District profile / Tennessee

Smith County

Carthage, Tennessee · Public school district · #74 of 122 Tennessee districts by enrollment

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3,056

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$9,266

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 8% below the Tennessee median

#74

Size rank in Tennessee

of 122 districts listed

Smith County is a public school district based in Carthage, Tennessee, serving 3,056 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #74 of the 122 Tennessee districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 40% of them. Its schools average 340 students each, fewer than the Tennessee median of 467. It spends about $9,266 per student on day-to-day operations, 8% less than the Tennessee median.

How Smith County compares

Smith CountyTennessee median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$9,266

Tennessee median $10,059 · 8% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$5,812

Tennessee median $6,268 · 7% below · FY2020-21

Students per school340

Tennessee median 467 · 27% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$31.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 14%State 61%Local 25%

Measure	Smith County	Tennessee median	Year
Current spending per student	$9,266	$10,059	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$5,812	$6,268	FY2020-21
Total spending	$29.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$31.1 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
Smith CountyCarthage · this district	3,056	9	$9,266	n/a	#74
Hickman CountyCenterville	3,001	9	$10,557	n/a	#75
GreenevilleGreeneville	2,977	8	$11,720	n/a	#76
Grainger CountyRutledge	2,975	9	$10,071	n/a	#77
Obion CountyUnion City	2,959	7	$10,435	n/a	#78

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Worth CountySylvester, GA	3,057	$10,568	14.8
Dennis-YarmouthSouth Yarmouth, MA	3,054	$24,486	10.8
Central School District 13JIndependence, OR	3,054	$13,117	20.1
Lemon GroveLemon Grove, CA	3,053	$15,559	22.8

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-smith-county