Haslam administration awards $35M in school safety funding, grants
Gov. Bill Haslam delivers his final State of the State address on Jan. 29, 2018 in Nashville. (Photo credit: Erik Schelzig, Tennessee Journal)
Gov. Bill Haslam’s office has announced how it will allocate $35 million in school security funding across the state. About $10 million of the money is in the form of recurring funding, while $25 million is in the form of one-time grants.
“We have made security for children at our schools a priority, so there was an urgency to have all schools assessed and the funding allocated to increase school safety as we started the school year,” Haslam said in a release.
The grants will allow school districts to make various security enhancements, including better door locks, improved visitor screening procedures and shatter-resistant glass. Some districts are using grants to improve mental health services for students and to pay for school counselors and child psychologists. Additional local funding has led to 213 new school resource officers to be hired around the state.
Here’s a breakdown of how the money is being allocated:
| District | 2018/2019 Security Grant Non-recurring Allocation (rounded) | 2018/2019 Safe Schools Recurring Allocation (rounded) | TOTAL |
| Shelby County Schools | $2,808,244 | $1,123,296 | $3,931,540 |
| Metro/Nashville Public Schools | $1,490,606 | $596,244 | $2,086,851 |
| Knox County Schools | $1,111,230 | $444,490 | $1,555,720 |
| Rutherford County Schools | $1,097,740 | $439,100 | $1,536,840 |
| Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools | $921,030 | $368,410 | $1,289,440 |
| Hamilton County Schools | $831,460 | $332,580 | $1,164,040 |
| Sumner County Schools | $752,290 | $300,910 | $1,053,200 |
| Williamson County Schools | $668,050 | $267,220 | $935,270 |
| Wilson County Schools | $415,100 | $166,040 | $581,140 |
| Tipton County Schools | $319,370 | $127,750 | $447,120 |
| Robertson County Schools | $309,440 | $123,770 | $433,210 |
| Maury County Schools | $294,690 | $117,870 | $412,560 |
| Achievement School District | $286,900 | $114,760 | $401,660 |
| Hamblen County Schools | $276,600 | $110,640 | $387,240 |
| Putnam County Schools | $264,620 | $105,850 | $370,470 |
| Bedford County Schools | $258,650 | $103,460 | $362,110 |
| Jackson-Madison County Schools | $253,330 | $101,330 | $354,660 |
| Bradley County Schools | $250,330 | $100,130 | $350,460 |
| Blount County Schools | $242,680 | $97,070 | $339,750 |
| Murfreesboro City Schools | $220,100 | $88,040 | $308,140 |
| Bartlett | $218,660 | $87,460 | $306,120 |
| Sevier County Schools | $216,170 | $86,470 | $302,640 |
| Dickson County Schools | $213,570 | $85,430 | $299,000 |
| Collierville | $211,080 | $84,430 | $295,510 |
| Sullivan County Schools | $201,420 | $80,570 | $281,990 |
| Jefferson County Schools | $189,270 | $75,710 | $264,980 |
| Hawkins County Schools | $187,790 | $75,110 | $262,900 |
| Lawrence County Schools | $187,500 | $75,000 | $262,500 |
| Warren County Schools | $180,890 | $72,360 | $253,250 |
| Washington County Schools | $176,140 | $70,460 | $246,600 |
| Greene County Schools | $171,960 | $68,780 | $240,740 |
| Cheatham County Schools | $170,470 | $68,190 | $238,660 |
| Cumberland County Schools | $169,730 | $67,890 | $237,620 |
| Anderson County Schools | $164,780 | $65,910 | $230,690 |
| Johnson City Schools | $163,400 | $65,360 | $228,760 |
| Roane County Schools | $158,430 | $63,370 | $221,800 |
| Kingsport City Schools | $155,940 | $62,380 | $218,320 |
| Campbell County Schools | $154,720 | $61,890 | $216,610 |
| Carter County Schools | $150,760 | $60,300 | $211,060 |
| Marshall County Schools | $149,750 | $59,900 | $209,650 |
| Cleveland City Schools | $145,280 | $58,110 | $203,390 |
| Germantown | $141,680 | $56,670 | $198,350 |
| Monroe County Schools | $136,750 | $54,700 | $191,450 |
| McMinn County Schools | $135,500 | $54,200 | $189,700 |
| Union County Schools | $134,470 | $53,790 | $188,260 |
| Franklin County Schools | $132,110 | $52,840 | $184,950 |
| Lauderdale County Schools | $127,820 | $51,130 | $178,950 |
| Cocke County Schools | $126,550 | $50,620 | $177,170 |
| Claiborne County Schools | $125,950 | $50,380 | $176,330 |
| McNairy County Schools | $124,450 | $49,780 | $174,230 |
| Macon County Schools | $120,750 | $48,300 | $169,050 |
| Rhea County Schools | $120,330 | $48,130 | $168,460 |
| Maryville City Schools | $114,660 | $45,860 | $160,520 |
| Henderson County Schools | $113,730 | $45,490 | $159,220 |
| White County Schools | $113,410 | $45,370 | $158,780 |
| Weakley County Schools | $112,750 | $45,100 | $157,850 |
| Coffee County Schools | $111,960 | $44,790 | $156,750 |
| Hickman County Schools | $111,940 | $44,780 | $156,720 |
| Oak Ridge City Schools | $111,350 | $44,540 | $155,890 |
| Gibson County SSD | $111,310 | $44,520 | $155,830 |
| Grainger County Schools | $110,740 | $44,290 | $155,030 |
| Hardeman County Schools | $110,060 | $44,020 | $154,080 |
| Loudon County Schools | $108,700 | $43,480 | $152,180 |
| Arlington | $107,650 | $43,060 | $150,710 |
| Dyer County Schools | $105,870 | $42,350 | $148,220 |
| Lincoln County Schools | $104,930 | $41,970 | $146,900 |
| Marion County Schools | $102,460 | $40,980 | $143,440 |
| Morgan County Schools | $96,330 | $38,530 | $134,860 |
| Giles County Schools | $96,220 | $38,490 | $134,710 |
| Overton County Schools | $89,470 | $35,790 | $125,260 |
| Obion County Schools | $89,090 | $35,640 | $124,730 |
| Chester County Schools | $88,580 | $35,430 | $124,010 |
| Scott County Schools | $88,270 | $35,310 | $123,580 |
| Lebanon SSD | $87,000 | $34,800 | $121,800 |
| Smith County Schools | $86,540 | $34,620 | $121,160 |
| Fayette County Schools | $84,520 | $33,810 | $118,330 |
| Bristol City Schools | $83,750 | $33,500 | $117,250 |
| DeKalb County Schools | $83,570 | $33,430 | $117,000 |
| Haywood County Schools | $81,640 | $32,660 | $114,300 |
| Hardin County Schools | $80,240 | $32,100 | $112,340 |
| Tullahoma City Schools | $80,070 | $32,030 | $112,100 |
| Henry County Schools | $80,000 | $32,000 | $112,000 |
| Franklin SSD | $74,500 | $29,800 | $104,300 |
| Greeneville City Schools | $73,480 | $29,390 | $102,870 |
| Humphreys County Schools | $73,410 | $29,360 | $102,770 |
| Wayne County Schools | $72,560 | $29,030 | $101,590 |
| Elizabethton City Schools | $69,700 | $27,880 | $97,580 |
| Dyersburg City Schools | $68,500 | $27,400 | $95,900 |
| Polk County Schools | $68,070 | $27,230 | $95,300 |
| Unicoi County Schools | $67,000 | $26,800 | $93,800 |
| Johnson County Schools | $66,730 | $26,690 | $93,420 |
| Grundy County Schools | $66,420 | $26,570 | $92,990 |
| Millington | $65,990 | $26,400 | $92,390 |
| Sequatchie County Schools | $65,830 | $26,330 | $92,160 |
| Crockett County Schools | $64,990 | $25,990 | $90,980 |
| Benton County Schools | $63,070 | $25,230 | $88,300 |
| Fentress County | $62,220 | $24,890 | $87,110 |
| Bledsoe County Schools | $61,350 | $24,540 | $85,890 |
| Stewart County Schools | $60,690 | $24,270 | $84,960 |
| Milan SSD | $59,250 | $23,700 | $82,950 |
| Cannon County Schools | $56,920 | $22,770 | $79,690 |
| Meigs County Schools | $53,990 | $21,600 | $75,590 |
| Lenoir City Schools | $51,270 | $20,510 | $71,780 |
| Lewis County Schools | $50,010 | $20,000 | $70,010 |
| Jackson County Schools | $49,660 | $19,870 | $69,530 |
| Decatur County Schools | $47,490 | $19,000 | $66,490 |
| Houston County Schools | $44,490 | $17,800 | $62,290 |
| Paris SSD | $44,220 | $17,690 | $61,910 |
| Alcoa City Schools | $43,820 | $17,530 | $61,350 |
| Union City Schools | $43,480 | $17,390 | $60,870 |
| Lakeland | $41,430 | $16,570 | $58,000 |
| Athens City Schools | $41,160 | $16,470 | $57,630 |
| Sweetwater City Schools | $40,530 | $16,210 | $56,740 |
| Trenton SSD | $39,930 | $15,970 | $55,900 |
| McKenzie SSD | $38,730 | $15,490 | $54,220 |
| Oneida SSD | $37,980 | $15,190 | $53,170 |
| Trousdale County Schools | $37,970 | $15,190 | $53,160 |
| Manchester City Schools | $37,800 | $15,120 | $52,920 |
| Fayetteville City Schools | $37,600 | $15,040 | $52,640 |
| Huntingdon SSD | $36,670 | $14,670 | $51,340 |
| Hancock County Schools | $36,030 | $14,410 | $50,440 |
| Clay County Schools | $34,220 | $13,690 | $47,910 |
| Humboldt City Schools | $33,000 | $13,200 | $46,200 |
| Perry County Schools | $32,370 | $12,950 | $45,320 |
| West Carroll SSD | $26,370 | $10,550 | $36,920 |
| Lake County Schools | $26,020 | $10,410 | $36,430 |
| Van Buren County Schools | $25,260 | $10,110 | $35,370 |
| Clinton City Schools | $25,030 | $10,010 | $35,040 |
| Lexington City Schools* | $24,630 | $9,850 | $34,480 |
| Moore County Schools | $24,310 | $9,720 | $34,030 |
| Dayton City Schools | $24,290 | $9,720 | $34,010 |
| Pickett County Schools | $20,270 | $8,110 | $28,380 |
| Hollow Rock-Bruceton SSD | $19,910 | $7,960 | $27,870 |
| Newport City School System | $19,170 | $7,670 | $26,840 |
| Alamo City School System | $18,980 | $7,590 | $26,570 |
| Rogersville City School System | $18,360 | $7,340 | $25,700 |
| Bradford SSD | $16,990 | $6,800 | $23,790 |
| Bells City Schools | $13,120 | $5,250 | $18,370 |
| State Board | $11,200 | $4,480 | $15,680 |
| South Carroll SSD | $10,510 | $4,200 | $14,710 |
| Carroll County Schools | $10,280 | $4,110 | $14,390 |
| Etowah City Schools | $10,170 | $4,070 | $14,240 |
| Richard City SSD | $7,230 | $2,890 | $10,120 |
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