Van Buren County Schools, Tennessee

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Van Buren County Schools
District details
School board members: 5
Students: 794 (2022-2023)
Schools: 2 (2022-2023)
Website: Link

Van Buren County Schools is a school district in Tennessee (Van Buren County). During the 2023 school year, 794 students attended one of the district's two schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Van Buren County Schools consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members

Name	Seat	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Barry Austin	District 3
Glenece Cole	District 5
Benjamin Grissom	District 1
Tim Hodges	District 2
Davy Shockley	District 4

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2020-2021

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$1,871,000	$2,515	19%
Local:	$2,258,000	$3,035	23%
State:	$5,862,000	$7,879	59%
Total:	$9,991,000	$13,429

Expenditures, 2020-2021

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$9,595,000	$12,896
Total Current Expenditures:	$9,002,000	$12,099
Instructional Expenditures:	$5,125,000	$6,888	53%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,166,000	$1,567	12%
Administration:	$1,073,000	$1,442	11%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$1,638,000	$2,201	17%
Total Capital Outlay:	$347,000	$466
Construction:	$37,000	$49
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$198,000	$266
Interest on Debt:	$47,000	$63

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	28		PS	PS			28
2018-2019	40		PS	PS			40
2017-2018	29		PS	<50			29
2016-2017	33		PS				33
2015-2016	<=10			PS			<=10
2014-2015	46			<50			46
2013-2014	41			PS	PS		41
2012-2013	33		PS	PS			33
2011-2012	29			PS	PS		29
2010-2011	29			PS	PS		29

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	21		PS	PS			21
2018-2019	30		PS	PS			30
2017-2018	26		PS	PS			25
2016-2017	31		PS				31
2015-2016	25-29			PS			25-29
2014-2015	39			<50			39
2013-2014	43			PS	PS		43
2012-2013	43		PS	PS			43
2011-2012	43			PS	PS		43
2010-2011	46			PS	PS		46

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2019-2020	>=90						>=90
2018-2019	>=90	PS		PS			>=90
2017-2018	>=90						>=90
2016-2017	>=90						>=90
2015-2016	>=90						>=90
2014-2015	>=95						>=95
2013-2014	>=90						>=90
2012-2013	90-94						90-94
2011-2012	80-89						80-89
2010-2011	85-89						85-89

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023	794	5.0
2021-2022	754	1.3
2020-2021	744	-3.1
2019-2020	767	0.3
2018-2019	765	3.4
2017-2018	739	-0.4
2016-2017	742	-3.8
2015-2016	770	-1.3
2014-2015	780	1.2
2013-2014	771	-2.2
2012-2013	788	-0.3
2011-2012	790	0.9
2010-2011	783	2.8
2009-2010	761	-6.8
2008-2009	813	1.4
2007-2008	802	-0.6
2006-2007	807	-8.8
2005-2006	878	9.9
2004-2005	791	0.9
2003-2004	784	0.6
2002-2003	779	0.9
2001-2002	772	-8.8
2000-2001	840	3.1
1999-2000	814	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2022-2023

RACE	Van Buren County Schools (%)	Tennessee K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.0	0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	0.0	2.0
Black	0.1	20.7
Hispanic	1.4	13.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.0	0.1
Two or More Races	0.3	4.5
White	98.2	58.7

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Van Buren County Schools had 57.50 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.81.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	3.00
Kindergarten:	4.00
Elementary:	29.00
Secondary:	21.50
Total:	57.50

Van Buren County Schools employed 3.00 district administrators and 4.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	3.00
District Administrative Support:	5.00
School Administrators:	4.00
School Administrative Support:	2.00

Other staff, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	27.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	2.00
Library/Media Support:	1.00
Student Support Services:	5.00
Other Support Services:	32.00

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

Van Buren County Schools operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Spencer Elementary	394	PK-5
Van Buren Co High School	400	6-12

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