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Spencer, TN
Public School Ratings




Spencer Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location.


Van Buren County School District details

Van Buren County School District
293 Sparta St
Spencer, TN 38585

754 Students enrolled in District

2 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Van Buren County School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Tennessee

6

(10 is best)

Better than 54.2% of all TN school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 60.5% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
39%
36%
39%
45%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Spencer Elementary School
311 Sparta Street
Spencer, TN, 38585
PK-05
Van Buren Co High School
337 Sparta Street
Spencer, TN, 38585
06-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 98.3% 60.4%
Black 0.5% 21.5%
Hispanic 1.1% 15.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.1% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,731 $5,075,000 47.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $889 $670,000 6.3%
Staff $875 $660,000 6.2%
General Administration $374 $282,000 2.6%
School Administration $588 $443,000 4.2%
Operation $932 $703,000 6.6%
Transportation $442 $333,000 3.1%
Other $602 $454,000 4.3%
Total Support $4,702 $3,545,000 33.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,704 $2,039,000 19.1%
Total Expenditures $14,137 $10,659,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,613 $6,643,188,000 52.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $642 $645,252,000 5.1%
Staff $764 $767,714,000 6.1%
General Administration $236 $236,637,000 1.9%
School Administration $672 $675,576,000 5.4%
Operation $871 $874,639,000 7.0%
Transportation $417 $419,100,000 3.3%
Other $333 $334,903,000 2.7%
Total Support $3,936 $3,953,821,000 31.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,954 $1,963,448,000 15.6%
Total Expenditures $12,503 $12,560,457,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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