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Public school district · Columbia, Tennessee

Maury County Schools

NCES district ID 4702760 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union

District overview

At a glance

Reported students

13,098

NCES CCD 2024–25, where reported

Open schools

24

NCES preliminary directory 2025–26

Student–teacher ratio

14.8:1

Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE

Spending per pupil

$11,129

Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33

Instruction per pupil

$6,664

Calculated from FY 2023 F-33

Grades served

PK–12

NCES preliminary directory 2025–26

District interpretation

What the numbers say about Maury County Schools

Maury County Schools operates 24 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in Columbia, Tennessee. NCES reports 13,098 students and 885 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.

By reported enrollment, the district ranks 11 of 149 Tennessee districts with data. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.

FY 2023 finance records show $11,129 in current expenditure per pupil and $6,664 per pupil assigned to instruction. This places reported current spending 92 of 143 districts in Tennessee. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and district responsibilities all affect this comparison.

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Student context

Needs schools plan for

English learners
7.2%
Students with disabilities (IDEA)
13.1%
Classroom teachers (FTE)
885
Current expenditure (FY 2023)
$146,363,000

Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.

Maury County Schools location

Columbia, Tennessee · 35.6139, -87.0409. This is the NCES EDGE district-office point, not an attendance boundary.

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Student demographics

Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment

  • White60.2%
  • Hispanic17.1%
  • Black16.1%
  • Asian1.2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
  • Multiracial5.1%

Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25 where reported, otherwise CRDC 2021–22. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.

Interactive campus directory

Explore schools in Maury County Schools

24 current directory entries

Filter by school level or name, then sort by enrollment or reported student–teacher ratio.

Showing 24 of 24 schools

SchoolLevelGradesStudentsRatio
Battle Creek Elementary School
ElementaryPK–0468213.9:1
Battle Creek High School
High09–12402
Battle Creek Middle School
Middle05–0875019.8:1
Columbia Central High School
High09–121,40118.1:1
Culleoka Unit School
OtherPK–1286815.5:1
E. A. Cox Middle School
Middle05–0862616.8:1
Hampshire Unit School
OtherKG–1241411.4:1
Highland Park Elementary School
ElementaryPK–043089.6:1
J E Woodard Elementary School
ElementaryPK–0458112.4:1
J E Woody Elementary School
ElementaryPK–0454413.2:1
J. Brown Elementary School
ElementaryPK–043368.8:1
J. R. Baker Elementary School
ElementaryPK–0428311.1:1
Marvin Wright Elementary School
ElementaryPK–0461315.3:1
Mt Pleasant High School
High09–1237412.1:1
Mt. Pleasant Middle Visual Perform. Arts School
Middle05–0839415.5:1
Northfield Academy
High09–127415.4:1
R Howell Elementary School
ElementaryPK–0458711.6:1
Riverside Elementary School
ElementaryPK–0438010.3:1
Santa Fe Unit School
OtherPK–1255313.3:1
Spring Hill Elementary School
ElementaryPK–0445612.1:1
Spring Hill High School
High09–1290717.1:1
Spring Hill Middle School
Middle05–0855715.9:1
Virtual Academy of Maury County
Virtual
High07–1257280:1
Whitthorne Middle School
Middle05–0895116.8:1