The Tennessee State Department of Education has a great web-site. One of the links is links under statistics is the 2008-2009 Statistical Report. I 'saved-as' Table 50 - Expenditures - Current Expenditures Per ADA to find out where Rutherford County and Murfreesboro ranked in the state.
In all fairness, I do not know if this chart is truly indicative of each county's local government's commitment to education. Some counties may pay lower teacher salaries than others. Others may have far more transportation expenses than others. I am not an accountant or a school superintendent or a journalist but the way I understand the comments these dollars represent county dollars for educating a student in a classroom. Federal and State dollars are excluded (I think I have that right.)
OUR Rutherford County Commissioners took five cents of the Rutherford County School Board's share of the property taxes and transferred it to the general fund for the 1998-1999 fiscal year. Since The County Commission voted 14-7 to not give them the five cents back or any other increase for the 1999-2000 fiscal year we went from 62nd in the state in '97-'98 to 64th in '98-'99 to 68th in '01 to 74th in '02 to 92nd in '03 to 98th in '04 to 118th in '05 to 109th '06 to 114th in '07 to 103rd in '08 and now we are up to 98th!!! Want to know more? A History of Our County's Wheel Tax and keep in mind now 97 County and/or City School systems now spend more per student in the the State Of Tennessee than our county does.
PER ADA | ATTENDANCE*** | EXPENDITURES** | PER PUPIL ADA | |
2008-2009 | AVERAGE | TOTAL | OPERATING | |
CURRENT EXPENDITURE | DAILY | OPERATING | EXPENDITURES | |
1 | *FRANKLIN | 3,588 | 42,618,778 | $11,877 |
2 | OAK RIDGE | 4,231 | 47,824,084 | $11,304 |
3 | DAVIDSON COUNTY | 68,147 | 715,208,838 | $10,495 |
4 | MEMPHIS | 99,966 | 1,039,000,610 | $10,394 |
5 | ALCOA | 1,569 | 15,951,630 | $10,167 |
6 | KINGSPORT | 6,039 | 59,284,494 | $9,816 |
7 | GREENEVILLE | 2,608 | 25,355,039 | $9,721 |
8 | MANCHESTER | 1,233 | 11,886,186 | $9,638 |
9 | TULLAHOMA | 3,209 | 30,899,913 | $9,630 |
10 | BRISTOL | 3,637 | 35,019,021 | $9,628 |
11 | LAKE COUNTY | 847 | 8,121,700 | $9,585 |
12 | *RICHARD CITY | 269 | 2,555,597 | $9,517 |
13 | FAYETTE COUNTY | 3,396 | 31,953,257 | $9,410 |
14 | HAMILTON COUNTY | 37,606 | 351,005,068 | $9,334 |
15 | MARYVILLE | 4,808 | 44,016,503 | $9,154 |
16 | CLINTON | 818 | 7,448,999 | $9,108 |
17 | MADISON COUNTY | 12,347 | 112,072,052 | $9,077 |
18 | HUMBOLDT | 1,254 | 11,334,918 | $9,042 |
19 | JOHNSON COUNTY | 2,111 | 19,002,200 | $9,000 |
20 | ATHENS | 1,595 | 14,281,510 | $8,953 |
21 | HANCOCK COUNTY | 946 | 8,430,501 | $8,911 |
22 | CLAY COUNTY | 1,016 | 9,023,703 | $8,884 |
23 | ANDERSON COUNTY | 6,504 | 57,660,788 | $8,866 |
24 | ELIZABETHTON | 1,942 | 17,180,688 | $8,849 |
25 | JOHNSON CITY | 6,990 | 61,846,907 | $8,848 |
26 | UNION CITY | 1,341 | 11,853,753 | $8,838 |
27 | *BRADFORD | 526 | 4,639,408 | $8,822 |
28 | WAYNE COUNTY | 2,249 | 19,389,024 | $8,621 |
29 | GRUNDY COUNTY | 2,152 | 18,548,742 | $8,618 |
30 | ROANE COUNTY | 6,939 | 59,773,039 | $8,615 |
31 | DYERSBURG | 3,084 | 26,564,213 | $8,613 |
32 | ETOWAH | 332 | 2,856,296 | $8,612 |
33 | PICKETT COUNTY | 631 | 5,422,924 | $8,601 |
34 | UNION COUNTY | 2,794 | 23,924,313 | $8,563 |
35 | HARDEMAN COUNTY | 3,896 | 33,247,475 | $8,535 |
36 | MURFREESBORO | 6,584 | 55,932,840 | $8,496 |
37 | SEVIER COUNTY | 13,331 | 113,211,128 | $8,492 |
38 | BENTON COUNTY | 2,323 | 19,697,602 | $8,479 |
39 | SULLIVAN COUNTY | 10,998 | 93,007,520 | $8,457 |
40 | LEXINGTON | 1,021 | 8,620,419 | $8,447 |
41 | CLEVELAND | 4,584 | 38,683,644 | $8,438 |
42 | MOORE COUNTY | 931 | 7,856,064 | $8,436 |
43 | DYER COUNTY | 3,249 | 27,347,527 | $8,418 |
44 | BLEDSOE COUNTY | 1,723 | 14,486,676 | $8,409 |
45 | PERRY COUNTY | 1,059 | 8,845,852 | $8,357 |
46 | KNOX COUNTY | 51,630 | 430,530,757 | $8,339 |
47 | HENRY COUNTY | 2,973 | 24,741,341 | $8,323 |
48 | STEWART COUNTY | 2,101 | 17,463,673 | $8,311 |
49 | CLAIBORNE COUNTY | 4,358 | 36,183,984 | $8,302 |
50 | NEWPORT | 722 | 5,973,246 | $8,269 |
51 | HARDIN COUNTY | 3,531 | 29,181,548 | $8,265 |
52 | *LEBANON | 2,986 | 24,595,166 | $8,237 |
53 | *ONEIDA | 1,203 | 9,870,611 | $8,202 |
54 | HAYWOOD COUNTY | 3,150 | 25,840,744 | $8,202 |
55 | LENOIR CITY | 2,094 | 17,173,795 | $8,201 |
56 | FRANKLIN COUNTY | 5,505 | 45,133,468 | $8,199 |
57 | GILES COUNTY | 4,116 | 33,746,524 | $8,198 |
58 | SHELBY COUNTY | 44,631 | 365,868,030 | $8,198 |
59 | FAYETTEVILLE | 948 | 7,771,051 | $8,197 |
60 | ROGERSVILLE | 635 | 5,197,117 | $8,183 |
61 | COFFEE COUNTY | 4,115 | 33,577,675 | $8,160 |
62 | CARTER COUNTY | 5,432 | 44,256,613 | $8,148 |
63 | HICKMAN COUNTY | 3,621 | 29,470,963 | $8,140 |
64 | BLOUNT COUNTY | 10,784 | 87,532,632 | $8,117 |
65 | LOUDON COUNTY | 4,773 | 38,439,095 | $8,054 |
66 | JACKSON COUNTY | 1,553 | 12,487,627 | $8,040 |
67 | VAN BUREN COUNTY | 759 | 6,089,073 | $8,025 |
68 | MAURY COUNTY | 10,849 | 86,836,682 | $8,004 |
69 | COCKE COUNTY | 4,526 | 36,143,361 | $7,985 |
70 | MORGAN COUNTY | 3,103 | 24,683,905 | $7,955 |
71 | BELLS | 377 | 2,990,335 | $7,936 |
72 | SCOTT COUNTY | 2,659 | 20,904,684 | $7,863 |
73 | HAWKINS COUNTY | 7,190 | 56,494,535 | $7,858 |
74 | LAUDERDALE COUNTY | 4,248 | 33,371,360 | $7,856 |
75 | MARSHALL COUNTY | 4,975 | 39,055,915 | $7,851 |
76 | WARREN COUNTY | 6,012 | 47,088,327 | $7,833 |
77 | SUMNER COUNTY | 25,265 | 197,425,697 | $7,814 |
78 | OBION COUNTY | 3,719 | 29,031,572 | $7,806 |
79 | SWEETWATER | 1,423 | 11,103,522 | $7,802 |
80 | FENTRESS COUNTY | 2,266 | 17,591,509 | $7,765 |
81 | PUTNAM COUNTY | 9,832 | 76,316,579 | $7,762 |
82 | POLK COUNTY | 2,511 | 19,461,103 | $7,751 |
83 | HUMPHREYS COUNTY | 2,905 | 22,452,563 | $7,729 |
84 | WILLIAMSON COUNTY | 28,543 | 220,177,396 | $7,714 |
85 | HAMBLEN COUNTY | 9,018 | 69,540,862 | $7,711 |
86 | CROCKETT COUNTY | 1,665 | 12,816,973 | $7,699 |
87 | MONTGOMERY COUNTY | 27,039 | 207,685,090 | $7,681 |
88 | UNICOI COUNTY | 2,384 | 18,306,958 | $7,678 |
89 | HOUSTON COUNTY | 1,361 | 10,442,276 | $7,675 |
90 | RHEA COUNTY | 3,879 | 29,764,591 | $7,672 |
91 | *PARIS | 1,527 | 11,700,167 | $7,664 |
92 | CANNON COUNTY | 2,081 | 15,926,538 | $7,653 |
93 | WASHINGTON COUNTY | 8,612 | 65,896,700 | $7,652 |
94 | ROBERTSON COUNTY | 10,210 | 77,994,161 | $7,639 |
95 | *MILAN | 2,014 | 15,347,247 | $7,621 |
96 | DICKSON COUNTY | 8,008 | 60,833,320 | $7,597 |
97 | MONROE COUNTY | 5,213 | 39,554,339 | $7,587 |
98 | RUTHERFORD COUNTY | 34,725 | 263,016,559 | $7,574 |
99 | MEIGS COUNTY | 1,723 | 13,033,088 | $7,564 |
100 | ALAMO | 560 | 4,232,571 | $7,562 |
101 | DECATUR COUNTY | 1,510 | 11,404,027 | $7,551 |
102 | MCNAIRY COUNTY | 4,105 | 30,927,008 | $7,533 |
103 | MARION COUNTY | 4,040 | 30,189,351 | $7,472 |
104 | LAWRENCE COUNTY | 6,319 | 47,160,495 | $7,463 |
105 | *S. CARROLL | 374 | 2,791,384 | $7,461 |
106 | JEFFERSON COUNTY | 6,963 | 51,911,807 | $7,456 |
107 | DAYTON | 700 | 5,217,576 | $7,449 |
108 | *W. CARROLL | 979 | 7,283,085 | $7,436 |
109 | HENDERSON COUNTY | 3,398 | 25,262,565 | $7,435 |
110 | WEAKLEY COUNTY | 4,562 | 33,897,725 | $7,430 |
111 | TIPTON COUNTY | 11,199 | 82,735,048 | $7,388 |
112 | LINCOLN COUNTY | 3,831 | 28,211,522 | $7,365 |
113 | CHEATHAM COUNTY | 6,421 | 47,121,514 | $7,339 |
114 | MCMINN COUNTY | 5,603 | 41,049,231 | $7,326 |
115 | WILSON COUNTY | 14,006 | 102,341,228 | $7,307 |
116 | DEKALB COUNTY | 2,694 | 19,665,118 | $7,300 |
117 | CAMPBELL COUNTY | 5,661 | 41,127,382 | $7,264 |
118 | GRAINGER COUNTY | 3,309 | 23,989,803 | $7,250 |
119 | CUMBERLAND COUNTY | 6,874 | 49,803,621 | $7,246 |
120 | *HUNTINGDON | 1,191 | 8,623,246 | $7,242 |
121 | TROUSDALE COUNTY | 1,307 | 9,429,075 | $7,212 |
122 | *TRENTON | 1,335 | 9,557,742 | $7,161 |
123 | OVERTON COUNTY | 3,195 | 22,847,686 | $7,152 |
124 | SMITH COUNTY | 3,125 | 22,311,438 | $7,139 |
125 | GREENE COUNTY | 6,871 | 48,863,491 | $7,111 |
126 | SEQUATCHIE COUNTY | 2,125 | 15,024,785 | $7,072 |
127 | MACON COUNTY | 3,549 | 25,001,320 | $7,046 |
128 | BRADLEY COUNTY | 9,488 | 66,609,346 | $7,021 |
129 | *HOLLOW ROCK-BR | 671 | 4,666,261 | $6,952 |
130 | LEWIS COUNTY | 1,824 | 12,543,480 | $6,875 |
131 | BEDFORD COUNTY | 7,366 | 50,236,826 | $6,820 |
132 | WHITE COUNTY | 3,851 | 26,070,007 | $6,770 |
133 | CHESTER COUNTY | 2,573 | 17,066,890 | $6,632 |
134 | *MCKENZIE | 1,351 | 8,772,653 | $6,493 |
135 | *GIBSON CO. SPEC. | 3,139 | 20,339,752 | $6,480 |
136 | CARROLL COUNTY | 6 | 3,540,533 | NA |
137 | GIBSON COUNTY | NA | NA | NA |
GRAND TOTAL | 893,976 | 7,614,830,685 | $8,518 | |
* SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | ||||
**NOTE: TOTAL OPERATING EXPENDITURES INCLUDE: CURRENT EXPENDITURES PER | ||||
LEA FINANCIAL REPORT (EXCLUDING STUDENT BODY EDUCATION, ADULT EDUCATION); | ||||
U.S.D.A. COMMODITY VALUE; AND STATE LEVEL PROGRAM AND ADMINISTRATIVE | ||||
EXPENSES. | ||||
***AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE INCLUDES ADULT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. |