District profile / Tennessee

Macon County

Lafayette, Tennessee · Public school district · #53 of 122 Tennessee districts by enrollment

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4,216

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$9,112

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 9% below the Tennessee median

#53

Size rank in Tennessee

of 122 districts listed

Macon County is a public school district based in Lafayette, Tennessee, serving 4,216 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #53 of the 122 Tennessee districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 57% of them. Its schools average 527 students each, more than the Tennessee median of 467. It spends about $9,112 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% less than the Tennessee median.

How Macon County compares

Macon CountyTennessee median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$9,112

Tennessee median $10,059 · 9% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$5,692

Tennessee median $6,268 · 9% below · FY2020-21

Students per school527

Tennessee median 467 · 13% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$42.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 18%State 62%Local 20%

Measure	Macon County	Tennessee median	Year
Current spending per student	$9,112	$10,059	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$5,692	$6,268	FY2020-21
Total spending	$45.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$42.3 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
ArlingtonArlington	4,403	4	$9,600	n/a	#51
Coffee CountyManchester	4,313	11	$10,170	n/a	#52
Macon CountyLafayette · this district	4,216	8	$9,112	n/a	#53
Cocke CountyNewport	4,202	12	$10,150	n/a	#54
BristolBristol	4,044	9	$11,287	n/a	#55

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Willmar Public School DistrictWillmar, MN	4,218	$14,219	13.1
Clarendon 06Manning, SC	4,216	n/a	16.3
Sulphur Springs ISDSulphur Springs, TX	4,216	$10,939	13.7
Hatboro-Horsham School DistrictHorsham, PA	4,215	$21,461	11.0

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.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-tn-macon-county