District profile / Tennessee

Chester County

Henderson, Tennessee · Public school district · #82 of 122 Tennessee districts by enrollment

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2,801

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$9,783

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Tennessee median

#82

Size rank in Tennessee

of 122 districts listed

Chester County is a public school district based in Henderson, Tennessee, serving 2,801 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #82 of the 122 Tennessee districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 33% of them. Its schools average 467 students each, about the same as the Tennessee median of 467. It spends about $9,783 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median.

How Chester County compares

Chester CountyTennessee median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$9,783

Tennessee median $10,059 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$6,314

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

Students per school467

Tennessee median 467 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$29.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 17%State 66%Local 17%

Measure	Chester County	Tennessee median	Year
Current spending per student	$9,783	$10,059	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,314	$6,268	FY2020-21
Total spending	$27.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$29.3 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
Henry CountyParis	2,924	6	$9,792	n/a	#79
Overton CountyLivingston	2,924	7	$8,971	n/a	#80
Fayette County Public SchoolsSomerville	2,908	7	$10,555	n/a	#81
Chester CountyHenderson · this district	2,801	6	$9,783	n/a	#82
Morgan CountyWartburg	2,800	8	$10,380	n/a	#83

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School DistrictCross River, NY	2,802	$34,807	11.1
Arvin UnionArvin, CA	2,801	$13,975	20.6
Bassett UnifiedLa Puente, CA	2,801	$14,113	21.1
RSU 60/msad 60North Berwick, ME	2,801	$16,920	11.6

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-chester-county