The Tennessee State Department of Education has a great web-site. One of the links is under statistics is the 2013-2014 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 105th now!!! Want to know more? A History of Our County's Wheel Tax and keep in mind now 104 County and/or City School systems now spend more per student in the the State Of Tennessee than our county does.
| AVERAGE | TOTAL | OPERATING | |||
| CURRENT EXPENDITURE | DAILY | OPERATING | EXPENDITURES | ||
| PER ADA | ATTENDANCE*** | EXPENDITURES** | PER PUPIL ADA | ||
| 1 | *FRANKLIN | 3,510 | $47,564,081 | $13,552 | |
| 2 | MANCHESTER | 1,214 | $15,002,188 | $12,355 | |
| 3 | OAK RIDGE | 4,304 | $51,123,709 | $11,877 | |
| 4 | ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOL | 3,684 | $42,777,199 | $11,611 | |
| 5 | DAVIDSON COUNTY | 74,875 | $857,526,605 | $11,453 | |
| 6 | HUMBOLDT | 1,012 | $11,344,121 | $11,205 | |
| 7 | LAKE COUNTY | 776 | $8,649,094 | $11,149 | |
| 8 | GREENEVILLE | 2,613 | $28,374,741 | $10,860 | |
| 9 | ALCOA | 1,755 | $18,707,322 | $10,658 | |
| 10 | LEXINGTON | 870 | $9,143,793 | $10,505 | |
| 11 | DYERSBURG | 2,494 | $26,098,696 | $10,463 | |
| 12 | KINGSPORT | 6,643 | $68,773,596 | $10,353 | |
| 13 | SHELBY COUNTY | 136,150 | $1,406,862,564 | $10,333 | |
| 14 | JOHNSON COUNTY | 2,022 | $20,889,323 | $10,333 | |
| 15 | BRISTOL | 3,689 | $38,091,779 | $10,325 | |
| 16 | *BRADFORD | 490 | $5,055,164 | $10,316 | |
| 17 | MURFREESBORO | 6,881 | $69,976,866 | $10,169 | |
| 18 | ETOWAH | 321 | $3,261,476 | $10,146 | |
| 19 | ATHENS | 1,524 | $15,417,901 | $10,116 | |
| 20 | TULLAHOMA | 3,281 | $32,656,876 | $9,955 | |
| 21 | CLINTON | 866 | $8,591,240 | $9,917 | |
| 22 | ANDERSON COUNTY | 6,137 | $60,163,110 | $9,804 | |
| 23 | VAN BUREN COUNTY | 701 | $6,868,081 | $9,802 | |
| 24 | MARYVILLE | 4,866 | $47,676,615 | $9,798 | |
| 25 | MOORE COUNTY | 886 | $8,682,008 | $9,795 | |
| 26 | HAMILTON COUNTY | 40,360 | $393,603,740 | $9,752 | |
| 27 | MADISON COUNTY | 11,763 | $114,650,372 | $9,747 | |
| 28 | HANCOCK COUNTY | 923 | $8,937,468 | $9,684 | |
| 29 | PERRY COUNTY | 1,041 | $10,059,390 | $9,666 | |
| 30 | ELIZABETHTON | 2,306 | $22,283,250 | $9,665 | |
| 31 | BENTON COUNTY | 2,112 | $20,331,542 | $9,626 | |
| 32 | HARDIN COUNTY | 3,335 | $32,031,164 | $9,605 | |
| 33 | HAYWOOD COUNTY | 2,955 | $28,343,884 | $9,592 | |
| 34 | HARDEMAN COUNTY | 3,662 | $35,068,537 | $9,577 | |
| 35 | ROGERSVILLE | 621 | $5,936,242 | $9,558 | |
| 36 | SEVIER COUNTY | 13,497 | $128,844,991 | $9,546 | |
| 37 | BLEDSOE COUNTY | 1,710 | $16,225,161 | $9,486 | |
| 38 | HAWKINS COUNTY | 6,752 | $63,454,913 | $9,397 | |
| 39 | JOHNSON CITY | 7,409 | $69,584,547 | $9,392 | |
| 40 | ROANE COUNTY | 6,544 | $61,321,713 | $9,370 | |
| 41 | CLEVELAND | 4,872 | $45,583,799 | $9,356 | |
| 42 | KNOX COUNTY | 53,772 | $502,308,941 | $9,341 | |
| 43 | HENRY COUNTY | 2,883 | $26,916,536 | $9,335 | |
| 44 | GRUNDY COUNTY | 2,051 | $19,030,271 | $9,280 | |
| 45 | FENTRESS COUNTY | 2,094 | $19,350,627 | $9,240 | |
| 46 | HUMPHREYS COUNTY | 2,716 | $25,084,491 | $9,235 | |
| 47 | CLAIBORNE COUNTY | 4,172 | $38,274,407 | $9,175 | |
| 48 | COFFEE COUNTY | 4,167 | $38,169,541 | $9,161 | |
| 49 | JACKSON COUNTY | 1,454 | $13,316,218 | $9,158 | |
| 50 | SULLIVAN COUNTY | 9,782 | $89,302,165 | $9,129 | |
| 51 | FAYETTE COUNTY | 3,240 | $29,535,199 | $9,117 | |
| 52 | COCKE COUNTY | 4,365 | $39,791,032 | $9,115 | |
| 53 | LENOIR CITY | 2,133 | $19,400,230 | $9,096 | |
| 54 | HOUSTON COUNTY | 1,246 | $11,334,626 | $9,096 | |
| 55 | UNION CITY | 1,423 | $12,918,262 | $9,077 | |
| 56 | CARTER COUNTY | 5,008 | $45,144,596 | $9,015 | |
| 57 | WAYNE COUNTY | 2,209 | $19,898,273 | $9,010 | |
| 58 | MONROE COUNTY | 5,195 | $46,593,432 | $8,969 | |
| 59 | NEWPORT | 727 | $6,515,069 | $8,965 | |
| 60 | FRANKLIN COUNTY | 5,244 | $46,913,776 | $8,947 | |
| 61 | LOUDON COUNTY | 4,513 | $40,355,381 | $8,943 | |
| 62 | HICKMAN COUNTY | 3,314 | $29,586,942 | $8,927 | |
| 63 | LAUDERDALE COUNTY | 4,221 | $37,678,658 | $8,926 | |
| 64 | *RICHARD CITY | 262 | $2,329,288 | $8,905 | |
| 65 | UNICOI COUNTY | 2,355 | $20,898,751 | $8,876 | |
| 66 | FAYETTEVILLE | 1,307 | $11,598,541 | $8,872 | |
| 67 | CLAY COUNTY | 995 | $8,823,781 | $8,870 | |
| 68 | DECATUR COUNTY | 1,451 | $12,859,142 | $8,860 | |
| 69 | *MILAN | 1,954 | $17,297,903 | $8,854 | |
| 70 | BLOUNT COUNTY | 10,312 | $91,269,605 | $8,851 | |
| 71 | RHEA COUNTY | 4,058 | $35,743,518 | $8,809 | |
| 72 | OBION COUNTY | 3,393 | $29,859,822 | $8,802 | |
| 73 | DYER COUNTY | 3,547 | $31,156,323 | $8,784 | |
| 74 | ALAMO | 573 | $5,020,316 | $8,765 | |
| 75 | WARREN COUNTY | 6,035 | $52,894,951 | $8,765 | |
| 76 | ROBERTSON COUNTY | 10,386 | $90,959,189 | $8,758 | |
| 77 | MONTGOMERY COUNTY | 29,518 | $258,475,335 | $8,756 | |
| 78 | *TRENTON | 1,272 | $11,117,919 | $8,742 | |
| 79 | PICKETT COUNTY | 710 | $6,205,545 | $8,737 | |
| 80 | JEFFERSON COUNTY | 6,843 | $59,703,524 | $8,724 | |
| 81 | MEIGS COUNTY | 1,651 | $14,380,042 | $8,712 | |
| 82 | DEKALB COUNTY | 2,657 | $23,089,687 | $8,690 | |
| 83 | MARION COUNTY | 3,948 | $34,291,650 | $8,687 | |
| 84 | *PARIS | 1,617 | $14,035,846 | $8,679 | |
| 85 | GILES COUNTY | 3,741 | $32,247,466 | $8,620 | |
| 86 | *S. CARROLL | 360 | $3,094,340 | $8,596 | |
| 87 | MCNAIRY COUNTY | 3,981 | $34,212,650 | $8,593 | |
| 88 | WILLIAMSON COUNTY | 32,891 | $282,441,107 | $8,587 | |
| 89 | PUTNAM COUNTY | 10,270 | $87,904,550 | $8,559 | |
| 90 | POLK COUNTY | 2,380 | $20,363,491 | $8,555 | |
| 91 | MAURY COUNTY | 11,153 | $95,404,198 | $8,554 | |
| 92 | DICKSON COUNTY | 7,827 | $66,839,556 | $8,540 | |
| 93 | MARSHALL COUNTY | 5,033 | $42,956,770 | $8,534 | |
| 94 | CANNON COUNTY | 1,919 | $16,372,593 | $8,533 | |
| 95 | MORGAN COUNTY | 3,049 | $25,832,713 | $8,472 | |
| 96 | BRADLEY COUNTY | 9,543 | $80,794,938 | $8,467 | |
| 97 | LINCOLN COUNTY | 3,683 | $31,175,118 | $8,465 | |
| 98 | *W. CARROLL | 911 | $7,710,890 | $8,465 | |
| 99 | *LEBANON | 3,533 | $29,814,507 | $8,439 | |
| 100 | BELLS | 366 | $3,089,468 | $8,434 | |
| 101 | STEWART COUNTY | 2,041 | $17,186,220 | $8,419 | |
| 102 | WASHINGTON COUNTY | 8,350 | $70,123,215 | $8,398 | |
| 103 | TROUSDALE COUNTY | 1,173 | $9,846,341 | $8,396 | |
| 104 | TIPTON COUNTY | 10,715 | $89,678,105 | $8,369 | |
| 105 | RUTHERFORD COUNTY | 39,645 | $331,651,464 | $8,365 | |
| 106 | CROCKETT COUNTY | 1,841 | $15,342,728 | $8,332 | |
| 107 | SMITH COUNTY | 2,998 | $24,935,254 | $8,316 | |
| 108 | SCOTT COUNTY | 2,793 | $23,219,963 | $8,315 | |
| 109 | MACON COUNTY | 3,526 | $29,255,625 | $8,297 | |
| 110 | MCMINN COUNTY | 5,392 | $44,717,838 | $8,294 | |
| 111 | HAMBLEN COUNTY | 9,726 | $80,521,692 | $8,279 | |
| 112 | CUMBERLAND COUNTY | 6,924 | $57,266,470 | $8,271 | |
| 113 | OVERTON COUNTY | 3,091 | $25,434,124 | $8,229 | |
| 114 | DAYTON | 783 | $6,434,261 | $8,222 | |
| 115 | LAWRENCE COUNTY | 6,529 | $53,677,615 | $8,221 | |
| 116 | *ONEIDA | 1,202 | $9,876,375 | $8,216 | |
| 117 | HENDERSON COUNTY | 3,653 | $29,961,194 | $8,201 | |
| 118 | *HOLLOW ROCK-BR | 609 | $4,988,391 | $8,190 | |
| 119 | LEWIS COUNTY | 1,717 | $14,052,245 | $8,184 | |
| 120 | SUMNER COUNTY | 27,008 | $220,954,748 | $8,181 | |
| 121 | SWEETWATER | 1,467 | $11,994,752 | $8,178 | |
| 122 | WEAKLEY COUNTY | 4,145 | $33,684,658 | $8,126 | |
| 123 | GREENE COUNTY | 6,647 | $53,839,551 | $8,100 | |
| 124 | *HUNTINGDON | 1,166 | $9,424,310 | $8,080 | |
| 125 | CAMPBELL COUNTY | 5,334 | $43,061,582 | $8,073 | |
| 126 | CHEATHAM COUNTY | 6,084 | $48,625,038 | $7,993 | |
| 127 | BEDFORD COUNTY | 7,837 | $62,534,693 | $7,980 | |
| 128 | GRAINGER COUNTY | 3,443 | $27,380,790 | $7,952 | |
| 129 | WHITE COUNTY | 3,779 | $29,955,490 | $7,928 | |
| 130 | UNION COUNTY | 5,133 | $40,669,733 | $7,923 | |
| 131 | CHESTER COUNTY | 2,604 | $20,448,299 | $7,854 | |
| 132 | WILSON COUNTY | 15,743 | $121,469,540 | $7,716 | |
| 133 | SEQUATCHIE COUNTY | 2,142 | $16,358,311 | $7,635 | |
| 134 | *MCKENZIE | 1,336 | $10,011,202 | $7,492 | |
| 135 | *GIBSON CO. SPEC. | 3,702 | $26,474,461 | $7,152 | |
| 136 | CARROLL COUNTY | 4 | $3,999,015 | NA | |
| 137 | GIBSON COUNTY | NA | NA | NA | |
| GRAND TOTAL | 913,119 | 8,534,277,859 | $9,346 | ||
| * 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. |