School district · Tennessee
DeKalb County
DeKalb County in Tennessee: 7 public schools with 3,644 students and — students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $11,339 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 7
- Students
- 3,644
- Students per teacher
- —
- TN — · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $11,339
- TN $13K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- —
- Counselors (FTE)
- —
- Students per counselor
- —
- TN — · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- —
- Librarians (FTE): —
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
$7.7K15
$7.7K16
$7.6K17
$7.8K18
$8.3K19
$8.6K20
$9.0K21
$9.9K22
$10.6K23
$11.3K24
- Federal
- 18% · $6.9M
- State
- 65% · $24.8M
- Local
- 17% · $6.7M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $7,236
- Support services
- $3,259
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $1.6M
- Long-term debt
- $2M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 3
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
DeKalb West ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 466 | — |
Northside ElementaryFree meals for all | 2–5 | 544 | — |
Smithville ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–2 | 535 | — |
DeKalb Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 534 | — |
De Kalb County Adult High SchoolFree meals for all | 10–12 | 0 | — |
De Kalb County High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 781 | — |
DeKalb County Schools Adult Education Virtual SchoolFully virtual | 9–12 | 784 | — |
Sources
- Address
- 110 South Public Square, Smithville, TN 37166
- Phone
- (615)597-4084
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).