District profile / Tennessee

Overton County

Livingston, Tennessee · Public school district · #80 of 122 Tennessee districts by enrollment

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2,924

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$8,971

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 11% below the Tennessee median

#80

Size rank in Tennessee

of 122 districts listed

Overton County is a public school district based in Livingston, Tennessee, serving 2,924 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #80 of the 122 Tennessee districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 35% of them. Its schools average 418 students each, fewer than the Tennessee median of 467. It spends about $8,971 per student on day-to-day operations, 11% less than the Tennessee median.

How Overton County compares

Overton CountyTennessee median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$8,971

Tennessee median $10,059 · 11% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$5,412

Tennessee median $6,268 · 14% below · FY2020-21

Students per school418

Tennessee median 467 · 10% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$33.9 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 16%State 63%Local 21%

Measure	Overton County	Tennessee median	Year
Current spending per student	$8,971	$10,059	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$5,412	$6,268	FY2020-21
Total spending	$30.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$33.9 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
Grainger CountyRutledge	2,975	9	$10,071	n/a	#77
Obion CountyUnion City	2,959	7	$10,435	n/a	#78
Overton CountyLivingston · this district	2,924	7	$8,971	n/a	#80
Henry CountyParis	2,924	6	$9,792	n/a	#79
Fayette County Public SchoolsSomerville	2,908	7	$10,555	n/a	#81

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Monroe LocalMonroe, OH	2,925	$9,718	20.0
York Suburban School DistrictYork, PA	2,925	$16,343	12.9
Anson County SchoolsWadesboro, NC	2,924	$12,140	16.7
Lincoln County School District #2Afton, WY	2,924	$15,896	13.8

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-overton-county