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Humboldt City Schools

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

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1,044

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$11,608

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 15% above the Tennessee median

#122

Size rank in Tennessee

of 122 districts listed

Humboldt City Schools is a public school district based in Humboldt, Tennessee, serving 1,044 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #122 of the 122 Tennessee districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 0% of them. Its schools average 348 students each, fewer than the Tennessee median of 467. It spends about $11,608 per student on day-to-day operations, 15% more than the Tennessee median.

How Humboldt compares

HumboldtTennessee median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$11,608

Tennessee median $10,059 · 15% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$6,670

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

Students per school348

Tennessee median 467 · 25% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$20.9 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 20%State 38%Local 43%

Measure	Humboldt	Tennessee median	Year
Current spending per student	$11,608	$10,059	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,670	$6,268	FY2020-21
Total spending	$19.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$20.9 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
Houston CountyErin	1,265	6	$10,218	n/a	#118
Perry CountyLinden	1,100	5	$11,516	n/a	#119
FayettevilleFayetteville	1,080	3	$10,962	n/a	#120
Clay CountyCelina	1,054	4	$10,374	n/a	#121
Humboldt City SchoolsHumboldt · this district	1,044	3	$11,608	n/a	#122

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Southeast Fountain School CorporationVeedersburg, IN	1,045	$9,978	12.3
Dresden School DistrictHanover, NH	1,044	$22,537	10.0
Deer Park Community CityCincinnati, OH	1,044	$14,493	13.1
Independence LocalIndependence, OH	1,044	$17,896	13.6

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-humboldt-city-schools