District profile / Tennessee

Cheatham County

Ashland City, Tennessee · Public school district · #40 of 122 Tennessee districts by enrollment

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5,451

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$9,166

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 9% below the Tennessee median

#40

Size rank in Tennessee

of 122 districts listed

Cheatham County is a public school district based in Ashland City, Tennessee, serving 5,451 students in 14 schools. By enrollment it ranks #40 of the 122 Tennessee districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 68% of them. Its schools average 389 students each, fewer than the Tennessee median of 467. It spends about $9,166 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% less than the Tennessee median.

How Cheatham County compares

Cheatham CountyTennessee median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$9,166

Tennessee median $10,059 · 9% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$5,611

Tennessee median $6,268 · 10% below · FY2020-21

Students per school389

Tennessee median 467 · 17% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$59.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 13%State 60%Local 27%

Measure	Cheatham County	Tennessee median	Year
Current spending per student	$9,166	$10,059	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$5,611	$6,268	FY2020-21
Total spending	$59.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$59.5 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
MaryvilleMaryville	5,717	8	$11,350	n/a	#38
Union CountyMaynardville	5,514	11	$8,537	n/a	#39
Cheatham CountyAshland City · this district	5,451	14	$9,166	n/a	#40
Marshall CountyLewisburg	5,322	10	$9,067	n/a	#41
Campbell CountyJacksboro	5,118	16	$9,451	n/a	#42

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-EaganMendota Heights, MN	5,452	$14,548	14.8
Centennial School District 28JPortland, OR	5,451	$12,379	20.5
South Bay UnionImperial Beach, CA	5,450	$15,460	24.9
Commack Union Free School DistrictEast Northport, NY	5,449	$30,592	11.7

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-cheatham-county