The Tennessee State Department of Education has a great web-site. They have a statistics link One of the links under statistics is the 1998-1999 Statistical Report. I 'saved-as' Table 49b - Current Expenditures Per Average Daily Membership and sorted it by Operating Expenditures Per Pupil ADM to find out where Rutherford County and Murfreesboro ranked in the state.
Please note I moved the comment at the bottom of the state's web-page to the top. 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 to 64th in '98-'99. Want to know more? Our Wheel Tax History
1998-1999 ADM Statistics | AVERAGE | TOTAL | OPERATING | |
DAILY | OPERATING | EXPENDITURES | ||
RANK (Previous year) | SCHOOL SYSTEM | MEMBERSHIP | EXPENDITURES | PER PUPIL ADM (Increase from previous year) |
1 (1) | OAK RIDGE | 4,679 | $31,970,376 | $6,832 (+315) |
2 (2) | ALCOA | 1,376 | $8,818,021 | $6,407 (+132) |
3 (7) | *FRANKLIN | 3,753 | $22,981,621 | $6,124 (+602) |
4 (3) | GREENEVILLE | 2,562 | $15,577,104 | $6,081 (+163) |
5 (4) | KINGSPORT | 6,276 | $36,570,856 | $5,827 (+222) |
6 (5) | DAVIDSON COUNTY | 68,752 | $400,226,058 | $5,821 (+253) |
7 (9) | UNION CITY | 1,401 | $8,071,943 | $5,760 (+431) |
8 (6) | BRISTOL | 3,625 | $20,803,110 | $5,739 (+214) |
9 (22) | MANCHESTER | 1,152 | $6,435,596 | $5,586 (+791) |
10 (8) | MARYVILLE | 4,207 | $23,175,352 | $5,509 (+174) |
11 (11) | SULLIVAN COUNTY | 13,281 | $72,954,391 | $5,493 (+250) |
12 (13) | JOHNSON CITY | 6,653 | $36,148,836 | $5,433 (+446) |
13 (10) | CLINTON | 998 | $5,342,783 | $5,354 (+85) |
14 (33) | PICKETT COUNTY | 766 | $4,096,215 | $5,347 (+923) |
15 (12) | CLEVELAND | 4,349 | $23,169,209 | $5,328 (+211) |
16 (17) | MADISON COUNTY | 13,689 | $72,440,533 | $5,292 (+430) |
17 (14) | HARRIMAN | 1,444 | $7,582,437 | $5,253 (+302) |
18 (16) | MEMPHIS | 111,139 | $579,866,910 | $5,218 (+347) |
19 (31) | HAMILTON COUNTY | 39,923 | $207,713,163 | $5,203 (+716) |
21 (15) | ELIZABETHTON | 2,120 | $10,996,848 | $5,187 (+298) |
21 (18) | TULLAHOMA | 3,480 | $17,591,409 | $5,056 (+213) |
22 (23) | ATHENS | 1,742 | $8,776,068 | $5,037 (+258) |
23 (24) | DYERSBURG | 3,364 | $16,811,721 | $4,998 (+305) |
24 (20) | COVINGTON | 944 | $4,684,557 | $4,960 (+134) |
25 (21) | KNOX COUNTY | 51,374 | $251,347,093 | $4,892 (+93) |
26 (28) | MURFREESBORO | 5,657 | $27,627,787 | $4,884 (+333) |
27 (42) | ETOWAH | 372 | $1,816,012 | $4,876 (+603) |
28 (25) | *ONEIDA | 1,206 | $5,868,475 | $4,868 (+187) |
29 (29) | LENOIR CITY | 1,866 | $8,975,686 | $4,810 (+280) |
30 (41) | LAKE COUNTY | 898 | $4,295,168 | $4,783 (+476) |
31 (27) | HAMBLEN COUNTY | 8,915 | $42,455,091 | $4,762 (+202) |
32 (30) | ANDERSON COUNTY | 6,987 | $33,235,108 | $4,757 (+249) |
33 (36) | WILLIAMSON COUNTY | 18,199 | $85,346,634 | $4,690 (+339) |
34 (26) | DYER COUNTY | 3,496 | $16,371,598 | $4,684 (+63) |
35 (34) | PERRY COUNTY | 1,183 | $5,511,591 | $4,661 (+269) |
36 (38) | HANCOCK COUNTY | 1,148 | $5,296,440 | $4,613 (+293) |
37 (35) | ROANE COUNTY | 5,888 | $27,059,308 | $4,596 (+209) |
38 (43) | POLK COUNTY | 2,325 | $10,672,466 | $4,590 (+350) |
39 (39) | HUMBOLDT | 1,959 | $8,968,217 | $4,579 (+266) |
40 (52) | CLAIBORNE COUNTY | 4,738 | $21,630,874 | $4,565 (+428) |
41 (32) | JOHNSON COUNTY | 2,334 | $10,651,007 | $4,564 (+139) |
42 (37) | NEWPORT | 758 | $3,454,443 | $4,557 (+226) |
43 (64) | UNICOI COUNTY | 2,490 | $11,337,580 | $4,553 (+530) |
44 (50) | MARSHALL COUNTY | 4,725 | $21,478,591 | $4,546 (+394) |
45 (46) | SCOTT COUNTY | 2,790 | $12,615,292 | $4,522 (+326) |
46 (53) | HAYWOOD COUNTY | 3,676 | $16,429,082 | $4,469 (+343) |
47 (56) | ROGERSVILLE | 613 | $2,732,338 | $4,457 (+384) |
48 (44) | GRUNDY COUNTY | 2,361 | $10,507,331 | $4,450 (+213) |
49 (51) | BENTON COUNTY | 2,544 | $11,283,783 | $4,436 (+299) |
50 (45) | CLAY COUNTY | 1,235 | $5,475,295 | $4,432 (+207) |
51 (58) | *LEBANON | 2,829 | $12,525,165 | $4,428 (+365) |
52 (48) | SUMNER COUNTY | 22,060 | $97,324,757 | $4,412 (+253) |
53 (57) | SEVIER COUNTY | 11,879 | $52,260,432 | $4,399 (+326) |
54 (19) | BELLS | 353 | $1,549,139 | $4,386 (-450) |
55 (40) | ALAMO | 545 | $2,382,332 | $4,369 (+58) |
56 (54) | CARTER COUNTY | 6,181 | $26,939,076 | $4,358 (+265) |
57 (63) | MAURY COUNTY | 11,651 | $50,766,744 | $4,357 (+332) |
58 (47) | HENRY COUNTY | 3,311 | $14,379,146 | $4,343 (+164) |
59 (49) | COFFEE COUNTY | 4,095 | $17,756,540 | $4,336 (+183) |
60 (71) | FAYETTE COUNTY | 3,802 | $16,440,218 | $4,325 (+337) |
61 (59) | LEXINGTON | 924 | $3,986,302 | $4,313 (+255) |
62 (73) | MOORE COUNTY | 975 | $4,178,411 | $4,286 (+301) |
63 (85) | *MILAN | 2,046 | $8,763,041 | $4,282 (+401) |
64 (62) | RUTHERFORD COUNTY | 24,594 | $105,244,198 | $4,279 (+246) |
65 (66) | BLOUNT COUNTY | 10,560 | $45,090,609 | $4,270 (+262) |
66 (118) | *BRADFORD | 652 | $2,777,617 | $4,258 (+593) |
67 (75) | OBION COUNTY | 4,041 | $17,190,732 | $4,254 (+316) |
68 (61) | HAWKINS COUNTY | 7,023 | $29,846,426 | $4,250 (+217) |
69 (69) | SHELBY COUNTY | 48,770 | $207,101,355 | $4,246 (+245) |
70 (68) | PUTNAM COUNTY | 9,478 | $40,215,723 | $4,243 (+237) |
71 (80) | FRANKLIN COUNTY | 5,881 | $24,884,286 | $4,231 (+331) |
72 (60) | WASHINGTON COUNTY | 8,536 | $36,063,835 | $4,225 (+169) |
73 (97) | *HUNTINGDON | 1,380 | $5,798,475 | $4,201 (+427) |
74 (70) | *PARIS | 1,511 | $6,348,032 | $4,200 (+209) |
75 (67) | FENTRESS COUNTY | 2,330 | $9,756,451 | $4,187 (+181) |
76 (98) | HARDIN COUNTY | 3,982 | $16,662,759 | $4,185 (+411) |
77 (87) | LAUDERDALE COUNTY | 4,700 | $19,598,016 | $4,170 (+300) |
78 (72) | ROBERTSON COUNTY | 9,730 | $40,517,358 | $4,164 (+182) |
79 (86) | MONTGOMERY COUNTY | 23,309 | $97,013,913 | $4,162 (+284) |
80 (130) | *RICHARD CITY | 281 | $1,167,051 | $4,147 (+583) |
81 (65) | LOUDON COUNTY | 4,663 | $19,284,929 | $4,136 (+124) |
82 (93) | HENDERSON COUNTY | 3,386 | $13,999,698 | $4,135 (+316) |
83 (84) | DECATUR COUNTY | 1,843 | $7,614,807 | $4,133 (+251) |
84 (79) | WAYNE COUNTY | 2,697 | $11,142,976 | $4,132 (+222) |
85 (74) | MARION COUNTY | 4,282 | $17,685,822 | $4,130 (+169) |
86 (81) | WILSON COUNTY | 11,620 | $47,903,731 | $4,123 (+223) |
87 (96) | UNION COUNTY | 3,025 | $12,416,635 | $4,105 (+328) |
88 (55) | MORGAN COUNTY | 3,271 | $13,424,942 | $4,104 (+22) |
89 (78) | WARREN COUNTY | 6,292 | $25,805,766 | $4,101 (+190) |
90 (95) | VAN BUREN COUNTY | 796 | $3,264,147 | $4,100 (+305) |
91 (105) | *TRENTON | 1,462 | $5,986,804 | $4,095 (+355) |
92 (76) | BLEDSOE COUNTY | 1,763 | $7,211,976 | $4,090 (+175) |
93 (77) | JEFFERSON COUNTY | 6,407 | $26,146,340 | $4,081 (+166) |
94 (82) | SEQUATCHIE COUNTY | 1,788 | $7,290,223 | $4,077 (+178) |
95 (90) | CAMPBELL COUNTY | 6,577 | $26,694,630 | $4,058 (+211) |
96 (99) | FAYETTEVILLE | 1,106 | $4,487,206 | $4,057 (+288) |
97 (111) | GILES COUNTY | 4,724 | $19,153,831 | $4,055 (+344) |
98 (89) | TROUSDALE COUNTY | 1,226 | $4,964,507 | $4,048 (+198) |
99 (107) | DICKSON COUNTY | 7,841 | $31,692,857 | $4,042 (+312) |
100 (91) | HUMPHREYS COUNTY | 3,059 | $12,322,184 | $4,028 (+195) |
101 (112) | WEAKLEY COUNTY | 5,111 | $20,559,896 | $4,023 (+319) |
102 (83) | BRADLEY COUNTY | 9,013 | $36,212,884 | $4,018 (+133) |
103 (120) | RHEA COUNTY | 3,893 | $15,635,567 | $4,016 (+360) |
104 (94) | LINCOLN COUNTY | 4,203 | $16,827,826 | $4,004 (+185) |
105 (119) | CROCKETT COUNTY | 1,750 | $6,996,763 | $3,999 (+338) |
106 (100) | MACON COUNTY | 3,499 | $13,956,403 | $3,989 (+222) |
107 (92) | OVERTON COUNTY | 3,097 | $12,304,317 | $3,973 (+144) |
108 (114) | STEWART COUNTY | 2,017 | $8,006,338 | $3,969 (+267) |
109 (113) | MCMINN COUNTY | 5,802 | $22,983,149 | $3,961 (+258) |
110 (101) | MONROE COUNTY | 4,849 | $19,196,795 | $3,959 (+199) |
111 (128) | HOUSTON COUNTY | 1,360 | $5,374,674 | $3,951 (+362) |
112 (88) | JACKSON COUNTY | 1,624 | $6,404,639 | $3,943 (+82) |
113 (121) | *W. CARROLL | 1,158 | $4,553,453 | $3,933 (+280) |
114 (110) | COCKE COUNTY | 4,638 | $18,223,051 | $3,929 (+209) |
115 (124) | HICKMAN COUNTY | 3,567 | $13,983,033 | $3,920 (+298) |
116 (102) | MEIGS COUNTY | 1,724 | $6,742,888 | $3,911 (+157) |
117 (127) | BEDFORD COUNTY | 5,975 | $23,298,499 | $3,899 (+293) |
118 (125) | MCNAIRY COUNTY | 4,128 | $16,075,388 | $3,894 (+280) |
119 (108) | GREENE COUNTY | 6,860 | $26,694,927 | $3,892 (+164) |
120 (109) | HARDEMAN COUNTY | 4,723 | $18,360,809 | $3,888 (+161) |
121 (106) | LAWRENCE COUNTY | 6,930 | $26,886,063 | $3,880 (+141) |
122 (123) | CUMBERLAND COUNTY | 6,730 | $26,108,218 | $3,879 (+242) |
123 (116) | GRAINGER COUNTY | 3,189 | $12,295,271 | $3,855 (+170) |
124 (126) | CHEATHAM COUNTY | 6,777 | $26,062,220 | $3,846 (+239) |
125 (115) | *S. CARROLL | 420 | $1,607,002 | $3,828 (+130) |
126 (117) | TIPTON COUNTY | 9,686 | $36,823,718 | $3,802 (+119) |
127 (103) | SWEETWATER | 1,388 | $5,262,642 | $3,792 (+43) |
128 (122) | *HOLLOW ROCK-BR | 849 | $3,217,759 | $3,788 (+137) |
129 (104) | *MCKENZIE | 1,370 | $5,190,674 | $3,788 (+43) |
130 (132) | CANNON COUNTY | 2,058 | $7,655,819 | $3,719 (+301) |
131 (135) | DAYTON | 737 | $2,719,133 | $3,690 (+432) |
132 (129) | CHESTER COUNTY | 2,465 | $9,034,433 | $3,666 (+100) |
133 (131) | DEKALB COUNTY | 2,639 | $9,657,815 | $3,660 (+236) |
134 (133) | LEWIS COUNTY | 1,927 | $6,920,594 | $3,591 (+227) |
135 (134) | WHITE COUNTY | 3,873 | $13,534,509 | $3,494 (+180) |
136 (136) | *GIBSON CO. SPEC. | 2,438 | $8,230,166 | $3,376 (+49) |
137 (137) | SMITH COUNTY | 3,145 | $10,435,705 | $3,318 (+246) |
138 (138) | CARROLL COUNTY | 9 | $1,492,410 | N/A |
139 (139) | GIBSON COUNTY | N/A | N/A | N/A |
GRAND TOTAL | 892,270 | $4,163,795,007 | $4,667 | |
* SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | ||||
**NOTE: TOTAL OPERATING EXPENDITURES INCLUDE: CURRENT EXPENDITURES PER | ||||
LEA FINANCIAL REPORT (EXCLUDING STUDENT BODY EDUCATION, ADULT EDUCATION, | ||||
TRANSPORTATION, AND FOOD SERVICES); U.S.D.A. COMMODITY VALUE; AND STATE | ||||
LEVEL PROGRAM AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. |