District profile / Tennessee

Lincoln County

Fayetteville, Tennessee · Public school district · #59 of 122 Tennessee districts by enrollment

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3,899

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$9,359

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 7% below the Tennessee median

#59

Size rank in Tennessee

of 122 districts listed

Lincoln County is a public school district based in Fayetteville, Tennessee, serving 3,899 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #59 of the 122 Tennessee districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 52% of them. Its schools average 487 students each, about the same as the Tennessee median of 467. It spends about $9,359 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% less than the Tennessee median.

How Lincoln County compares

Lincoln CountyTennessee median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$9,359

Tennessee median $10,059 · 7% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$6,141

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

Students per school487

Tennessee median 467 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$40.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 13%State 61%Local 26%

Measure	Lincoln County	Tennessee median	Year
Current spending per student	$9,359	$10,059	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,141	$6,268	FY2020-21
Total spending	$47.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$40.3 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
Claiborne CountyTazewell	3,967	14	$10,325	n/a	#57
Henderson CountyLexington	3,900	10	$9,377	n/a	#58
Lincoln CountyFayetteville · this district	3,899	8	$9,359	n/a	#59
Rhea CountyDayton	3,890	7	$10,414	n/a	#60
Marion CountyJasper	3,844	12	$9,377	n/a	#61

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Graves CountyMayfield, KY	3,906	$11,095	15.3
Amherst County Public SchoolsAmherst, VA	3,900	$11,729	12.5
Superior School DistrictSuperior, WI	3,900	$12,992	14.6
Bedford Public SchoolsTemperance, MI	3,894	$10,447	17.5

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-lincoln-county