Hamilton County School District

Item: Hamilton County School District
Rating: 7
Author: Public School Review

3074 Hickory Valley Rd
Chattanooga, TN 37421-1255

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Top 50%

Tel: (423) 498-7020

www.hcde.org

Top Rankings

Hamilton County School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Tennessee for:

Overview

This School District

This State (TN)

# Schools

79 Schools

878 Schools

# Students

45,176 Students

402,944 Students

# Teachers

3,039 Teachers

27,439 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

15:1

District Rank

Hamilton County School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 146 school districts in Tennessee (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 85% has increased from 84% over five school years.

This School District

State Average (TN)

#48 out of 147 school districts
(Top 50%)

This chart display the overall district rank of Hamilton County School District, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

31%

28%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Hamilton County School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of TN by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

31%

30%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Hamilton County School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of TN by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

85%

88%

This chart display public school graduation rate of Hamilton County School District and public school graduation rate of TN by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.68

0.58

# American Indian Students

20 Students

600 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

828 Students

7,344 Students

% Asian Students

# Hispanic Students

8,098 Students

51,666 Students

% Hispanic Students

18%

13%

# Black Students

11,562 Students

79,047 Students

% Black Students

25%

20%

# White Students

21,511 Students

245,374 Students

% White Students

48%

61%

# Hawaiian Students

18 Students

446 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

3,139 Students

18,467 Students

% of Two or more races Students

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

991

29,323

# Students in K Grade:

3,641

64,350

# Students in 1st Grade:

3,374

60,589

# Students in 2nd Grade:

3,529

60,998

# Students in 3rd Grade:

3,449

57,878

# Students in 4th Grade:

3,514

56,270

# Students in 5th Grade:

3,459

46,788

# Students in 6th Grade:

3,280

8,778

# Students in 7th Grade:

3,465

7,373

# Students in 8th Grade:

3,499

7,676

# Students in 9th Grade:

3,994

693

# Students in 10th Grade:

3,131

734

# Students in 11th Grade:

3,015

710

# Students in 12th Grade:

2,835

784

# Ungraded Students:

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $11,791 in this school district is less than the state median of $12,157. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $11,430 is less than the state median of $11,647. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

This School District

This State (TN)

Total Revenue

$533 MM

$12,104 MM

This chart display total revenue of Hamilton County School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in TN by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending

$516 MM

$11,597 MM

This chart display total spending of Hamilton County School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in TN by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Revenue / Student

$11,791

$12,157

This chart display average revenue per public school student in Hamilton County School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in TN by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending / Student

$11,430

$11,647

This chart display average spending per public school student in Hamilton County School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in TN by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

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Quick Stats (2024)

District size: 79 schools
Grades: PK-12
Enrollment: 45,176 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 15:1
Minority Enrollment: 52%
: 85% (Btm 50% in TN)
: Top 50%
: 31% (Top 50%)
: 31% (Top 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), TN Dept. of Education