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POPULATION
5,689,283
Tennessee Public Schools
|
| PUBLIC SCHOOLS OVERVIEW |
|
| NUMBER OF STUDENTS |
953,928 |
| NUMBER OF Tennessee SCHOOLS |
1,726 |
| NUMBER OF Tennessee SCHOOL DISTRICTS |
136 |
| SPENDING PER STUDENT ($) |
7,639 |
State Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)
|
| READING/ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS TESTS |
PERCENTAGE |
|
Grade 3
Reading Proficiency
|
92.0 |
|
Grade 4
Reading Proficiency
|
87.2 |
|
Grade 5
Reading Proficiency
|
94.9 |
|
Grade 6
Reading Proficiency
|
91.3 |
|
Grade 7
Reading Proficiency
|
89.2 |
|
Grade 8
Reading Proficiency
|
91.6 |
|
Grade 9
Reading Proficiency
|
82.8 |
|
Grade 10
Reading Proficiency
|
95.0 |
|
Grade 11
Reading Proficiency
|
78.8 |
|
Grade 12
Reading Proficiency
|
70.8 |
|
| MATH TESTS |
PERCENTAGE |
|
Grade 3
Math Proficiency
|
87.9 |
|
Grade 4
Math Proficiency
|
88.8 |
|
Grade 5
Math Proficiency
|
92.1 |
|
Grade 6
Math Proficiency
|
88.4 |
|
Grade 7
Math Proficiency
|
87.7 |
|
Grade 8
Math Proficiency
|
87.3 |
|
Grade 9
Math Proficiency
|
85.8 |
|
Grade 10
Math Proficiency
|
72.4 |
|
Grade 11
Math Proficiency
|
58.1 |
|
Grade 12
Math Proficiency
|
52.8 |
School enrollment by group
|
| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS |
THIS STATE |
NATION |
| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) |
69.4 |
57.0 |
| BLACK (%) |
25.1 |
17.2 |
| HISPANIC (%) |
3.8 |
19.9 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) |
1.4 |
4.6 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) |
0.2 |
1.2 |
|
| SPECIAL NEEDS GROUPS |
THIS STATE |
NATION |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) |
47.1 |
41.4 |
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS (%) |
NO DATA
|
7.9 |
| STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES (%) |
17.8 |
12.2 |
Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)
|
|
16.00
|
15.62
|
AVG FOR STATE
|
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AVG FOR NATION
|
|
|
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Tennessee Educational Environment
|
| POPULATION |
STATE |
NATION |
| POPULATION |
6,028,496 |
299,458,655 |
| POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) |
143 |
84 |
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE |
STATE |
NATION |
| 4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW |
6.6%
|
6.8%
|
| 5-19 YEARS OLD |
18.1%
|
19.2%
|
| 20-44 YEARS OLD |
36.5%
|
36.4%
|
| 45-64 YEARS OLD |
25.8%
|
24.9%
|
| 65 OR OLDER |
13.0%
|
12.7%
|
| HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS |
STATE |
NATION |
| NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS |
2,402,782 |
112,337,034 |
| SINGLE PARENT HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN |
12.0%
|
11.6%
|
| ADULTS WITH AT LEAST A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA |
82.7%
|
85.4%
|
| ADULTS WITH AT LEAST A BACHELOR'S DEGREE |
23.4%
|
28.0%
|
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION |
STATE |
NATION |
| $150,000 or more |
4.4%
|
6.5%
|
| $100,000 - $149,999 |
7.7%
|
10.7%
|
| $75,000 - $99,999 |
9.8%
|
11.7%
|
| $50,000 - $74,999 |
19.3%
|
19.6%
|
| $30,000 - $49,999 |
22.8%
|
21.0%
|
| $15,000 - $29,999 |
19.0%
|
16.7%
|
| $15,000 or less |
17.1%
|
13.8%
|
Educational Expenditures
|
| FOR THE STATE |
PER STUDENT |
TOTAL |
% OF TOTAL |
| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES |
$4,502
|
$4,295,029,811
|
58.9 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES |
| STUDENT |
$238
|
$227,032,959
|
3.1 |
| STAFF |
$391
|
$373,152,129
|
5.1 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION |
$145
|
$137,995,149
|
1.9 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION |
$386
|
$368,086,007
|
5.0 |
| OPERATION |
$640
|
$610,957,365
|
8.4 |
| TRANSPORTATION |
$255
|
$243,707,675
|
3.3 |
| OTHER |
$107
|
$101,988,179
|
1.4 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT |
$2,163
|
$2,062,919,463
|
28.3 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES |
$974
|
$929,104,619
|
12.8 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES |
$7,639
|
$7,287,053,893
|
100.0 |
|
| FOR THE NATION |
PER STUDENT |
TOTAL |
% OF TOTAL |
| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES |
$5,582
|
$274,180,000,000
|
53.3 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES |
| STUDENT |
$475
|
$23,356,970,935
|
4.5 |
| STAFF |
$446
|
$21,924,659,888
|
4.3 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION |
$181
|
$8,920,041,056
|
1.7 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION |
$514
|
$25,277,042,259
|
4.9 |
| OPERATION |
$902
|
$44,320,216,892
|
8.6 |
| TRANSPORTATION |
$384
|
$18,864,068,868
|
3.7 |
| OTHER |
$294
|
$14,465,936,592
|
2.8 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT |
$3,199
|
$157,129,000,000
|
30.6 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES |
$1,687
|
$82,900,118,526
|
16.1 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES |
$10,469
|
$514,209,000,000
|
100.0 |
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