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Tennessee school systems.

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142school systems
1,866operating schools connected
991,563students in finance records
140complete 2019–2024 finance trends
0governance layers connected
What changed from 2019 to 2024?

Tennessee school finance after inflation.

Follow a consistent set of 140 systems across all six Census years. Dollar changes are converted with the national CPI-U annual average so a nominal increase is not mistaken for a real increase.

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2024 median spending / pupil$12,101Median of complete system records
Median change after inflation+5.4%Current spending per pupil · 2024 dollars
Median nominal change+29.3%Before the CPI-U adjustment
Aggregate enrollment change0.0%Same complete systems in every year
Enrollment in consistently reporting systems140 systems in every year
201920202021202220232024995,478966,697
Current spending per pupil in 2024 dollarsWeighted by the enrollment attached to each spending record
201920202021202220232024$13,029$12,073

School finance: U.S. Census Bureau Annual Survey of School System Finances · inflation adjustment: BLS CPI-U series CUUR0000SA0, annual U.S. city average. This is a purchasing-power comparison, not a performance grade or local cost-of-living estimate.

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142 systems

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Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Memphis, TN

Students
110,057
Schools
223
Spending / pupil
$14,576

+4.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.8% enrollment

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Davidson County

Nashville, TN

Students
80,468
Schools
162
Spending / pupil
$17,314

+14.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.0% enrollment

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Knox County

Knoxville, TN

Students
60,604
Schools
95
Spending / pupil
$12,234

+7.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.4% enrollment

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Rutherford County

Murfreesboro, TN

Students
51,595
Schools
55
Spending / pupil
$11,309

+1.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +11.4% enrollment

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Hamilton County

Chattanooga, TN

Students
45,790
Schools
82
Spending / pupil
$16,443

+33.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.6% enrollment

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Williamson County

Franklin, TN

Students
41,909
Schools
52
Spending / pupil
$12,771

+11.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.5% enrollment

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Montgomery County

Clarksville, TN

Students
39,345
Schools
44
Spending / pupil
$11,570

-0.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +11.3% enrollment

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Sumner County

Gallatin, TN

Students
30,661
Schools
53
Spending / pupil
$12,082

+7.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.6% enrollment

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Wilson County

Lebanon, TN

Students
20,548
Schools
25
Spending / pupil
$10,291

-0.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +10.0% enrollment

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Sevier County

Kodak, TN

Students
14,435
Schools
33
Spending / pupil
$14,075

+9.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.7% enrollment

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Maury County

Columbia, TN

Students
13,084
Schools
24
Spending / pupil
$12,099

+11.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.2% enrollment

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Madison County

Jackson, TN

Students
12,662
Schools
26
Spending / pupil
$12,047

+4.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.3% enrollment

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Putnam County

Cookeville, TN

Students
11,762
Schools
22
Spending / pupil
$11,973

+7.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.4% enrollment

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Robertson County

Springfield, TN

Students
11,404
Schools
23
Spending / pupil
$12,007

+8.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.2% enrollment

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Bradley County

Cleveland, TN

Students
10,336
Schools
18
Spending / pupil
$11,201

+6.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.1% enrollment

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Hamblen County

Morristown, TN

Students
10,287
Schools
18
Spending / pupil
$11,169

+0.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.1% enrollment

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Blount County

Maryville, TN

Students
10,191
Schools
22
Spending / pupil
$12,927

+6.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.2% enrollment

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Tipton County

Covington, TN

Students
10,092
Schools
14
Spending / pupil
$10,338

-1.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.9% enrollment

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Murfreesboro

Murfreesboro, TN

Students
9,402
Schools
13
Spending / pupil
$12,371

+5.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.2% enrollment

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Collierville

Collierville, TN

Students
9,367
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$12,366

+1.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.0% enrollment

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Bartlett

Bartlett, TN

Students
8,999
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$11,581

-0.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.8% enrollment

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Bedford County

Shelbyville, TN

Students
8,994
Schools
15
Spending / pupil
$10,517

+6.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.1% enrollment

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Washington County

Jonesborough, TN

Students
8,103
Schools
15
Spending / pupil
$12,551

+16.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.9% enrollment

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Sullivan County

Blountville, TN

Students
8,082
Schools
17
Spending / pupil
$12,103

+4.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.6% enrollment

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Dickson County

Dickson, TN

Students
8,009
Schools
17
Spending / pupil
$11,642

+7.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.8% enrollment

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Johnson City

Johnson City, TN

Students
7,936
Schools
12
Spending / pupil
$13,343

+10.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.0% enrollment

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Kingsport

Kingsport, TN

Students
7,653
Schools
12
Spending / pupil
$13,088

+2.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.2% enrollment

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Cumberland County

Crossville, TN

Students
7,093
Schools
12
Spending / pupil
$11,651

+10.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.6% enrollment

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Lawrence County

Lawrenceburg, TN

Students
6,951
Schools
15
Spending / pupil
$11,637

+8.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.3% enrollment

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Jefferson County

Dandridge, TN

Students
6,854
Schools
14
Spending / pupil
$11,030

+0.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.1% enrollment

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Final 2024–25 NCES agency and school directories are joined by exact agency ID. Census school-finance records for 2019–2024 are connected only by exact Census PID6 or NCES LEAID and remain nominal dollars. Board coverage is added only from an official state or district source.