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Oak Ridge

Oak Ridge, Tennessee · Public school district · #44 of 122 Tennessee districts by enrollment

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5,078

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$13,269

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 32% above the Tennessee median

#44

Size rank in Tennessee

of 122 districts listed

Oak Ridge is a public school district based in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, serving 5,078 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #44 of the 122 Tennessee districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 64% of them. Its schools average 635 students each, more than the Tennessee median of 467. It spends about $13,269 per student on day-to-day operations, 32% more than the Tennessee median.

How Oak Ridge compares

Oak RidgeTennessee median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$13,269

Tennessee median $10,059 · 32% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,798

Tennessee median $6,268 · 24% above · FY2020-21

Students per school635

Tennessee median 467 · 36% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$68.9 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 11%State 35%Local 54%

Measure	Oak Ridge	Tennessee median	Year
Current spending per student	$13,269	$10,059	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,798	$6,268	FY2020-21
Total spending	$68.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$68.9 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
Campbell CountyJacksboro	5,118	16	$9,451	n/a	#42
Loudon CountyLoudon	5,085	9	$10,036	n/a	#43
Oak RidgeOak Ridge · this district	5,078	8	$13,269	n/a	#44
McMinn CountyAthens	5,051	9	$9,532	n/a	#45
Monroe CountyMadisonville	5,006	13	$10,437	n/a	#46

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Central CUSD 301Burlington, IL	5,082	$16,448	17.0
Orange County Public SchoolsOrange, VA	5,074	$11,577	15.3
Kings LocalKings Mills, OH	5,073	$12,263	22.7
Belleville Public School DistrictBelleville, NJ	5,071	$19,812	12.9

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-oak-ridge