District profile / Tennessee

Franklin County

Winchester, Tennessee · Public school district · #47 of 122 Tennessee districts by enrollment

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4,972

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$9,877

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Tennessee median

#47

Size rank in Tennessee

of 122 districts listed

Franklin County is a public school district based in Winchester, Tennessee, serving 4,972 students in 11 schools. By enrollment it ranks #47 of the 122 Tennessee districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 62% of them. Its schools average 452 students each, about the same as the Tennessee median of 467. It spends about $9,877 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median.

How Franklin County compares

Franklin CountyTennessee median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$9,877

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

Instruction spending per student$5,772

Tennessee median $6,268 · 8% below · FY2020-21

Students per school452

Tennessee median 467 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$58.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 17%State 49%Local 34%

Measure	Franklin County	Tennessee median	Year
Current spending per student	$9,877	$10,059	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$5,772	$6,268	FY2020-21
Total spending	$55.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$58.3 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
Oak RidgeOak Ridge	5,078	8	$13,269	n/a	#44
McMinn CountyAthens	5,051	9	$9,532	n/a	#45
Monroe CountyMadisonville	5,006	13	$10,437	n/a	#46
Franklin CountyWinchester · this district	4,972	11	$9,877	n/a	#47
Johnson CountyMountain City	4,952	8	$9,423	n/a	#48

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Denison ISDDenison, TX	4,977	$11,577	13.7
Sierra Sands UnifiedRidgecrest, CA	4,974	$13,508	21.0
BillericaBillerica, MA	4,972	$20,915	13.6
Dare County SchoolsNags Head, NC	4,968	$11,742	14.3

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.

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