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Rutherford County

Murfreesboro, Tennessee · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

52,127
Students enrolled
55
Public schools
2,750
Classroom teachers (FTE)
19.0:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 809
  • Kindergarten 2,972
  • Grade 1 2,926
  • Grade 2 3,099
  • Grade 3 3,175
  • Grade 4 3,201
  • Grade 5 3,342
  • Grade 6 4,350
  • Grade 7 4,685
  • Grade 8 4,644
  • Grade 9 4,802
  • Grade 10 4,673
  • Grade 11 4,842
  • Grade 12 4,607

By race/ethnicity

  • White 48%
  • Hispanic/Latino 25%
  • Black or African American 17%
  • Two or more races 5%
  • Asian 5%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Spending and revenue

$11,309 spent per student on day-to-day operations Tennessee median: $12,103 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $7,371
  • Support services $3,469
  • Other (food service, etc.) $469

Where the money comes from

  • Local 39%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 9%

Total revenue $661.2 milliontotal spending $705.9 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

City: MidsizeStudents: 63% city, 21% suburb, 16% rural

Total staff (FTE)

4,435

District office

2240 Southpark BLVD, Murfreesboro TN 37128

County

Rutherford County

Official website

NCES District ID

4703690

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About Rutherford County

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

Rutherford County Schools consistently ranks among the best school districts in Tennessee and has outpaced national rankings on a number of measures. Rutherford County is one of the fastest growing school districts in Tennessee and the fifth largest behind those in Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville and Chattanooga. The mission of the Rutherford County School System is to empower today’s students to grasp tomorrow’s opportunities.
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