The Tennessee State Department of Education has a great web-site. They have a statistics link One of the links under statistics is the 1999-2000 Statistical Report. I 'saved-as' Table 49b - Current Expenditures Per Average Daily Membership and sorted it by Operating Expenditures Per Pupil ADM to find out where Rutherford County and Murfreesboro ranked in the state.
Please note I moved the comment at the bottom of the state's web-page to the top. 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 to 64th in '98-'99. Want to know more? Our Wheel Tax History
1999-2000 ADM Statistics | AVERAGE | TOTAL | OPERATING | |
DAILY | OPERATING | EXPENDITURES | ||
RANK | SCHOOL SYSTEM | MEMBERSHIP | EXPENDITURES | PER PUPIL ADM |
1 | OAK RIDGE | 4,331 | $34,092,630 | $7,872 |
2 | ALCOA | 1,263 | $9,315,416 | $7,376 |
3 | *FRANKLIN | 3,651 | $26,343,214 | $7,215 |
4 | BRISTOL | 3,414 | $23,869,916 | $6,992 |
5 | GREENEVILLE | 2,496 | $17,424,405 | $6,982 |
6 | KINGSPORT | 5,959 | $41,228,106 | $6,919 |
7 | DAVIDSON COUNTY | 64,184 | $443,656,434 | $6,912 |
8 | SULLIVAN COUNTY | 12,458 | $84,813,434 | $6,808 |
9 | UNION CITY | 1,318 | $8,693,584 | $6,596 |
10 | MEMPHIS | 107,160 | $706,527,368 | $6,593 |
11 | CLINTON | 934 | $6,119,267 | $6,553 |
12 | HAMILTON COUNTY | 38,574 | $248,427,733 | $6,440 |
13 | MARYVILLE | 4,021 | $25,846,209 | $6,428 |
14 | MANCHESTER | 1,090 | $6,933,667 | $6,361 |
15 | *ONEIDA | 1,131 | $7,180,487 | $6,347 |
16 | JOHNSON CITY | 6,331 | $39,828,216 | $6,291 |
17 | MADISON COUNTY | 13,145 | $81,463,842 | $6,197 |
18 | HARRIMAN | 1,319 | $8,125,739 | $6,159 |
19 | CLEVELAND | 4,128 | $25,383,585 | $6,149 |
20 | COVINGTON | 889 | $5,441,262 | $6,122 |
21 | ELIZABETHTON | 2,029 | $12,345,868 | $6,085 |
22 | LAKE COUNTY | 830 | $5,002,416 | $6,027 |
23 | KNOX COUNTY | 49,106 | $293,395,590 | $5,975 |
24 | ATHENS | 1,685 | $10,056,424 | $5,970 |
25 | PERRY COUNTY | 1,101 | $6,555,606 | $5,952 |
26 | ANDERSON COUNTY | 6,566 | $38,867,194 | $5,919 |
27 | DYER COUNTY | 3,320 | $19,448,160 | $5,859 |
28 | DYERSBURG | 3,125 | $18,284,165 | $5,851 |
29 | MOORE COUNTY | 910 | $5,277,446 | $5,797 |
30 | TULLAHOMA | 3,340 | $19,350,976 | $5,794 |
31 | GRUNDY COUNTY | 2,147 | $12,428,300 | $5,790 |
32 | NEWPORT | 684 | $3,952,912 | $5,781 |
33 | HAMBLEN COUNTY | 8,421 | $48,654,160 | $5,778 |
34 | MURFREESBORO | 5,417 | $31,236,981 | $5,767 |
35 | JOHNSON COUNTY | 2,174 | $12,534,326 | $5,766 |
36 | ROANE COUNTY | 5,563 | $32,035,649 | $5,758 |
37 | FAYETTE COUNTY | 3,405 | $19,597,352 | $5,755 |
38 | LENOIR CITY | 1,831 | $10,490,029 | $5,730 |
39 | SEVIER COUNTY | 11,338 | $64,686,195 | $5,705 |
40 | MAURY COUNTY | 10,762 | $61,300,765 | $5,696 |
41 | CLAIBORNE COUNTY | 4,391 | $25,010,798 | $5,695 |
42 | WILLIAMSON COUNTY | 18,295 | $104,069,473 | $5,688 |
43 | PICKETT COUNTY | 730 | $4,146,949 | $5,677 |
44 | SCOTT COUNTY | 2,565 | $14,504,769 | $5,654 |
45 | POLK COUNTY | 2,162 | $12,211,025 | $5,648 |
46 | HANCOCK COUNTY | 1,062 | $5,996,645 | $5,647 |
47 | BLEDSOE COUNTY | 1,639 | $9,230,217 | $5,631 |
48 | HAYWOOD COUNTY | 3,523 | $19,748,240 | $5,606 |
49 | MARSHALL COUNTY | 4,537 | $25,426,233 | $5,604 |
50 | UNICOI COUNTY | 2,338 | $13,041,245 | $5,577 |
51 | DECATUR COUNTY | 1,710 | $9,529,960 | $5,575 |
52 | VAN BUREN COUNTY | 744 | $4,145,852 | $5,571 |
53 | BENTON COUNTY | 2,463 | $13,675,940 | $5,553 |
54 | CARTER COUNTY | 5,726 | $31,747,080 | $5,545 |
55 | HUMBOLDT | 1,765 | $9,698,311 | $5,494 |
56 | BELLS | 343 | $1,875,814 | $5,472 |
57 | WILSON COUNTY | 10,757 | $58,638,930 | $5,451 |
58 | HENRY COUNTY | 3,114 | $16,970,860 | $5,449 |
59 | SHELBY COUNTY | 41,847 | $227,574,711 | $5,438 |
60 | RUTHERFORD COUNTY | 23,705 | $128,623,227 | $5,426 |
61 | CLAY COUNTY | 1,184 | $6,418,426 | $5,419 |
62 | UNION COUNTY | 2,828 | $15,299,120 | $5,409 |
63 | DICKSON COUNTY | 7,493 | $40,486,708 | $5,403 |
64 | LEXINGTON | 883 | $4,757,153 | $5,391 |
65 | HARDIN COUNTY | 3,647 | $19,623,044 | $5,381 |
66 | LAUDERDALE COUNTY | 4,359 | $23,437,009 | $5,377 |
67 | BLOUNT COUNTY | 9,978 | $53,361,450 | $5,348 |
68 | HAWKINS COUNTY | 6,540 | $34,952,092 | $5,344 |
69 | *LEBANON | 2,676 | $14,266,057 | $5,332 |
70 | GILES COUNTY | 4,435 | $23,610,922 | $5,323 |
71 | MONTGOMERY COUNTY | 22,302 | $118,662,609 | $5,321 |
72 | STEWART COUNTY | 1,949 | $10,325,940 | $5,298 |
73 | RHEA COUNTY | 3,534 | $18,625,629 | $5,271 |
74 | SUMNER COUNTY | 21,143 | $111,368,892 | $5,267 |
75 | WAYNE COUNTY | 2,530 | $13,302,085 | $5,258 |
76 | MORGAN COUNTY | 3,067 | $16,042,163 | $5,231 |
77 | FENTRESS COUNTY | 2,221 | $11,616,046 | $5,231 |
78 | ROBERTSON COUNTY | 9,244 | $48,337,273 | $5,229 |
79 | FRANKLIN COUNTY | 5,519 | $28,849,662 | $5,227 |
80 | *TRENTON | 1,380 | $7,188,863 | $5,209 |
81 | COFFEE COUNTY | 3,909 | $20,343,746 | $5,205 |
82 | LINCOLN COUNTY | 3,918 | $20,381,918 | $5,203 |
83 | *MILAN | 1,942 | $10,104,371 | $5,202 |
84 | COCKE COUNTY | 4,353 | $22,567,717 | $5,184 |
85 | ETOWAH | 366 | $1,894,074 | $5,180 |
86 | JACKSON COUNTY | 1,492 | $7,703,384 | $5,161 |
87 | MACON COUNTY | 3,321 | $17,138,814 | $5,160 |
88 | WASHINGTON COUNTY | 8,000 | $41,268,151 | $5,159 |
89 | CAMPBELL COUNTY | 5,979 | $30,822,807 | $5,155 |
90 | ROGERSVILLE | 599 | $3,084,124 | $5,153 |
91 | OVERTON COUNTY | 2,903 | $14,890,924 | $5,130 |
92 | WARREN COUNTY | 5,876 | $30,113,319 | $5,125 |
93 | HARDEMAN COUNTY | 4,352 | $22,299,474 | $5,124 |
94 | OBION COUNTY | 3,846 | $19,682,696 | $5,118 |
95 | PUTNAM COUNTY | 8,936 | $45,658,623 | $5,109 |
96 | LAWRENCE COUNTY | 6,537 | $33,395,664 | $5,109 |
97 | MCMINN COUNTY | 5,335 | $27,214,712 | $5,101 |
98 | HUMPHREYS COUNTY | 2,875 | $14,646,350 | $5,094 |
99 | MARION COUNTY | 3,921 | $19,968,722 | $5,093 |
100 | *BRADFORD | 596 | $3,033,591 | $5,091 |
101 | HENDERSON COUNTY | 3,187 | $16,201,652 | $5,083 |
102 | BRADLEY COUNTY | 8,364 | $42,419,623 | $5,072 |
103 | *PARIS | 1,436 | $7,281,720 | $5,071 |
104 | HICKMAN COUNTY | 3,412 | $17,232,808 | $5,050 |
105 | LOUDON COUNTY | 4,453 | $22,366,779 | $5,023 |
106 | CUMBERLAND COUNTY | 6,354 | $31,882,521 | $5,017 |
107 | MONROE COUNTY | 4,696 | $23,468,764 | $4,998 |
108 | JEFFERSON COUNTY | 6,197 | $30,897,702 | $4,986 |
109 | CROCKETT COUNTY | 1,654 | $8,225,646 | $4,973 |
110 | GREENE COUNTY | 6,575 | $32,621,314 | $4,962 |
111 | ALAMO | 537 | $2,659,452 | $4,956 |
112 | WEAKLEY COUNTY | 4,750 | $23,466,968 | $4,941 |
113 | FAYETTEVILLE | 1,045 | $5,160,034 | $4,937 |
114 | MCNAIRY COUNTY | 3,850 | $18,947,945 | $4,922 |
115 | CHEATHAM COUNTY | 6,579 | $32,327,402 | $4,914 |
116 | MEIGS COUNTY | 1,696 | $8,321,697 | $4,906 |
117 | *HUNTINGDON | 1,313 | $6,426,365 | $4,895 |
118 | TIPTON COUNTY | 9,213 | $44,964,188 | $4,881 |
119 | *W. CARROLL | 1,090 | $5,317,498 | $4,880 |
120 | SWEETWATER | 1,326 | $6,458,644 | $4,869 |
121 | CANNON COUNTY | 1,935 | $9,302,947 | $4,807 |
122 | LEWIS COUNTY | 1,794 | $8,606,547 | $4,797 |
123 | GRAINGER COUNTY | 3,008 | $14,392,666 | $4,785 |
124 | HOUSTON COUNTY | 1,314 | $6,208,480 | $4,727 |
125 | BEDFORD COUNTY | 5,765 | $27,107,839 | $4,702 |
126 | *RICHARD CITY | 277 | $1,301,926 | $4,699 |
127 | DEKALB COUNTY | 2,463 | $11,519,479 | $4,677 |
128 | SEQUATCHIE COUNTY | 1,698 | $7,874,786 | $4,638 |
129 | CHESTER COUNTY | 2,350 | $10,895,955 | $4,636 |
130 | TROUSDALE COUNTY | 1,219 | $5,627,080 | $4,615 |
131 | *HOLLOW ROCK-BR | 791 | $3,588,948 | $4,538 |
132 | DAYTON | 679 | $3,053,706 | $4,500 |
133 | WHITE COUNTY | 3,635 | $16,253,444 | $4,472 |
134 | *GIBSON CO. SPEC. | 2,421 | $10,806,216 | $4,464 |
135 | *S. CARROLL | 413 | $1,826,071 | $4,425 |
136 | *MCKENZIE | 1,315 | $5,819,877 | $4,425 |
137 | SMITH COUNTY | 2,990 | $12,800,854 | $4,281 |
138 | CARROLL COUNTY | 7 | $2,610,176 | N/A |
139 | GIBSON COUNTY | N/A | N/A | N/A |
GRAND TOTAL | 842,733 | $4,885,071,347 | $5,797 | |
* SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | ||||
**NOTE: TOTAL OPERATING EXPENDITURES INCLUDE: CURRENT EXPENDITURES PER | ||||
LEA FINANCIAL REPORT (EXCLUDING STUDENT BODY EDUCATION, ADULT EDUCATION, | ||||
TRANSPORTATION, AND FOOD SERVICES); U.S.D.A. COMMODITY VALUE; AND STATE | ||||
LEVEL PROGRAM AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. |