Tennessee’s Most and Least Equitable School Districts

August 10, 2020

While the U.S. is one of the most educated countries in the world, it doesn’t provide the same quality elementary school or secondary school education to all students. In many states, more affluent school districts receive a greater amount of funding per student than poorer districts.

Tennessee has the 15th most equitable school districts in the U.S. overall.

Tennessee based on two metrics: average household income and expenditures for public elementary and secondary schools per pupil. Jackson-Madison County School District ranked first. Area school rankings:

18 Cannon County

22 Tullahoma

24 Franklin County

28 Coffee County

32 Lincoln County

55 Bedford County

84 Grundy County

92 Manchester

100 Warren County

114 Moore County

115 Murfreesboro City

123 Fayetteville City

126 Rutherford County

Lucky Knott

One of Southern Tennessee's most experienced and recognized news broadcasters and play-by-play sportscasters. News and Sports Director for Rooster 101.5 FM, 93.9 The Duck and Whiskey Country 105.1, and 95.9. He is currently the play-by-play voice of the Coffee County Red Raiders (31 years) on The Rooster 101.5 and can be heard M-F broadcasting our local news. Lucky has done play-by-play for 3,993 (and counting) sports events on Radio & TV. He also served four years as the Public Information Officer for the Coffee Co. Sheriff's Dept. and taught Radio/TV for six years at Grundy County High School.