District profile / Tennessee

Bedford County

Shelbyville, Tennessee · Public school district · #21 of 122 Tennessee districts by enrollment

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9,042

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$8,848

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 12% below the Tennessee median

#21

Size rank in Tennessee

of 122 districts listed

Bedford County is a public school district based in Shelbyville, Tennessee, serving 9,042 students in 15 schools. By enrollment it ranks #21 of the 122 Tennessee districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 83% of them. Its schools average 603 students each, more than the Tennessee median of 467. It spends about $8,848 per student on day-to-day operations, 12% less than the Tennessee median.

How Bedford County compares

Bedford CountyTennessee median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$8,848

Tennessee median $10,059 · 12% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$5,484

Tennessee median $6,268 · 13% below · FY2020-21

Students per school603

Tennessee median 467 · 29% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$85.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 17%State 65%Local 19%

Measure	Bedford County	Tennessee median	Year
Current spending per student	$8,848	$10,059	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$5,484	$6,268	FY2020-21
Total spending	$83.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$85.0 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
Tipton CountyCovington	9,975	14	$8,976	n/a	#18
MurfreesboroMurfreesboro	9,342	13	$11,077	n/a	#19
ColliervilleCollierville	9,263	9	$10,401	n/a	#20
Bedford CountyShelbyville · this district	9,042	15	$8,848	n/a	#21
BartlettBartlett	8,834	10	$10,500	n/a	#22

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Acadia ParishCrowley, LA	9,043	$11,300	15.6
York 02Clover, SC	9,038	$12,834	13.6
Longwood Central School DistrictMiddle Island, NY	9,029	$26,112	13.9
Lee CountyOpelika, AL	9,026	$10,471	14.8

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-bedford-county