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Tipton County

Covington, Tennessee · Public school district · #18 of 122 Tennessee districts by enrollment

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9,975

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$8,976

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 11% below the Tennessee median

#18

Size rank in Tennessee

of 122 districts listed

Tipton County is a public school district based in Covington, Tennessee, serving 9,975 students in 14 schools. By enrollment it ranks #18 of the 122 Tennessee districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 86% of them. Its schools average 712 students each, more than the Tennessee median of 467. It spends about $8,976 per student on day-to-day operations, 11% less than the Tennessee median.

How Tipton County compares

Tipton CountyTennessee median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$8,976

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

Instruction spending per student$5,837

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

Students per school712

Tennessee median 467 · 52% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$105.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 16%State 62%Local 22%

Measure	Tipton County	Tennessee median	Year
Current spending per student	$8,976	$10,059	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$5,837	$6,268	FY2020-21
Total spending	$103.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$105.1 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
Hamblen CountyMorristown	10,300	18	$9,447	n/a	#15
Blount CountyMaryville	10,270	22	$10,415	n/a	#16
Bradley CountyCleveland	10,202	18	$9,788	n/a	#17
Tipton CountyCovington · this district	9,975	14	$8,976	n/a	#18
MurfreesboroMurfreesboro	9,342	13	$11,077	n/a	#19

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Grand Island Public SchoolsGrand Island, NE	9,983	$12,446	15.5
Oconee 01Walhalla, SC	9,978	$13,257	12.8
Manor ISDManor, TX	9,961	$10,610	15.7
Lancaster School DistrictLancaster, PA	9,959	$20,255	11.2

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-tipton-county