DeKalb County
A public school district in Smithville, Tennessee, with 7 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,644
- Students enrolled
- Not reported by the state
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Not reported by the state
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $10,613
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,644 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,689th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 67th of 149 in Tennessee. Larger than 84% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $10,613 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 7% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
DeKalb County spent $10,613 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $5,894 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $10,613 | $31.2 million | 2,938 |
| FY2022 | $9,893 | $29.0 million | 2,933 |
| FY2021 | $9,021 | $26.4 million | 2,924 |
| FY2020 | $8,579 | $25.4 million | 2,965 |
| FY2019 | $8,350 | $24.6 million | 2,949 |
| FY2018 | $7,770 | $23.6 million | 3,041 |
| FY2017 | $7,604 | $22.9 million | 3,010 |
| FY2016 | $7,714 | $23.0 million | 2,987 |
| FY2015 | $7,663 | $22.9 million | 2,984 |
| FY2014 | $7,748 | $23.2 million | 2,989 |
| FY2013 | $7,180 | $21.7 million | 3,027 |
| FY2012 | $7,360 | $22.2 million | 3,015 |
| FY2011 | $6,926 | $20.9 million | 3,019 |
| FY2010 | $7,097 | $20.7 million | 2,920 |
| FY2009 | $6,774 | $20.1 million | 2,965 |
| FY2008 | $8,197 | $19.3 million | 2,356 |
| FY2007 | $6,231 | $17.9 million | 2,878 |
| FY2006 | $6,314 | $16.9 million | 2,684 |
| FY2005 | $5,894 | $16.2 million | 2,752 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $7.4 million | 21.3% |
| State | $20.8 million | 60.1% |
| Local | $6.5 million | 18.7% |
| Total | $34.7 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
7 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| De Kalb County Adult High School | 0 |
| De Kalb County High School | 781 |
| DeKalb County Schools Adult Education Virtual School | 784 |
| DeKalb Middle School | 534 |
| DeKalb West Elementary | 466 |
| Northside Elementary | 544 |
| Smithville Elementary | 535 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 4700990
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Tennessee — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Tennessee — A to Z, each with its page.
- Tennessee on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved