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Trenton

Trenton, Tennessee · Public school district · #115 of 122 Tennessee districts by enrollment

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1,372

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$10,121

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Tennessee median

#115

Size rank in Tennessee

of 122 districts listed

Trenton is a public school district based in Trenton, Tennessee, serving 1,372 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #115 of the 122 Tennessee districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 6% of them. Its schools average 343 students each, fewer than the Tennessee median of 467. It spends about $10,121 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median.

How Trenton compares

TrentonTennessee median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$10,121

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

Instruction spending per student$5,986

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

Students per school343

Tennessee median 467 · 27% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$17.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 19%State 53%Local 28%

Measure	Trenton	Tennessee median	Year
Current spending per student	$10,121	$10,059	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$5,986	$6,268	FY2020-21
Total spending	$17.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$17.4 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
Trousdale CountyHartsville	1,411	3	$9,476	n/a	#112
OneidaOneida	1,401	3	$8,708	n/a	#113
Jackson CountyGainesboro	1,389	4	$10,270	n/a	#114
TrentonTrenton · this district	1,372	4	$10,121	n/a	#115
Huntingdon Special School DistrictHuntingdon	1,364	4	$9,541	n/a	#116

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Montevideo Public School DistrictMontevideo, MN	1,372	$13,460	15.2
Berkshire LocalBurton, OH	1,372	$11,784	20.8
Edison LocalHammondsville, OH	1,372	$13,588	17.8
Wellsboro Area School DistrictWellsboro, PA	1,372	$16,344	12.5

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-trenton