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Dickson County

A public school district in Dickson, Tennessee, with 17 operational schools in 2024–25.

The district in 2024–25

7,777
Students enrolled
Not reported by the state
Teachers, full-time equivalent
Not reported by the state
All staff, full-time equivalent
$10,729
Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.

How this compares

Students enrolled: 7,777 in 2024–25
Ranks 1,194th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 26th of 149 in Tennessee. Larger than 93% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
Current spending per pupil: $10,729 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

Dickson County spent $10,729 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,452 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
Dickson County spent $10,729 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,452 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.
Fiscal yearSpending per pupilCurrent expenditureMembership
FY2023$10,729$87.2 million8,129
FY2022$10,297$83.2 million8,078
FY2021$9,391$75.4 million8,031
FY2020$9,051$74.6 million8,240
FY2019$8,824$73.4 million8,323
FY2018$8,419$70.6 million8,387
FY2017$8,456$71.3 million8,434
FY2016$7,860$65.9 million8,384
FY2015$7,849$66.7 million8,493
FY2014$7,882$66.1 million8,384
FY2013$7,523$63.6 million8,453
FY2012$7,696$65.8 million8,550
FY2011$7,338$63.1 million8,595
FY2010$7,234$61.4 million8,494
FY2009$7,154$60.9 million8,520
FY2008$6,982$58.9 million8,432
FY2007$6,695$56.5 million8,435
FY2006$6,457$53.8 million8,327
FY2005$6,452$52.8 million8,181

Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023

Revenue to Dickson County by source, fiscal year 2023, as the district reported it to NCES
SourceRevenueShare of total
Federal$16.1 million16.3%
State$45.4 million46.0%
Local$37.2 million37.7%
Total$98.6 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

17 operational schools, A to Z.

2 more columns on a wider screen

Schools in Dickson County
SchoolStudents
Burns Middle School494
Centennial Elementary713
Charlotte Elementary601
Charlotte Middle School433
Creek Wood High School919
Dickson County Distance Learning Academy40
Dickson County High School1,337
Dickson Elementary229
Dickson Middle School570
New Directions Academy61
Oakmont Elementary482
Special Services3
Stuart Burns Elementary706
The Discovery School202
Vanleer Elementary269
W James Middle School239
White Bluff Elementary479

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
4701020

Elsewhere

Sources

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