District profile / Tennessee

Anderson County

Clinton, Tennessee · Public school district · #36 of 122 Tennessee districts by enrollment

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6,018

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$10,656

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 6% above the Tennessee median

#36

Size rank in Tennessee

of 122 districts listed

Anderson County is a public school district based in Clinton, Tennessee, serving 6,018 students in 19 schools. By enrollment it ranks #36 of the 122 Tennessee districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 71% of them. Its schools average 317 students each, fewer than the Tennessee median of 467. It spends about $10,656 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% more than the Tennessee median.

How Anderson County compares

Anderson CountyTennessee median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$10,656

Tennessee median $10,059 · 6% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$6,290

Tennessee median $6,268 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school317

Tennessee median 467 · 32% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$82.9 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 17%State 44%Local 39%

Measure	Anderson County	Tennessee median	Year
Current spending per student	$10,656	$10,059	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,290	$6,268	FY2020-21
Total spending	$77.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$82.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Tennessee median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Peer districts in Tennessee

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Greene CountyGreeneville	6,088	18	$9,834	n/a	#33
GermantownGermantown	6,053	7	$10,272	n/a	#34
Hawkins CountyRogersville	6,037	17	$10,636	n/a	#35
Anderson CountyClinton · this district	6,018	19	$10,656	n/a	#36
ClevelandCleveland	5,890	9	$10,408	n/a	#37

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Fountain Valley ElementaryFountain Valley, CA	6,022	$11,217	23.8
NewhallValencia, CA	6,022	$11,214	24.7
Roma ISDRoma, TX	6,019	$12,330	12.8
West Seneca Central School DistrictWest Seneca, NY	6,011	$19,182	12.0

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-tn-anderson-county