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Van Buren County

Spencer, Tennessee · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

756
Students enrolled
2
Public schools
58
Classroom teachers (FTE)
13.0:1
Students per teacher

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

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 52
  • Kindergarten 56
  • Grade 1 49
  • Grade 2 57
  • Grade 3 51
  • Grade 4 61
  • Grade 5 46
  • Grade 6 62
  • Grade 7 59
  • Grade 8 61
  • Grade 9 46
  • Grade 10 50
  • Grade 11 54
  • Grade 12 52

By race/ethnicity

  • White 98%
  • Hispanic/Latino 1%
  • Black or African American <1%
  • Asian <1%
  • Two or more races <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

$14,279 spent per student on day-to-day operations Tennessee median: $12,103 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $7,683
  • Support services $5,603
  • Other (food service, etc.) $992

Where the money comes from

  • Local 19%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 21%

Total revenue $12.3 milliontotal spending $11.9 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)

Rural: Distant

Total staff (FTE)

133

District office

293 Sparta ST, Spencer TN 38585

County

Van Buren County

Official website

NCES District ID

4704320

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About Van Buren County

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

The mission of the Van Buren County School System is: (1) To provide each student a quality education and the skills necessary to function successfully in today’s changing society; (2) To develop an appreciation for diversified cultures; (3) To develop problem solving and critical thinking skills necessary to meet the demands of the future; and (4) To foster an appreciation of learning as a life-long process.
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