District profile / Tennessee

White County

Sparta, Tennessee · Public school district · #63 of 122 Tennessee districts by enrollment

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3,736

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$9,302

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 8% below the Tennessee median

#63

Size rank in Tennessee

of 122 districts listed

White County is a public school district based in Sparta, Tennessee, serving 3,736 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #63 of the 122 Tennessee districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 49% of them. Its schools average 467 students each, about the same as the Tennessee median of 467. It spends about $9,302 per student on day-to-day operations, 8% less than the Tennessee median.

How White County compares

White CountyTennessee median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$9,302

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

Instruction spending per student$6,025

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

Students per school467

Tennessee median 467 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$40.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 17%State 60%Local 22%

Measure	White County	Tennessee median	Year
Current spending per student	$9,302	$10,059	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,025	$6,268	FY2020-21
Total spending	$38.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$40.7 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
Gibson Co Sp DistrictDyer	3,828	9	$8,662	n/a	#62
White CountySparta · this district	3,736	8	$9,302	n/a	#63
McNairy CountySelmer	3,733	10	$9,917	n/a	#64
Lewis CountyHohenwald	3,731	7	$9,946	n/a	#65
DeKalb CountySmithville	3,644	7	$9,021	n/a	#66

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Sabine ParishMany, LA	3,741	$13,398	13.2
Lawrence Township Public School DistrictLawrenceville, NJ	3,735	$22,663	11.2
Hickory City SchoolsHickory, NC	3,735	$10,171	17.5
Wythe County Public SchoolsWytheville, VA	3,734	$11,796	12.1

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-white-county