District profile / Tennessee

Benton County

Camden, Tennessee · Public school district · #95 of 122 Tennessee districts by enrollment

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2,150

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$11,262

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 12% above the Tennessee median

#95

Size rank in Tennessee

of 122 districts listed

Benton County is a public school district based in Camden, Tennessee, serving 2,150 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #95 of the 122 Tennessee districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 22% of them. Its schools average 269 students each, fewer than the Tennessee median of 467. It spends about $11,262 per student on day-to-day operations, 12% more than the Tennessee median.

How Benton County compares

Benton CountyTennessee median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$11,262

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

Instruction spending per student$7,058

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

Students per school269

Tennessee median 467 · 42% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$27.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 18%State 51%Local 31%

Measure	Benton County	Tennessee median	Year
Current spending per student	$11,262	$10,059	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,058	$6,268	FY2020-21
Total spending	$24.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$27.1 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
Fentress CountyJamestown	2,229	6	$10,050	n/a	#93
Polk CountyBenton	2,160	7	$10,125	n/a	#94
Benton CountyCamden · this district	2,150	8	$11,262	n/a	#95
Wayne CountyWaynesboro	2,079	9	$10,398	n/a	#96
Unicoi CountyErwin	2,074	7	$10,440	n/a	#97

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational TechnicalNew Bedford, MA	2,151	$23,875	11.3
OttawaOttawa, KS	2,150	$12,554	11.6
Halifax County SchoolsHalifax, NC	2,150	$14,488	14.1
New Albany Public SchoolsNew Albany, MS	2,149	$9,718	14.2

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-benton-county