District profile / Tennessee

Lauderdale County

Ripley, Tennessee · Public school district · #71 of 122 Tennessee districts by enrollment

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3,277

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$10,709

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 6% above the Tennessee median

#71

Size rank in Tennessee

of 122 districts listed

Lauderdale County is a public school district based in Ripley, Tennessee, serving 3,277 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #71 of the 122 Tennessee districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 42% of them. Its schools average 468 students each, about the same as the Tennessee median of 467. It spends about $10,709 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% more than the Tennessee median.

How Lauderdale County compares

Lauderdale CountyTennessee median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$10,709

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

Instruction spending per student$6,919

Tennessee median $6,268 · 10% above · FY2020-21

Students per school468

Tennessee median 467 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$44.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 18%State 61%Local 21%

Measure	Lauderdale County	Tennessee median	Year
Current spending per student	$10,709	$10,059	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,919	$6,268	FY2020-21
Total spending	$42.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$44.5 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
Hardin CountySavannah	3,294	7	$9,762	n/a	#70
Lauderdale CountyRipley · this district	3,277	7	$10,709	n/a	#71
Franklin SSDFranklin	3,161	8	$17,061	n/a	#72
Hardeman County SchoolsBolivar	3,157	9	$10,444	n/a	#73
Smith CountyCarthage	3,056	9	$9,266	n/a	#74

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Duncan Public SchoolsDuncan, OK	3,278	$9,677	16.3
LincolnLincoln, RI	3,278	$18,305	15.1
Sikeston R-6Sikeston, MO	3,277	$10,362	12.8
Burlington-Edison School DistrictBurlington, WA	3,276	$17,184	16.0

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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