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Item: Memphis-Shelby County Schools School District
Rating: 1
Author: Public School Review

160 S Hollywood
Memphis, TN 38112

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Bottom 50%

Tel: (901) 321-2500

www.scsk12.org

Top Rankings

Memphis-Shelby County Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Tennessee for:

Overview

This School District

This State (TN)

# Schools

225 Schools

890 Schools

# Students

111,219 Students

417,431 Students

# Teachers

6,868 Teachers

28,312 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

16:1

Student By Grade

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Comparison of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Memphis-Shelby County Schools School District	Tennessee
Pre-K	4,874	222
Kind	7,375	423
1	7,292	428
2	7,571	432
3	6,918	392
4	6,972	383
5	7,172	344
6	999	60
7	923	50
8	936	49
9	20	5
10	19	5
11	8	4
12	33	5

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District Rank

Memphis-Shelby County Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 147 school districts in Tennessee (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 80% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

This School District

State Average (TN)

#135 out of 147 school districts
(Bottom 50%)

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Overall School District Rank Trends
Year	Memphis-Shelby County Schools School District
2022	#135
2021	#140
2019	#132
2018	#129
2017	#137
2016	#129
2015	#137
2014	#123

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14%

31%

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Math Proficiency Trends
Year	Memphis-Shelby County Schools School District	Tennessee
2022	14%	31%
2021	8%	28%
2019	26%	39%
2018	22%	35%
2017	19%	36%
2016	6%	17%
2015	42%	57%
2014	42%	52%

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23%

37%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Trends
Year	Memphis-Shelby County Schools School District	Tennessee
2022	23%	37%
2021	14%	30%
2019	22%	35%
2018	22%	35%
2017	21%	35%
2016	24%	35%
2015	35%	51%
2014	43%	52%

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21%

40%

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Science Proficiency Trends
Year	Memphis-Shelby County Schools School District	Tennessee
2022	21%	40%
2021	16%	38%

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80%

90%

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Graduation Rate Trends
Year	Memphis-Shelby County Schools School District	Tennessee
2022	80%	90%
2021	78%	88%
2020	78%	89%
2019	79%	90%
2018	79%	89%
2017	80%	89%
2016	79%	88%
2015	75%	87%
2014	75%	86%

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Students by Ethnicity:

0.45

0.61

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Comparison of Diversity Score Trends
Year	Memphis-Shelby County Schools School District	Tennessee
2023	0.43	0.59
2022	0.43	0.58
2021	0.42	0.58
2020	0.41	0.56
2019	0.41	0.56
2018	0.41	0.55
2017	0.41	0.55
2016	0.38	0.54
2015	0.42	0.53
2014	0.51	0.52

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% American Indian

n/a

% Asian

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2014-2023)
Year	Memphis-Shelby County Schools School District	Tennessee
2023	2%	2%
2022	2%	2%
2021	2%	2%
2020	2%	2%
2019	2%	2%
2018	2%	3%
2017	2%	3%
2016	1%	3%
2015	3%	3%
2014	3%	2%

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% Hispanic

19%

14%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2014-2023)
Year	Memphis-Shelby County Schools School District	Tennessee
2023	18%	14%
2022	17%	13%
2021	16%	12%
2020	14%	11%
2019	14%	11%
2018	13%	10%
2017	13%	10%
2016	12%	9%
2015	12%	8%
2014	9%	8%

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% Black

72%

21%

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Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2014-2023)
Year	Memphis-Shelby County Schools School District	Tennessee
2023	72%	21%
2022	73%	21%
2021	73%	22%
2020	75%	22%
2019	75%	22%
2018	74%	22%
2017	74%	22%
2016	78%	22%
2015	68%	22%
2014	67%	23%

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% White

58%

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White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2014-2023)
Year	Memphis-Shelby County Schools School District	Tennessee
2023	5%	59%
2022	5%	60%
2021	6%	60%
2020	7%	62%
2019	7%	62%
2018	8%	63%
2017	8%	63%
2016	7%	64%
2015	10%	65%
2014	20%	66%

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% Hawaiian

n/a

% Two or more races

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2014-2023)
Year	Memphis-Shelby County Schools School District	Tennessee
2023	3%	4%
2022	3%	4%
2021	3%	4%
2020	2%	3%
2019	2%	3%
2018	3%	2%
2017	3%	2%
2016	2%	2%
2015	3%	2%
2014	1%	1%

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All Ethnic Groups

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $12,462 is higher than the state median of $11,979. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $12,433 is higher than the state median of $11,478. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

This School District

This State (TN)

Total Revenue

$1,386 MM

$12,104 MM

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Total Revenues Trends
Year	Memphis-Shelby County Schools School District	Tennessee
2021	$1,386MM	$39MM
2020	$1,347MM	$36MM
2019	$1,307MM	$35MM
2018	$1,374MM	$35MM
2017	$1,273MM	$34MM
2016	$1,219MM	$33MM
2015	$1,470MM	$30MM
2014	$1,470MM	$32MM

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Spending

$1,383 MM

$11,597 MM

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Total Expenditure Trends
Year	Memphis-Shelby County Schools School District	Tennessee
2021	$1,383MM	$38MM
2020	$1,395MM	$36MM
2019	$1,425MM	$35MM
2018	$1,362MM	$34MM
2017	$1,307MM	$33MM
2016	$1,253MM	$32MM
2015	$1,500MM	$29MM
2014	$1,500MM	$33MM

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Revenue / Student

$12,462

$11,979

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Average Revenue Per Student Trends
Year	Memphis-Shelby County Schools School District	Tennessee
2021	$12,511	$12,446
2020	$11,901	$10,799
2019	$11,658	$10,461
2018	$12,597	$10,253
2017	$201,424	$9,828
2016	$271,600	$9,274
2015	$542,776	$8,707
2014	$9,814	$8,998

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Spending / Student

$12,433

$11,478

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Average Expenditure Per Student Trends
Year	Memphis-Shelby County Schools School District	Tennessee
2021	$12,482	$12,157
2020	$12,324	$10,735
2019	$12,705	$10,381
2018	$12,489	$10,022
2017	$206,871	$9,561
2016	$279,175	$9,213
2015	$553,735	$8,563
2014	$10,012	$9,415

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Quick Stats (2025)

District size: 225 schools
Grades: PK-12
Enrollment: 111,219 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 16:1
Minority Enrollment: 95%
: 80% (Btm 50% in TN)
: Bottom 50%
: 14% (Btm 50%)
: 23% (Btm 50%)
: 21% (Btm 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), TN Dept. of Education