New Interactive Rutherford County Map Shows Local School Demographics

Mar 07, 2016 at 11:11 am by bryan


Rutherford County Assessor of Property Rob Mitchell told WGNS a new interactive map allows you to see average teacher pay, the number of students in our local schools and more.

The Comptroller's office put the map together. Mitchell said, "Information provided is average teacher pay, number of students, average per pupil expenditure and the demographic makeup of the student population."

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Mitchell further commented, "With budget planning just around the corner it is important to understand the challenges we face as a community and understand how these needs are met."

Rutherford Co. Schools:

  • Number of Schools: 47
  • Enrollment (ADM): 40,841
  • Grades Served: PK-12

District Student Population:

  • Limited English Proficient: 5.90%
  • Students with Disabilities: 11.00%
  • Economically Disadvantaged: 39.65%

Financial Information:

  • Per-pupil expenditure by ADM: $8,285.29
  • Average classroom teacher salary: $47,539.37

District Accountability and Performance:

  • Reward schools: 5
  • Focus schools: 0
  • ACT Composite score: 19.9 (Class of 2015)
  • Graduation Rate: 93.91%
  • College-going Rate: 58.02% (Class of 2014)

Murfreesboro City Schools:

Number of Schools: 12
Enrollment (ADM): 7,411
Grades Served: PK-6

District Student Population:

  • Limited English Proficient: 8.09%
  • Students with Disabilities: 14.87%
  • Economically Disadvantaged: 52.80%

Financial Information:

  • Per-pupil expenditure by ADM: $10,085.27
  • Average classroom teacher salary: $49,000.48

District Accountability and Performance:

  • Reward schools: 1
  • Focus schools: 3
  • ACT Composite score: NR (Class of 2015)
  • College-going Rate: 58.02% (Class of 2014)

For More Details:

http://tn-cot.maps.arcgis.com/apps/OnePane/basicviewer/index.html?appid=ec91f630032c4496afcdc0d8ffc6497b

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