District profile / Tennessee

Wilson County

Lebanon, Tennessee · Public school district · #9 of 122 Tennessee districts by enrollment

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20,703

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$9,319

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 7% below the Tennessee median

Size rank in Tennessee

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Wilson County is a public school district based in Lebanon, Tennessee, serving 20,703 students in 25 schools. By enrollment it ranks #9 of the 122 Tennessee districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 93% of them. Its schools average 828 students each, more than the Tennessee median of 467. It spends about $9,319 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% less than the Tennessee median.

How Wilson County compares

Wilson CountyTennessee median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$9,319

Tennessee median $10,059 · 7% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$6,012

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

Students per school828

Tennessee median 467 · 77% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$217.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 8%State 41%Local 52%

Measure	Wilson County	Tennessee median	Year
Current spending per student	$9,319	$10,059	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,012	$6,268	FY2020-21
Total spending	$198.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$217.0 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
Sumner CountyGallatin	30,719	53	$10,056	n/a	#8
Wilson CountyLebanon · this district	20,703	25	$9,319	n/a	#9
Sevier CountyKodak	14,408	33	$11,196	n/a	#10
Maury CountyColumbia	13,098	24	$9,447	n/a	#11
Madison CountyJackson	13,017	26	$9,946	n/a	#12

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
CUSD 300Algonquin, IL	20,705	$14,873	14.2
Madison CountyHuntsville, AL	20,691	$9,622	18.4
Scottsdale Unified District (4240)Scottsdale, AZ	20,682	$9,477	16.3
Shelby CountyColumbiana, AL	20,638	$10,951	16.2

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-wilson-county