District profile / Tennessee

Franklin SSD

Franklin, Tennessee · Public school district · #72 of 122 Tennessee districts by enrollment

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3,161

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$17,061

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 70% above the Tennessee median

#72

Size rank in Tennessee

of 122 districts listed

Franklin SSD is a public school district based in Franklin, Tennessee, serving 3,161 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #72 of the 122 Tennessee districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 41% of them. Its schools average 395 students each, fewer than the Tennessee median of 467. It spends about $17,061 per student on day-to-day operations, 70% more than the Tennessee median.

How Franklin SSD compares

Franklin SSDTennessee median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$17,061

Tennessee median $10,059 · 70% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$10,172

Tennessee median $6,268 · 62% above · FY2020-21

Students per school395

Tennessee median 467 · 15% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$67.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 8%State 23%Local 68%

Measure	Franklin SSD	Tennessee median	Year
Current spending per student	$17,061	$10,059	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$10,172	$6,268	FY2020-21
Total spending	$80.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$67.7 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
Hardin CountySavannah	3,294	7	$9,762	n/a	#70
Lauderdale CountyRipley	3,277	7	$10,709	n/a	#71
Franklin SSDFranklin · this district	3,161	8	$17,061	n/a	#72
Hardeman County SchoolsBolivar	3,157	9	$10,444	n/a	#73
Smith CountyCarthage	3,056	9	$9,266	n/a	#74

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
School Town of HighlandHighland, IN	3,165	$8,582	20.7
School District 45 DuPage CountyVilla Park, IL	3,162	$21,003	12.4
Quincy School DistrictQuincy, WA	3,162	$15,468	16.5
Fulton City School DistrictFulton, NY	3,159	$22,094	11.8

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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