District profile / Tennessee

Hardeman County Schools

Bolivar, Tennessee · Public school district · #73 of 122 Tennessee districts by enrollment

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3,157

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$10,444

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Tennessee median

#73

Size rank in Tennessee

of 122 districts listed

Hardeman County Schools is a public school district based in Bolivar, Tennessee, serving 3,157 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #73 of the 122 Tennessee districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 40% of them. Its schools average 351 students each, fewer than the Tennessee median of 467. It spends about $10,444 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median.

How Hardeman County compares

Hardeman CountyTennessee median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$10,444

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

Instruction spending per student$6,280

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

Students per school351

Tennessee median 467 · 25% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$41.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 19%State 55%Local 25%

Measure	Hardeman County	Tennessee median	Year
Current spending per student	$10,444	$10,059	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,280	$6,268	FY2020-21
Total spending	$37.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$41.5 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	3,161	8	$17,061	n/a	#72
Hardeman County SchoolsBolivar · this district	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
Holly Area School DistrictHolly, MI	3,157	$12,425	16.6
Canton Public SchoolsCanton, MS	3,157	$9,338	14.7
Bridge City ISDBridge City, TX	3,157	$8,754	16.5
Clear Creek Amana Community School DistrictOxford, IA	3,156	$12,197	14.1

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-hardeman-county-schools