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Chattanooga, TN
Public School Ratings




Chattanooga Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Hamilton County School District details

Hamilton County School District
3074 Hickory Valley Rd
Chattanooga, TN 37421

45,902 Students enrolled in District

81 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Hamilton County School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Tennessee

7

(10 is best)

Better than 61.1% of all TN school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Better than 58.4% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
38%
40%
38%
38%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Allen Elementary School
9811 Dallas Hollow Rd
Soddy Daisy, TN, 37379
PK-05
Alpine Crest Elementary School
4700 Stagg Rd
Chattanooga, TN, 37415
KG-05
Apison Elementary School
10433 East Brainerd Rd
Apison, TN, 37302
PK-05
Barger Academy School
4808 Brainerd Rd
Chattanooga, TN, 37411
KG-05
Battle Academy For Teaching Learning School
1601 Market St
Chattanooga, TN, 37408
PK-05
Bess T Shepherd Elementary School
7126 Tyner Rd
Chattanooga, TN, 37421
KG-05
Big Ridge Elementary School
5210 Cassandra Smith Rd
Hixson, TN, 37343
KG-05
Brainerd High School
1020 N Moore Rd
Chattanooga, TN, 37411
09-12
Brown Middle School
5716 Hwy 58
Harrison, TN, 37341
06-08
Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy School
927 West 37th St
Chattanooga, TN, 37410
PK-05
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 50.5% 61.4%
Black 26.8% 21.6%
Hispanic 20.6% 14.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.0% 2.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,401 $293,839,000 56.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $609 $27,964,000 5.4%
Staff $716 $32,843,000 6.4%
General Administration $203 $9,328,000 1.8%
School Administration $706 $32,427,000 6.3%
Operation $881 $40,435,000 7.8%
Transportation $446 $20,491,000 4.0%
Other $287 $13,181,000 2.6%
Total Support $3,849 $176,669,000 34.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $999 $45,852,000 8.9%
Total Expenditures $11,249 $516,360,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,239 $6,281,389,000 54.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $566 $569,482,000 4.9%
Staff $647 $651,842,000 5.6%
General Administration $220 $221,150,000 1.9%
School Administration $648 $652,278,000 5.6%
Operation $805 $810,908,000 7.0%
Transportation $354 $355,941,000 3.1%
Other $305 $307,059,000 2.7%
Total Support $3,545 $3,568,660,000 30.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,723 $1,734,683,000 15.0%
Total Expenditures $11,507 $11,584,732,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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