District profile / Tennessee

Hamblen County

Morristown, Tennessee · Public school district · #15 of 122 Tennessee districts by enrollment

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10,300

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$9,447

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 6% below the Tennessee median

#15

Size rank in Tennessee

of 122 districts listed

Hamblen County is a public school district based in Morristown, Tennessee, serving 10,300 students in 18 schools. By enrollment it ranks #15 of the 122 Tennessee districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 88% of them. Its schools average 572 students each, more than the Tennessee median of 467. It spends about $9,447 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% less than the Tennessee median.

How Hamblen County compares

Hamblen CountyTennessee median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$9,447

Tennessee median $10,059 · 6% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$6,268

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

Students per school572

Tennessee median 467 · 22% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$111.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 14%State 53%Local 33%

Measure	Hamblen County	Tennessee median	Year
Current spending per student	$9,447	$10,059	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,268	$6,268	FY2020-21
Total spending	$106.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$111.0 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
Robertson CountySpringfield	11,267	23	$8,637	n/a	#14
Hamblen CountyMorristown · this district	10,300	18	$9,447	n/a	#15
Blount CountyMaryville	10,270	22	$10,415	n/a	#16
Bradley CountyCleveland	10,202	18	$9,788	n/a	#17
Tipton CountyCovington	9,975	14	$8,976	n/a	#18

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Lamar County School DistrictPurvis, MS	10,318	$9,312	13.3
Fayetteville School DistrictFayetteville, AR	10,291	$11,435	14.5
San Jacinto UnifiedSan Jacinto, CA	10,280	$15,212	21.4
Dubuque Community School DistrictDubuque, IA	10,262	$12,886	13.1

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-hamblen-county