District profile / Tennessee

Henderson County

Lexington, Tennessee · Public school district · #58 of 122 Tennessee districts by enrollment

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3,900

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$9,377

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 7% below the Tennessee median

#58

Size rank in Tennessee

of 122 districts listed

Henderson County is a public school district based in Lexington, Tennessee, serving 3,900 students in 10 schools. By enrollment it ranks #58 of the 122 Tennessee districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 53% of them. Its schools average 390 students each, fewer than the Tennessee median of 467. It spends about $9,377 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% less than the Tennessee median.

How Henderson County compares

Henderson CountyTennessee median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$9,377

Tennessee median $10,059 · 7% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$6,162

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

Students per school390

Tennessee median 467 · 16% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$44.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 17%State 58%Local 25%

Measure	Henderson County	Tennessee median	Year
Current spending per student	$9,377	$10,059	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,162	$6,268	FY2020-21
Total spending	$40.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$44.0 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
Claiborne CountyTazewell	3,967	14	$10,325	n/a	#57
Henderson CountyLexington · this district	3,900	10	$9,377	n/a	#58
Lincoln CountyFayetteville	3,899	8	$9,359	n/a	#59
Rhea CountyDayton	3,890	7	$10,414	n/a	#60
Marion CountyJasper	3,844	12	$9,377	n/a	#61

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Graves CountyMayfield, KY	3,906	$11,095	15.3
South Country Central School DistrictEast Patchogue, NY	3,906	$29,401	10.4
Amherst County Public SchoolsAmherst, VA	3,900	$11,729	12.5
Superior School DistrictSuperior, WI	3,900	$12,992	14.6

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-henderson-county