District profile / Tennessee

Jackson County

Gainesboro, Tennessee · Public school district · #114 of 122 Tennessee districts by enrollment

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1,389

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$10,270

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Tennessee median

#114

Size rank in Tennessee

of 122 districts listed

Jackson County is a public school district based in Gainesboro, Tennessee, serving 1,389 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #114 of the 122 Tennessee districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 7% of them. Its schools average 347 students each, fewer than the Tennessee median of 467. It spends about $10,270 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median.

How Jackson County compares

Jackson CountyTennessee median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$10,270

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

Instruction spending per student$5,899

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

Students per school347

Tennessee median 467 · 26% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$17.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 18%State 62%Local 21%

Measure	Jackson County	Tennessee median	Year
Current spending per student	$10,270	$10,059	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$5,899	$6,268	FY2020-21
Total spending	$17.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$17.7 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
Trousdale CountyHartsville	1,411	3	$9,476	n/a	#112
OneidaOneida	1,401	3	$8,708	n/a	#113
Jackson CountyGainesboro · this district	1,389	4	$10,270	n/a	#114
TrentonTrenton	1,372	4	$10,121	n/a	#115
Huntingdon Special School DistrictHuntingdon	1,364	4	$9,541	n/a	#116

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Brownstown Cnt Community School CorporationBrownstown, IN	1,391	$9,392	15.8
Glencoe-Silver Lake School DistrictGlencoe, MN	1,390	$12,438	15.6
Almont Community SchoolsAlmont, MI	1,389	$10,907	18.8
Triway LocalWooster, OH	1,388	$14,221	15.6

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-jackson-county