District profile / Tennessee

Fayetteville

Fayetteville, Tennessee · Public school district · #120 of 122 Tennessee districts by enrollment

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1,080

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$10,962

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 9% above the Tennessee median

#120

Size rank in Tennessee

of 122 districts listed

Fayetteville is a public school district based in Fayetteville, Tennessee, serving 1,080 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #120 of the 122 Tennessee districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 2% of them. Its schools average 360 students each, fewer than the Tennessee median of 467. It spends about $10,962 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% more than the Tennessee median.

How Fayetteville compares

FayettevilleTennessee median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$10,962

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

Instruction spending per student$7,052

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

Students per school360

Tennessee median 467 · 23% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$14.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 14%State 59%Local 27%

Measure	Fayetteville	Tennessee median	Year
Current spending per student	$10,962	$10,059	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,052	$6,268	FY2020-21
Total spending	$16.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$14.6 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
Houston CountyErin	1,265	6	$10,218	n/a	#118
Perry CountyLinden	1,100	5	$11,516	n/a	#119
FayettevilleFayetteville · this district	1,080	3	$10,962	n/a	#120
Clay CountyCelina	1,054	4	$10,374	n/a	#121
Humboldt City SchoolsHumboldt	1,044	3	$11,608	n/a	#122

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Piedmont CityPiedmont, AL	1,080	$9,894	17.4
Sitka School DistrictSitka, AK	1,080	$21,969	13.7
Calipatria UnifiedCalipatria, CA	1,080	$15,316	16.9
Nicholas CountyCarlisle, KY	1,080	$9,684	18.0

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-fayetteville