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Camden Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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Benton County School District details

Benton County School District
197 Briarwood St
Camden, TN 38320

2,105 Students enrolled in District

8 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Benton County School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Tennessee

7

(10 is best)

Better than 68.5% of all TN school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 61.5% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

40 30 20 10 0
34%
35%
34%
36%
34%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Benton County Academy School
175 Briarwood Ave
Camden, TN, 38320
09-12
Big Sandy School
13305 Highway 69 A
Big Sandy, TN, 38221
KG-12
Briarwood School
169 Briarwood Ave
Camden, TN, 38320
03-05
Camden Central High School
115 Schools Dr
Camden, TN, 38320
09-12
Camden Elementary School
208 Washington Ave
Camden, TN, 38320
PK-02
Camden Jr High School
75 Schools Dr
Camden, TN, 38320
06-08
Holladay Elementary School
148 Stokes Rd
Holladay, TN, 38341
KG-09
Senator Frank P. Lashlee Career And Technical Cent School
155 Schools Dr
Camden, TN, 38320
09-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 92.6% 62.3%
Black 3.1% 21.6%
Hispanic 3.4% 13.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 2.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 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 $6,565 $14,062,230 55.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $453 $970,326 3.8%
Staff $554 $1,186,668 4.7%
General Administration $250 $535,500 2.1%
School Administration $524 $1,122,408 4.4%
Operation $842 $1,803,564 7.1%
Transportation $415 $888,930 3.5%
Other $226 $484,092 1.9%
Total Support $3,264 $6,991,488 27.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,018 $4,322,556 17.0%
Total Expenditures $11,847 $25,376,274 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,076 $6,055,596,249 54.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $517 $514,989,071 4.6%
Staff $637 $635,260,889 5.7%
General Administration $212 $211,475,970 1.9%
School Administration $644 $641,504,793 5.7%
Operation $799 $796,124,112 7.1%
Transportation $365 $364,043,741 3.3%
Other $300 $299,115,221 2.7%
Total Support $3,474 $3,462,481,329 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,675 $1,669,852,381 14.9%
Total Expenditures $11,225 $11,187,895,551 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%