District profile / Tennessee

Jefferson County

Dandridge, Tennessee · Public school district · #29 of 122 Tennessee districts by enrollment

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6,937

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$9,465

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 6% below the Tennessee median

#29

Size rank in Tennessee

of 122 districts listed

Jefferson County is a public school district based in Dandridge, Tennessee, serving 6,937 students in 14 schools. By enrollment it ranks #29 of the 122 Tennessee districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 77% of them. Its schools average 496 students each, about the same as the Tennessee median of 467. It spends about $9,465 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% less than the Tennessee median.

How Jefferson County compares

Jefferson CountyTennessee median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$9,465

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

Instruction spending per student$5,833

Tennessee median $6,268 · 7% below · FY2020-21

Students per school496

Tennessee median 467 · 6% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$74.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 13%State 57%Local 30%

Measure	Jefferson County	Tennessee median	Year
Current spending per student	$9,465	$10,059	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$5,833	$6,268	FY2020-21
Total spending	$71.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$74.6 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
KingsportKingsport	7,658	12	$11,223	n/a	#27
Cumberland CountyCrossville	6,970	12	$9,519	n/a	#28
Jefferson CountyDandridge · this district	6,937	14	$9,465	n/a	#29
Lawrence CountyLawrenceburg	6,867	15	$9,457	n/a	#30
Warren CountyMcMinnville	6,241	12	$9,833	n/a	#31

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Trumbull School DistrictTrumbull, CT	6,943	$19,752	14.1
Vestavia Hills CityVestavia Hills, AL	6,934	$12,666	15.2
El Monte CityEl Monte, CA	6,927	$17,735	20.5
Crandall ISDCrandall, TX	6,922	$10,162	16.3

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.

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