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Lakeland

Lakeland, Tennessee · Public school district · #89 of 122 Tennessee districts by enrollment

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2,538

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$9,431

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 6% below the Tennessee median

#89

Size rank in Tennessee

of 122 districts listed

Lakeland is a public school district based in Lakeland, Tennessee, serving 2,538 students in 2 schools. By enrollment it ranks #89 of the 122 Tennessee districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 27% of them. Its schools average 1,269 students each, more than the Tennessee median of 467. It spends about $9,431 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% less than the Tennessee median.

How Lakeland compares

LakelandTennessee median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$9,431

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

Instruction spending per student$5,986

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

Students per school1,269

Tennessee median 467 · 172% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$21.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 10%State 50%Local 41%

Measure	Lakeland	Tennessee median	Year
Current spending per student	$9,431	$10,059	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$5,986	$6,268	FY2020-21
Total spending	$40.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$21.1 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
Humphreys CountyWaverly	2,641	6	$9,443	n/a	#85
Lenoir CityLenoir City	2,638	4	$9,244	n/a	#86
Millington Municipal SchoolsMillington	2,587	3	$10,899	n/a	#87
DyersburgDyersburg	2,585	4	$11,234	n/a	#88
LakelandLakeland · this district	2,538	2	$9,431	n/a	#89

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Rocky Hill School DistrictRocky Hill, CT	2,539	$20,834	11.6
Wiseburn UnifiedEl Segundo, CA	2,538	$12,185	25.6
Smith County School DistrictRaleigh, MS	2,538	$9,059	13.7
Bowling Green City School DistrictBowling Green, OH	2,537	$11,964	15.9

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-lakeland