| Rank |
School District |
People Below The Poverty Rate |
| 1 |
Oneida Special School District, Tennessee
|
32.6%
|
| 2 |
Hancock County School District, Tennessee
|
31.9%
|
| 3 |
Lake County School District, Tennessee
|
31.4%
|
| 4 |
Grundy County School District, Tennessee
|
30.6%
|
| 5 |
Hollow Rock-Bruceton Special School District, Tennessee
|
27.1%
|
| 6 |
Memphis City School District, Tennessee
|
26.7%
|
| 7 |
Dyersburg City School District, Tennessee
|
26.0%
|
| 8 |
Campbell County School District, Tennessee
|
26.0%
|
| 9 |
Humboldt City School District, Tennessee
|
25.9%
|
| 10 |
Cocke County School District, Tennessee
|
25.8%
|
| 11 |
Johnson City School District, Tennessee
|
25.6%
|
| 12 |
Putnam County School District, Tennessee
|
25.3%
|
| 13 |
Fentress County School District, Tennessee
|
25.2%
|
| 14 |
Hardeman County School District, Tennessee
|
25.2%
|
| 15 |
Hardin County School District, Tennessee
|
25.1%
|
| 16 |
Scott County School District, Tennessee
|
25.0%
|
| 17 |
Elizabethton City School District, Tennessee
|
25.0%
|
| 18 |
Cleveland City School District, Tennessee
|
25.0%
|
| 19 |
Greeneville City School District, Tennessee
|
25.0%
|
| 20 |
Union City School District, Tennessee
|
24.8%
|
| 21 |
Lenoir City School District, Tennessee
|
24.5%
|
| 22 |
Rhea County School District, Tennessee
|
24.3%
|
| 23 |
Milan City Special School District, Tennessee
|
23.9%
|
| 24 |
Warren County School District, Tennessee
|
23.6%
|
| 25 |
Meigs County School District, Tennessee
|
23.6%
|
| 26 |
Johnson County School District, Tennessee
|
23.4%
|
| 27 |
Macon County School District, Tennessee
|
23.2%
|
| 28 |
Haywood County School District, Tennessee
|
23.0%
|
| 29 |
McNairy County School District, Tennessee
|
23.0%
|
| 30 |
Perry County School District, Tennessee
|
22.9%
|
| 31 |
Jackson County School District, Tennessee
|
22.9%
|
| 32 |
Monroe County School District, Tennessee
|
22.7%
|
| 33 |
Greene County School District, Tennessee
|
22.2%
|
| 34 |
Carter County School District, Tennessee
|
22.2%
|
| 35 |
Coffee County School District, Tennessee
|
21.9%
|
| 36 |
Union County School District, Tennessee
|
21.8%
|
| 37 |
Van Buren County School District, Tennessee
|
21.8%
|
| 38 |
Richard City Special School District, Tennessee
|
21.6%
|
| 39 |
Decatur County School District, Tennessee
|
21.1%
|
| 40 |
Fort Campbell Schools, Tennessee
|
21.0%
|
| 41 |
Weakley County School District, Tennessee
|
21.0%
|
| 42 |
Bledsoe County School District, Tennessee
|
21.0%
|
| 43 |
Bedford County School District, Tennessee
|
20.9%
|
| 44 |
Wayne County School District, Tennessee
|
20.9%
|
| 45 |
Huntingdon Special School District, Tennessee
|
20.8%
|
| 46 |
Unicoi County School District, Tennessee
|
20.7%
|
| 47 |
Jackson-Madison Consolidated School District, Tennessee
|
20.4%
|
| 48 |
Jefferson County School District, Tennessee
|
20.2%
|
| 49 |
Clay County School District, Tennessee
|
19.9%
|
| 50 |
Lewis County School District, Tennessee
|
19.8%
|
| 51 |
Trenton Special School District, Tennessee
|
19.7%
|
| 52 |
Kingsport City School District, Tennessee
|
19.4%
|
| 53 |
White County School District, Tennessee
|
19.0%
|
| 54 |
Nashville-Davidson County School District, Tennessee
|
18.8%
|
| 55 |
DeKalb County School District, Tennessee
|
18.5%
|
| 56 |
Remainder of Tennessee, Tennessee
|
18.5%
|
| 57 |
Benton County School District, Tennessee
|
18.5%
|
| 58 |
Houston County School District, Tennessee
|
18.4%
|
| 59 |
Giles County School District, Tennessee
|
18.2%
|
| 60 |
Murfreesboro City Elementary School District, Tennessee
|
18.2%
|
| 61 |
Rutherford County School District in Murfreesboro, Tennessee
|
18.2%
|
| 62 |
Cumberland County School District, Tennessee
|
18.1%
|
| 63 |
Sequatchie County School District, Tennessee
|
18.0%
|
| 64 |
Chester County School District, Tennessee
|
17.9%
|
| 65 |
Bristol City School District, Tennessee
|
17.7%
|
| 66 |
Polk County School District, Tennessee
|
17.6%
|
| 67 |
Hamilton County School District, Tennessee
|
17.6%
|
| 68 |
Cannon County School District, Tennessee
|
17.6%
|
| 69 |
Sullivan County School District, Tennessee
|
17.3%
|
| 70 |
Tullahoma City School District, Tennessee
|
17.3%
|
| 71 |
Smith County School District, Tennessee
|
17.2%
|
| 72 |
Hamblen County School District, Tennessee
|
17.1%
|
| 73 |
Oak Ridge City School District, Tennessee
|
17.0%
|
| 74 |
Stewart County School District, Tennessee
|
16.9%
|
| 75 |
Lawrence County School District, Tennessee
|
16.8%
|
| 76 |
Alcoa City School District, Tennessee
|
16.3%
|
| 77 |
Pickett County School District, Tennessee
|
16.3%
|
| 78 |
Bradford Special School District, Tennessee
|
16.2%
|
| 79 |
Anderson County School District, Tennessee
|
16.2%
|
| 80 |
Maury County School District, Tennessee
|
16.2%
|
| 81 |
McKenzie Special School District, Tennessee
|
16.1%
|
| 82 |
Montgomery County School District, Tennessee
|
16.0%
|
| 83 |
Marshall County School District, Tennessee
|
15.8%
|
| 84 |
Hawkins County School District, Tennessee
|
15.8%
|
| 85 |
Wilson County School District in Lebanon, Tennessee
|
15.6%
|
| 86 |
Lebanon Special School District, Tennessee
|
15.6%
|
| 87 |
Crockett County School District, Tennessee
|
15.4%
|
| 88 |
McMinn County School District, Tennessee
|
15.2%
|
| 89 |
Sevier County School District, Tennessee
|
15.1%
|
| 90 |
West Carroll Special District, Tennessee
|
15.1%
|
| 91 |
Robertson County School District, Tennessee
|
15.0%
|
| 92 |
Bradley County School District, Tennessee
|
15.0%
|
| 93 |
Trousdale County School District, Tennessee
|
14.9%
|
| 94 |
Cheatham County School District, Tennessee
|
14.7%
|
| 95 |
South Carroll Special School District, Tennessee
|
14.4%
|
| 96 |
Roane County School District, Tennessee
|
14.3%
|
| 97 |
Tipton County School District, Tennessee
|
14.3%
|
| 98 |
Dickson County School District, Tennessee
|
14.2%
|
| 99 |
Humphreys County School District, Tennessee
|
14.2%
|
| 100 |
Henry County School District, Tennessee
|
14.1%
|
| 101 |
Knox County School District, Tennessee
|
13.9%
|
| 102 |
Moore County School District, Tennessee
|
13.7%
|
| 103 |
Blount County School District, Tennessee
|
13.5%
|
| 104 |
Franklin Special School District, Tennessee
|
13.5%
|
| 105 |
Williamson County School District in Franklin, Tennessee
|
13.5%
|
| 106 |
Loudon County School District, Tennessee
|
13.4%
|
| 107 |
Franklin County School District, Tennessee
|
13.2%
|
| 108 |
Lincoln County School District, Tennessee
|
11.7%
|
| 109 |
Washington County School District, Tennessee
|
11.6%
|
| 110 |
Sumner County School District, Tennessee
|
11.1%
|
| 111 |
Gibson County School District, Tennessee
|
10.8%
|
| 112 |
Obion County School District, Tennessee
|
10.7%
|
| 113 |
Fayette County School District, Tennessee
|
10.6%
|
| 114 |
Maryville City School District, Tennessee
|
10.5%
|
| 115 |
Rutherford County School District, Tennessee
|
9.8%
|
| 116 |
Wilson County School District, Tennessee
|
8.1%
|
| 117 |
Shelby County School District, Tennessee
|
6.6%
|
| 118 |
Williamson County School District, Tennessee
|
4.0%
|