51 | |
| 135 | CROCKETT COUNTY | 1,913 | $16,580,095 | $8,669 | |
| 136 | WILSON COUNTY | 17,187 | $148,365,596 | $8,632.59 | |
| 137 | UNION COUNTY | 3,829 | $32,944,224 | $8,604.44 | |
| 138 | *MCKENZIE | 1,254 | $10,637,445 | $8,483 | |
| 139 | OVERTON COUNTY | 2,968 | $25,122,944 | $8,463.84 | |
| 140 | DEKALB COUNTY | 2,761 | $23,177,901 | $8,395 | |
| 141 | BEDFORD COUNTY | 8,090 | $66,420,418 | $8,210 | |
| 142 | *GIBSON CO. SPEC. | 3,742 | $30,608,034 | $8,179.90 | |
| 143 | CARROLL COUNTY | 4 | $4,059,184 | NA | |
| 144 | GIBSON COUNTY | NA | NA | NA | |
| 145 | |||||
| 146 | |||||
| * 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. |