The Tennessee State Department of Education has a great web-site. One of the links is under statistics is the 2012-2013 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 120th now!!! Want to know more? A History of Our County's Wheel Tax and keep in mind now 118 County and/or City School systems now spend more per student in the the State Of Tennessee than our county does.
1 | *FRANKLIN | 3,566 | 46,106,364 | $12,930 | |
2 | OAK RIDGE | 4,274 | 51,614,851 | $12,075 | |
3 | MEMPHIS | 94,903 | 1,112,730,543 | $11,725 | |
4 | DAVIDSON COUNTY | 73,667 | 842,497,824 | $11,437 | |
5 | MANCHESTER | 1,236 | 14,133,118 | $11,432 | |
6 | HUMBOLDT | 1,043 | 11,696,225 | $11,216 | |
7 | ALCOA | 1,727 | 18,214,682 | $10,546 | |
8 | GREENEVILLE | 2,619 | 27,420,009 | $10,469 | |
9 | KINGSPORT | 6,443 | 67,011,422 | $10,401 | |
10 | JOHNSON COUNTY | 2,037 | 21,141,219 | $10,379 | |
11 | *BRADFORD | 486 | 5,040,339 | $10,362 | |
12 | LAKE COUNTY | 809 | 8,305,909 | $10,268 | |
13 | ANDERSON COUNTY | 5,961 | 60,113,540 | $10,085 | |
14 | BRISTOL | 3,681 | 36,965,600 | $10,042 | |
15 | TULLAHOMA | 3,240 | 32,470,239 | $10,021 | |
16 | ATHENS | 1,470 | 14,721,247 | $10,017 | |
17 | ETOWAH | 320 | 3,176,843 | $9,937 | |
18 | DYERSBURG | 2,593 | 25,511,229 | $9,837 | |
19 | MARYVILLE | 4,786 | 47,016,213 | $9,823 | |
20 | LEXINGTON | 929 | 9,074,263 | $9,772 | |
21 | MADISON COUNTY | 11,969 | 116,314,670 | $9,718 | |
22 | PERRY COUNTY | 1,014 | 9,742,341 | $9,612 | |
23 | VAN BUREN COUNTY | 707 | 6,778,043 | $9,593 | |
24 | BLEDSOE COUNTY | 1,731 | 16,558,247 | $9,563 | |
25 | HANCOCK COUNTY | 930 | 8,876,625 | $9,549 | |
26 | SEVIER COUNTY | 13,389 | 127,330,205 | $9,510 | |
27 | GRUNDY COUNTY | 1,971 | 18,692,289 | $9,485 | |
28 | CLAY COUNTY | 980 | 9,265,575 | $9,457 | |
29 | HAMILTON COUNTY | 40,470 | 382,218,222 | $9,444 | |
30 | CLINTON | 860 | 8,090,080 | $9,412 | |
31 | MOORE COUNTY | 928 | 8,718,982 | $9,398 | |
32 | UNION CITY | 1,381 | 12,975,130 | $9,395 | |
33 | JOHNSON CITY | 7,284 | 68,353,833 | $9,384 | |
34 | SULLIVAN COUNTY | 9,966 | 93,448,877 | $9,377 | |
35 | LENOIR CITY | 2,115 | 19,785,615 | $9,353 | |
36 | ROANE COUNTY | 6,535 | 61,114,254 | $9,352 | |
37 | HARDEMAN COUNTY | 3,685 | 34,350,677 | $9,321 | |
38 | BENTON COUNTY | 2,125 | 19,768,494 | $9,305 | |
39 | HAYWOOD COUNTY | 2,987 | 27,612,020 | $9,243 | |
40 | ELIZABETHTON | 2,295 | 21,149,897 | $9,217 | |
41 | HENRY COUNTY | 2,896 | 26,603,253 | $9,186 | |
42 | COFFEE COUNTY | 4,152 | 38,032,838 | $9,161 | |
43 | CLEVELAND | 4,845 | 44,315,209 | $9,148 | |
44 | CLAIBORNE COUNTY | 4,211 | 38,475,192 | $9,136 | |
45 | STEWART COUNTY | 2,042 | 18,632,842 | $9,124 | |
46 | SHELBY COUNTY | 43,655 | 398,265,832 | $9,123 | |
47 | FAYETTEVILLE | 1,150 | 10,469,851 | $9,101 | |
48 | HARDIN COUNTY | 3,365 | 30,622,223 | $9,100 | |
49 | ROGERSVILLE | 630 | 5,729,706 | $9,093 | |
50 | KNOX COUNTY | 53,344 | 484,215,011 | $9,077 | |
51 | HAWKINS COUNTY | 6,889 | 62,113,351 | $9,016 | |
52 | FENTRESS COUNTY | 2,118 | 19,001,945 | $8,972 | |
53 | BLOUNT COUNTY | 10,390 | 93,082,049 | $8,959 | |
54 | FAYETTE COUNTY | 3,390 | 30,214,471 | $8,913 | |
55 | COCKE COUNTY | 4,404 | 39,188,789 | $8,898 | |
56 | FRANKLIN COUNTY | 5,237 | 46,565,301 | $8,891 | |
57 | WAYNE COUNTY | 2,206 | 19,566,911 | $8,870 | |
58 | JACKSON COUNTY | 1,468 | 13,012,729 | $8,867 | |
59 | LAUDERDALE COUNTY | 4,241 | 37,589,294 | $8,864 | |
60 | NEWPORT | 718 | 6,362,802 | $8,860 | |
61 | MONTGOMERY COUNTY | 28,584 | 252,379,103 | $8,829 | |
62 | HOUSTON COUNTY | 1,265 | 11,169,227 | $8,828 | |
63 | MURFREESBORO | 6,950 | 61,349,394 | $8,827 | |
64 | CARTER COUNTY | 5,128 | 45,232,971 | $8,820 | |
65 | HICKMAN COUNTY | 3,347 | 29,408,166 | $8,785 | |
66 | GILES COUNTY | 3,764 | 33,007,720 | $8,769 | |
67 | *TRENTON | 1,270 | 11,124,852 | $8,759 | |
68 | MEIGS COUNTY | 1,637 | 14,335,282 | $8,757 | |
69 | MAURY COUNTY | 10,898 | 95,237,442 | $8,739 | |
70 | HUMPHREYS COUNTY | 2,801 | 24,481,407 | $8,739 | |
71 | POLK COUNTY | 2,394 | 20,905,624 | $8,731 | |
72 | OBION COUNTY | 3,445 | 30,047,818 | $8,722 | |
73 | PUTNAM COUNTY | 10,196 | 88,919,446 | $8,721 | |
74 | DECATUR COUNTY | 1,470 | 12,808,362 | $8,716 | |
75 | DYER COUNTY | 3,547 | 30,872,344 | $8,704 | |
76 | PICKETT COUNTY | 698 | 6,062,158 | $8,687 | |
77 | *S. CARROLL | 354 | 3,044,399 | $8,612 | |
78 | MONROE COUNTY | 5,204 | 44,792,765 | $8,607 | |
79 | MORGAN COUNTY | 3,001 | 25,833,858 | $8,607 | |
80 | LOUDON COUNTY | 4,588 | 39,243,723 | $8,553 | |
81 | WARREN COUNTY | 6,034 | 51,611,618 | $8,553 | |
82 | *HOLLOW ROCK-BR | 619 | 5,291,544 | $8,542 | |
83 | *PARIS | 1,624 | 13,784,292 | $8,489 | |
84 | WILLIAMSON COUNTY | 31,796 | 269,588,154 | $8,479 | |
85 | MARSHALL COUNTY | 4,984 | 42,210,037 | $8,469 | |
86 | JEFFERSON COUNTY | 6,886 | 58,138,063 | $8,443 | |
87 | CANNON COUNTY | 1,919 | 16,193,199 | $8,437 | |
88 | *MILAN | 2,004 | 16,901,422 | $8,432 | |
89 | BELLS | 375 | 3,156,337 | $8,422 | |
90 | SCOTT COUNTY | 2,736 | 23,001,180 | $8,408 | |
91 | ROBERTSON COUNTY | 10,660 | 89,625,879 | $8,408 | |
92 | ALAMO | 565 | 4,750,066 | $8,405 | |
93 | MCNAIRY COUNTY | 3,973 | 33,378,396 | $8,400 | |
94 | UNICOI COUNTY | 2,381 | 19,950,045 | $8,379 | |
95 | DICKSON COUNTY | 7,875 | 65,983,861 | $8,379 | |
96 | TROUSDALE COUNTY | 1,170 | 9,786,794 | $8,367 | |
97 | *W. CARROLL | 920 | 7,690,914 | $8,359 | |
98 | MARION COUNTY | 3,952 | 32,981,041 | $8,346 | |
99 | HENDERSON COUNTY | 3,574 | 29,733,016 | $8,319 | |
100 | SMITH COUNTY | 2,979 | 24,716,918 | $8,297 | |
101 | WASHINGTON COUNTY | 8,408 | 69,430,522 | $8,258 | |
102 | *ONEIDA | 1,191 | 9,820,523 | $8,247 | |
103 | SWEETWATER | 1,433 | 11,781,205 | $8,219 | |
104 | TIPTON COUNTY | 10,859 | 89,114,089 | $8,207 | |
105 | WEAKLEY COUNTY | 4,180 | 34,288,118 | $8,202 | |
106 | CAMPBELL COUNTY | 5,235 | 42,909,389 | $8,197 | |
107 | OVERTON COUNTY | 3,141 | 25,697,178 | $8,181 | |
108 | LINCOLN COUNTY | 3,722 | 30,445,627 | $8,180 | |
109 | *LEBANON | 3,499 | 28,570,310 | $8,166 | |
110 | SUMNER COUNTY | 26,559 | 215,649,871 | $8,120 | |
111 | DEKALB COUNTY | 2,750 | 22,287,409 | $8,105 | |
112 | HAMBLEN COUNTY | 9,674 | 78,388,566 | $8,103 | |
113 | MACON COUNTY | 3,533 | 28,607,248 | $8,097 | |
114 | GREENE COUNTY | 6,630 | 53,505,042 | $8,070 | |
115 | BRADLEY COUNTY | 9,653 | 77,741,933 | $8,054 | |
116 | MCMINN COUNTY | 5,463 | 43,997,979 | $8,053 | |
117 | RHEA COUNTY | 4,228 | 33,910,347 | $8,020 | |
118 | CROCKETT COUNTY | 1,795 | 14,378,448 | $8,011 | |
119 | RUTHERFORD COUNTY | 38,759 | 310,487,622 | $8,011 | |
120 | CUMBERLAND COUNTY | 6,946 | 55,501,947 | $7,990 | |
121 | LAWRENCE COUNTY | 6,724 | 53,470,211 | $7,952 | |
122 | CHEATHAM COUNTY | 6,130 | 48,713,758 | $7,946 | |
123 | WHITE COUNTY | 3,757 | 29,698,924 | $7,905 | |
124 | SEQUATCHIE COUNTY | 2,118 | 16,725,798 | $7,899 | |
125 | BEDFORD COUNTY | 7,730 | 60,924,828 | $7,882 | |
126 | GRAINGER COUNTY | 3,464 | 27,251,728 | $7,868 | |
127 | *RICHARD CITY | 283 | 2,223,682 | $7,864 | |
128 | *HUNTINGDON | 1,168 | 9,171,679 | $7,856 | |
129 | DAYTON | 790 | 6,190,964 | $7,837 | |
130 | CHESTER COUNTY | 2,593 | 20,160,238 | $7,776 | |
131 | WILSON COUNTY | 15,206 | 118,142,891 | $7,770 | |
132 | LEWIS COUNTY | 1,762 | 13,620,001 | $7,729 | |
133 | *MCKENZIE | 1,312 | 9,766,862 | $7,445 | |
134 | UNION COUNTY | 5,268 | 38,535,586 | $7,314 | |
135 | *GIBSON CO. SPEC. | 3,643 | 25,623,333 | $7,034 | |
136 | CARROLL COUNTY | 4 | 4,131,226 | NA | |
137 | GIBSON COUNTY | NA | NA | NA | |
* SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |