District profile / Tennessee

Monroe County

Madisonville, Tennessee · Public school district · #46 of 122 Tennessee districts by enrollment

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5,006

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$10,437

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Tennessee median

#46

Size rank in Tennessee

of 122 districts listed

Monroe County is a public school district based in Madisonville, Tennessee, serving 5,006 students in 13 schools. By enrollment it ranks #46 of the 122 Tennessee districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 63% of them. Its schools average 385 students each, fewer than the Tennessee median of 467. It spends about $10,437 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median.

How Monroe County compares

Monroe CountyTennessee median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$10,437

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

Instruction spending per student$6,317

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

Students per school385

Tennessee median 467 · 18% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$56.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 18%State 57%Local 25%

Measure	Monroe County	Tennessee median	Year
Current spending per student	$10,437	$10,059	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,317	$6,268	FY2020-21
Total spending	$56.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$56.6 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
Oak RidgeOak Ridge	5,078	8	$13,269	n/a	#44
McMinn CountyAthens	5,051	9	$9,532	n/a	#45
Monroe CountyMadisonville · this district	5,006	13	$10,437	n/a	#46
Franklin CountyWinchester	4,972	11	$9,877	n/a	#47
Johnson CountyMountain City	4,952	8	$9,423	n/a	#48

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Cambridge-Isanti Public School DistrictCambridge, MN	5,007	$10,990	16.4
Trussville CityTrussville, AL	5,005	$10,036	15.8
Saginaw School District of the City ofSaginaw, MI	5,005	$14,269	17.6
Jones CountyGray, GA	5,004	$11,907	14.0

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-monroe-county