District profile / Tennessee

McNairy County

Selmer, Tennessee · Public school district · #64 of 122 Tennessee districts by enrollment

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3,733

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$9,917

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Tennessee median

#64

Size rank in Tennessee

of 122 districts listed

McNairy County is a public school district based in Selmer, Tennessee, serving 3,733 students in 10 schools. By enrollment it ranks #64 of the 122 Tennessee districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 48% of them. Its schools average 373 students each, fewer than the Tennessee median of 467. It spends about $9,917 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median.

How McNairy County compares

McNairy CountyTennessee median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$9,917

Tennessee median $10,059 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$6,772

Tennessee median $6,268 · 8% above · FY2020-21

Students per school373

Tennessee median 467 · 20% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$43.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 18%State 62%Local 19%

Measure	McNairy County	Tennessee median	Year
Current spending per student	$9,917	$10,059	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,772	$6,268	FY2020-21
Total spending	$41.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$43.8 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
Gibson Co Sp DistrictDyer	3,828	9	$8,662	n/a	#62
White CountySparta	3,736	8	$9,302	n/a	#63
McNairy CountySelmer · this district	3,733	10	$9,917	n/a	#64
Lewis CountyHohenwald	3,731	7	$9,946	n/a	#65
DeKalb CountySmithville	3,644	7	$9,021	n/a	#66

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Lawrence Township Public School DistrictLawrenceville, NJ	3,735	$22,663	11.2
Hickory City SchoolsHickory, NC	3,735	$10,171	17.5
Wythe County Public SchoolsWytheville, VA	3,734	$11,796	12.1
Snake River DistrictBlackfoot, ID	3,730	$7,149	24.4

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-mcnairy-county