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Regular local school district ยท Fayette County

Fayette County Public Schools, TN: schools, enrollment and spending

Fayette County Public Schools runs 7 public schools with 2,908 students in grades PK to 12.

At a glance

Schools
7
Students
2,908
Address
10425 Hwy 76 S HWY, Somerville, TN 38068
County
Fayette County
Locale
Rural: Distant
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
4701170
State district ID
TN-00240
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (3,281), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$38.8 million
Federal revenue
$7.4 million
State revenue
$18.7 million
Local revenue
$12.6 million
Total spending
$39.6 million
Spending per pupil
$12,065
Salaries
$22.3 million56.3% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$19.8 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 19.2%
  • State: 48.3%
  • Local: 32.5%

Tennessee overall

  • Federal: 14.3%
  • State: 44.2%
  • Local: 41.4%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$12,065
Tennessee$11,798
United States$16,826

Schools in Fayette County Public Schools

By level: 1 high, 2 middle, 4 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Buckley-Carpenter Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 5491
East Junior High SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 8243
Fayette Ware Comprehensive High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 12724
La Grange Moscow ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 5196
Oakland ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 5621
Southwest ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 5294
West Junior High SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 8340

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.