District profile / Tennessee

Morgan County

Wartburg, Tennessee · Public school district · #83 of 122 Tennessee districts by enrollment

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2,800

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$10,380

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Tennessee median

#83

Size rank in Tennessee

of 122 districts listed

Morgan County is a public school district based in Wartburg, Tennessee, serving 2,800 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #83 of the 122 Tennessee districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 32% of them. Its schools average 350 students each, fewer than the Tennessee median of 467. It spends about $10,380 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median.

How Morgan County compares

Morgan CountyTennessee median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$10,380

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

Instruction spending per student$6,304

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

Students per school350

Tennessee median 467 · 25% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$33.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 24%State 60%Local 16%

Measure	Morgan County	Tennessee median	Year
Current spending per student	$10,380	$10,059	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,304	$6,268	FY2020-21
Total spending	$31.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$33.8 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
Henry CountyParis	2,924	6	$9,792	n/a	#79
Overton CountyLivingston	2,924	7	$8,971	n/a	#80
Fayette County Public SchoolsSomerville	2,908	7	$10,555	n/a	#81
Chester CountyHenderson	2,801	6	$9,783	n/a	#82
Morgan CountyWartburg · this district	2,800	8	$10,380	n/a	#83

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School DistrictCross River, NY	2,802	$34,807	11.1
Arvin UnionArvin, CA	2,801	$13,975	20.6
Bassett UnifiedLa Puente, CA	2,801	$14,113	21.1
RSU 60/msad 60North Berwick, ME	2,801	$16,920	11.6

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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