School district · Tennessee

Davidson County

Davidson County in Tennessee: 162 public schools with 81,022 students and — students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,314 per student in FY2024.

Schools
162
26 charter
Students
81,022
Students per teacher
—
TN — · US 15.1
Spending per student
$17,314
TN $13K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
—
Counselors (FTE)
—
Students per counselor
—
TN — · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
—
Librarians (FTE): —

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Tennessee's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Tennessee: 39%

31%proficient

+1.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 76% of school districts in Tennessee

Median 36% · 145 school districts compared

31,835 students tested, grades 3–8 · TNReady; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Tennessee: 42%

32%proficient

+2.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 79% of school districts in Tennessee

Median 42% · 145 school districts compared

31,107 students tested, grades 3–8 · TNReady; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$10.3K15
$10.6K16
$11.2K17
$12.0K18
$12.4K19
$12.1K20
$13.6K21
$15.4K22
$17.8K23
$17.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
21% · $358.4M
State
18% · $320.2M
Local
61% · $1.1B

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,297
Support services
$8,203
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$179.7M
Long-term debt
$1B

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 7Elementary schools: 81Middle schools: 38High schools: 33Other schools: 3
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Cambridge Early Learning CenterFree meals for all
Pre-K132———
Casa Azafran Early Learning CenterFree meals for all
Pre-K83———
Ivanetta H. Davis Learning Center at BordeauxFree meals for all
Pre-K151———
Martha O' Bryan CenterFree meals for all
Pre-K0———
Ross Early Learning Center
Pre-K202———
Susan Gray SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K0———
Wayne Reed Child Care CenterFree meals for all
Pre-K0———
A. Z. Kelley Elementary
Pre-K–5840—20%29%
Alex Green ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5451—17%20%
Amqui ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–7626—21%19%
Andrew Jackson ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5493—41%52%
Aventura Community SchoolsCharterFree meals for all
K–8284—23%10%
Bellshire Elementary
Pre-K–5346—16%14%
Cane Ridge ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5777—24%35%
Carter-Lawrence Elementary
Pre-K–5227—26%20%
Chadwell Elementary
Pre-K–5478—17%13%
Charlotte Park Elementary
Pre-K–5527—25%28%
Cockrill ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5286—9.2%12%
Cole ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5780—21%23%
Crieve Hall ElementaryFree meals for all
K–5489—69%73%
Cumberland ElementaryFree meals for all
K–5452—13%10%
Dan Mills ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5606—60%64%
Dodson ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5464—32%42%
DuPont ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5331—26%27%
Eagle View Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–5715—21%18%
Eakin ElementaryFree meals for all
K–5544—64%59%
East End Preparatory SchoolCharterFree meals for all
K–8837—36%41%
Explore Community SchoolCharter
K–8591—27%23%
Fall-Hamilton ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5273—30%25%
Gateway ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5317—32%32%
Glencliff Elementary
Pre-K–5596—17%24%
Glendale ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5433—90%84%
Glengarry ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5443—22%27%
Glenview ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5616—20%21%
Goodlettsville ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5469—25%19%
Gower ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5631—42%41%
Granbery ElementaryFree meals for all
K–5769—59%58%
Harpeth Valley ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5803—61%59%
Hattie Cotton ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5221—8.7%20%
Haywood ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5666—23%30%
Henry C. Maxwell Elementary
Pre-K–5637—21%25%
Hermitage ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5291—23%32%
Hickman Elementary
Pre-K–5452—31%32%
Hull-Jackson ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5312—22%22%
Ida B. Wells ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5241—18%32%
Inglewood ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5246—23%16%
J. E. Moss ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5782—17%19%
Joelton ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5248—39%46%
John B. Whitsitt ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5523—37%56%
Jones ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5251—12%7.8%
Julia Green ElementaryFree meals for all
K–5501—83%87%
KIPP Kirkpatrick Elementary SchoolCharterFree meals for all
K–4376—22%27%
KIPP Nashville College Prep ElementaryCharter
K–4407—43%44%
Lakeview ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5675—20%32%
Lockeland ElementaryFree meals for all
K–5347—93%90%
May Werthan Shayne Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–5779—37%39%
McGavock Elementary
Pre-K–5324—22%17%
Mt. View ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5963—31%37%
Murrell at Glenn SchoolSpecial education
K–830———
Napier ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5260—13%11%
Nashville Classical EastCharterFree meals for all
K–8549—47%47%
Nashville Classical WestCharterFree meals for all
K–198———
Neely's Bend ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–7491—23%20%
Norman Binkley Elementary
Pre-K–5762—37%36%
Old Center ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5345—37%43%
Paragon Mills ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5647—10%14%
Park Avenue ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5309—8.8%10%
Pennington ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5286—34%28%
Percy Priest ElementaryFree meals for all
K–5553—81%85%
Purpose PrepCharter
K–5431—65%48%
Robert Churchwell ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5280—18%9.1%
Rocketship UnitedCharter
K–4501—27%31%
Rosebank Elementary
Pre-K–5475—57%46%
Ruby Major Elementary
Pre-K–5615—34%35%
Shwab ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5329—32%37%
Smith Springs Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–5890—28%30%
Smithson Craighead AcademyCharterFree meals for all
K–5319—30%17%
Stanford ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5442—62%50%
Stratton ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5478—17%17%
Sylvan Park ElementaryFree meals for all
K–5459—72%72%
Thomas A. Edison ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5731—26%25%
Tom Joy ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5423—15%14%
Tulip Grove ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5613—29%25%
Tusculum ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5716—21%32%
Una Elementary
Pre-K–5796—17%22%
Warner ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5394—37%31%
Waverly-Belmont Elementary School
K–5525—63%60%
Westmeade ElementaryFree meals for all
K–5429—40%35%
Antioch Middle
6–8656—13%12%
Apollo MiddleFree meals for all
6–8549—8.2%14%
Bellevue Middle
6–8438—33%29%
Brick Church Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–8103———
Croft MiddleFree meals for all
6–8411—21%19%
Donelson MiddleFree meals for all
6–8434—18%9.9%
DuPont Hadley MiddleFree meals for all
6–8385—29%20%
DuPont Tyler MiddleFree meals for all
6–8377—18%21%
East Nashville MiddleFree meals for all
6–8191—8.5%13%
Goodlettsville Middle
6–8447—13%19%
H. G. Hill MiddleFree meals for all
6–8435—24%18%
Haynes MiddleFree meals for all
6–8234—10%9.7%
Head MiddleFree meals for all
6–8342—52%52%
Isaac Litton MiddleFree meals for all
6–8264—32%21%
Isaiah T. Creswell Middle School of the ArtsFree meals for all
6–8269—28%18%
Jere Baxter MiddleFree meals for all
6–8369—8.8%9.1%
John Early MiddleFree meals for all
6–8136—7.4%7.2%
John F. Kennedy MiddleFree meals for all
6–8747—13%19%
John Trotwood Moore MiddleFree meals for all
6–8454—51%56%
KIPP Academy NashvilleCharterFree meals for all
5–8388—30%37%
KIPP Nashville College PrepCharterFree meals for all
5–8363—25%34%
LEAD CameronCharterFree meals for all
5–8529—14%20%
Liberty Collegiate AcademyCharterFree meals for all
5–8241—16%15%
Madison MiddleFree meals for all
6–8360—11%12%
Margaret Allen Middle
6–8306—11%12%
McMurray MiddleFree meals for all
6–8545—12%10%
Meigs MiddleFree meals for all
6–8692—93%88%
Moses McKissack MiddleFree meals for all
6–8114—12%8.0%
Nashville PrepCharterFree meals for all
5–8187—10%13%
Rose Park MiddleFree meals for all
6–8345—36%35%
STEM Prep AcademyCharterFree meals for all
5–8454—25%26%
Strive Collegiate AcademyCharterFree meals for all
6–8195—32%43%
Thurgood Marshall Middle
6–8603—12%11%
Two Rivers MiddleFree meals for all
6–8281—9.9%18%
Valor Voyager AcademyCharter
5–8507—52%63%
West End MiddleFree meals for all
6–8327—44%34%
William Henry Oliver Middle
6–8423—31%25%
Wright MiddleFree meals for all
6–8498—7.3%9.0%
Antioch High SchoolFree meals for all
9–122,212———
Cane Ridge High SchoolFree meals for all
9–121,982———
Early College High SchoolFree meals for all
9–12174———
East Nashville Magnet High SchoolFree meals for all
9–12432———
Glencliff High School
9–121,013———
Hillsboro HighFree meals for all
9–121,224———
Hume - Fogg High
9–12885———
Hunters Lane HighFree meals for all
9–121,414———
Intrepid College Preparatory Charter SchoolCharter
5–12825—25%20%
James Lawson High School
9–121,393———
John Overton HighFree meals for all
9–121,942———
Johnson Alternative Learning CenterAlternative
5–1274———
KA @ The CrossingsCharterFree meals for all
5–12400—12%23%
KIPP Nashville Collegiate High SchoolCharterFree meals for all
9–12438———
LEAD SoutheastCharterFree meals for all
5–12833—29%38%
Lead AcademyCharterFree meals for all
9–12487———
Maplewood HighFree meals for all
9–12700———
Martin Luther King Jr SchoolFree meals for all
7–121,280—76%70%
McGavock High
9–121,844———
Nashville Big Picture High SchoolFree meals for all
9–12125———
Nashville School Of The ArtsFree meals for all
9–12548———
Pearl-Cohn HighFree meals for all
9–12526———
RePublic High SchoolCharterFree meals for all
9–12587———
STEM Prep High SchoolCharter
9–12505———
Stratford STEM Magnet SchoolFree meals for all
6–12810—15%11%
The Academy at Hickory HollowFree meals for all
11–1240———
The Academy at Old Cockrill
9–1224———
The Academy at Opry MillsFree meals for all
9–1232———
Transitions at BassFree meals for all
9–1218———
Valor Flagship AcademyCharter
5–121,402—56%66%
W. A. Bass Adult ProgramFree meals for all
9–12309———
W.A. Bass Alternative Learning CenterAlternativeFree meals for all
9–1268———
Whites Creek HighFree meals for all
9–12730———
Cora Howe SchoolSpecial education
K–1278—5.9%6.3%
Harris-Hillman Special EducationSpecial education
Pre-K–12458———
MNPS Virtual SchoolMostly virtualFree meals for all
4–12131—40%35%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

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Phone
(615)259-4636
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