Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools

Listed by NCES as Davidson County (district ID 4703180)

Public school district · Coffee County · Tennessee · NCES district ID 4703180

Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools spent $17,808 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 99% of the other Tennessee districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $11,310). Its 156 schools enrolled 79,428 students in 2024-25; 25.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,314 per student, down 2.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 81% (Tennessee: 87.3%).

Spending per student among Tennessee's largest districts

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools ranks 1.

Current spending per student, largest Tennessee districts, FY23Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools $17,808; Hamilton County Schools $14,785; Memphis-Shelby County Schools $13,695; Sevier County School System $12,911; Williamson County Schools $11,899; Sumner County Schools $11,191; Knox County Schools $11,187; Rutherford County Schools $10,708; Clarksville-Montgomery County School System $10,645; Wilson County Schools $9,322; State median, 1,000+ students $11,310.5k10k15k20kMetropolitan Nashville Public …$17,808Hamilton County Schools$14,785Memphis-Shelby County Schools$13,695Sevier County School System$12,911Williamson County Schools$11,899Sumner County Schools$11,191Knox County Schools$11,187Rutherford County Schools$10,708Clarksville-Montgomery County …$10,645Wilson County Schools$9,322State median, 1,000+ students $11,310
Current spending per student, largest Tennessee districts, FY23Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools $17,808; Hamilton County Schools $14,785; Memphis-Shelby County Schools $13,695; Sevier County School System $12,911; Williamson County Schools $11,899; Sumner County Schools $11,191; Knox County Schools $11,187; Rutherford County Schools $10,708; Clarksville-Montgomery County School System $10,645; Wilson County Schools $9,322; State median, 1,000+ students $11,310.5k10k15k20kMetropolitan Nashville Public Schoo…$17,808Hamilton County Schools$14,785Memphis-Shelby County Schools$13,695Sevier County School System$12,911Williamson County Schools$11,899Sumner County Schools$11,191Knox County Schools$11,187Rutherford County Schools$10,708Clarksville-Montgomery County Schoo…$10,645Wilson County Schools$9,322State median, 1,000+ students $11,310
Current spending per student, largest Tennessee districts, FY23Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools $17,808; Hamilton County Schools $14,785; Memphis-Shelby County Schools $13,695; Sevier County School System $12,911; Williamson County Schools $11,899; Sumner County Schools $11,191; Knox County Schools $11,187; Rutherford County Schools $10,708; Clarksville-Montgomery County School System $10,645; Wilson County Schools $9,322; State median, 1,000+ students $11,310.5k10k15k20kMetropolitan Nashville Public Schools$17,808Hamilton County Schools$14,785Memphis-Shelby County Schools$13,695Sevier County School System$12,911Williamson County Schools$11,899Sumner County Schools$11,191Knox County Schools$11,187Rutherford County Schools$10,708Clarksville-Montgomery County School System$10,645Wilson County Schools$9,322State median, 1,000+ students $11,310
Current spending per student, largest Tennessee districts, FY23Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools $17,808; Hamilton County Schools $14,785; Memphis-Shelby County Schools $13,695; Sevier County School System $12,911; Williamson County Schools $11,899; Sumner County Schools $11,191; Knox County Schools $11,187; Rutherford County Schools $10,708; Clarksville-Montgomery County School System $10,645; Wilson County Schools $9,322; State median, 1,000+ students $11,310.5k10k15k20kMetropolitan Nashville Public Schools$17,808Hamilton County Schools$14,785Memphis-Shelby County Schools$13,695Sevier County School System$12,911Williamson County Schools$11,899Sumner County Schools$11,191Knox County Schools$11,187Rutherford County Schools$10,708Clarksville-Montgomery County School Sy…$10,645Wilson County Schools$9,322State median, 1,000+ students $11,310

Where the money came from

$1,859,593,000 in revenue: 25.2% state, 57.5% local and 17.4% federal. Total spending including $160,609,000 of capital outlay was $1,646,260,000, or $20,412 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $467,779,000; Local $1,068,918,000; Federal $322,896,000; total $1,859,593,000.
  • State$467,779,000 25%
  • Local$1,068,918,000 57%
  • Federal$322,896,000 17%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 124 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2023-24

80,651 students in 2022-23, 79,182 students in 2023-24, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 80,651, 2023-24: 79,182025k50k75k100k2022-2380,6512023-2479,182
Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 80,651, 2023-24: 79,182025k50k75k100k2022-2380,6512023-2479,182
Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 80,651, 2023-24: 79,182025k50k75k100k2022-2380,6512023-2479,182
Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 80,651, 2023-24: 79,182025k50k75k100k2022-2380,6512023-2479,182

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2380,6514975.416.2
2023-2479,1824808.816.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$345,892,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,289 per student

Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools booked $345,892,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 4,975 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $69,520 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 94 in 100 Tennessee districts with a figure (state median $57,379, 141 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Tennessee teacher salary at $53,619 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$280,386,00081.1%
Special education$58,292,00016.9%
Vocational$5,873,0001.7%
Other programs$1,341,0000.4%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,835 in 2018-19, $3,813 in 2019-20, $4,238 in 2020-21, $4,542 in 2021-22, $4,289 in 2022-23.

Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,835, 2019-20: $3,813, 2020-21: $4,238, 2021-22: $4,542, 2022-23: $4,28902k4k6k2018-19$3,8352019-20$3,8132020-21$4,2382021-22$4,5422022-23$4,289
Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,835, 2019-20: $3,813, 2020-21: $4,238, 2021-22: $4,542, 2022-23: $4,28902k4k6k2018-19$3,8352019-20$3,8132020-21$4,2382021-22$4,5422022-23$4,289
Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,835, 2019-20: $3,813, 2020-21: $4,238, 2021-22: $4,542, 2022-23: $4,28902k4k6k2018-19$3,8352019-20$3,8132020-21$4,2382021-22$4,5422022-23$4,289
Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,835, 2019-20: $3,813, 2020-21: $4,238, 2021-22: $4,542, 2022-23: $4,28902k4k6k2018-19$3,8352019-20$3,8132020-21$4,2382021-22$4,5422022-23$4,289

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools scored proficient or above: 26% in reading and 23% in math, against 35% in reading and 35% in math across Tennessee. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Tennessee, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtTennesseeStudents tested
Reading and language arts26%35%33,044
Math23%35%33,120

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

81% of the 6,098 students in Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.3% across Tennessee. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtTennessee
Four-year graduation rate81%87.3%
Students in the class6,09871,510

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

80 elementary schools, 39,814 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Mt. View Elementary96316.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Smith Springs Elementary School89015.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
A. Z. Kelley Elementary84017.1not reportedSchoolwide program
East End Preparatory School83722.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Harpeth Valley Elementary80315.8All free (CEP)Not Title I
Una Elementary79615.4not reportedSchoolwide program
J. E. Moss Elementary78215.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Cole Elementary78013.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
May Werthan Shayne Elementary School77916.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Cane Ridge Elementary77718.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Granbery Elementary76916.6All free (CEP)Not Title I
Norman Binkley Elementary76213.8not reportedSchoolwide program
The other 68 elementary schools
SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Thomas A. Edison Elementary73114.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Tusculum Elementary71611.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Eagle View Elementary School71514.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Lakeview Elementary67515.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Haywood Elementary66612.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Paragon Mills Elementary64713.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Henry C. Maxwell Elementary63717.6not reportedSchoolwide program
Gower Elementary63114.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Amqui Elementary62615.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Glenview Elementary61615.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Ruby Major Elementary61515.6not reportedSchoolwide program
Tulip Grove Elementary61314.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Dan Mills Elementary60619.0All free (CEP)Not Title I
Glencliff Elementary59614.2not reportedSchoolwide program
Explore Community School59117.8not reportedSchoolwide program
Percy Priest Elementary55313.9All free (CEP)Not Title I
Nashville Classical54927.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Eakin Elementary54415.0All free (CEP)Not Title I
Charlotte Park Elementary52712.9not reportedSchoolwide program
Waverly-Belmont Elementary School52515.5not reportedNot Title I
John B. Whitsitt Elementary52314.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Julia Green Elementary50112.9All free (CEP)Not Title I
Rocketship United50128.9not reportedSchoolwide program
Andrew Jackson Elementary49314.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Neely's Bend Elementary49115.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Crieve Hall Elementary48911.8All free (CEP)Not Title I
Chadwell Elementary47819.5not reportedSchoolwide program
Stratton Elementary47813.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Rosebank Elementary47516.8not reportedSchoolwide program
Goodlettsville Elementary46915.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Dodson Elementary46414.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Sylvan Park Elementary45915.1All free (CEP)Not Title I
Cumberland Elementary45213.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Hickman Elementary45212.9not reportedSchoolwide program
Alex Green Elementary45114.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Glengarry Elementary44316.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Stanford Elementary44216.7All free (CEP)Not Title I
Glendale Elementary43314.6All free (CEP)Not Title I
Purpose Prep43135.7not reportedSchoolwide program
Westmeade Elementary42914.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Tom Joy Elementary42317.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
KIPP Nashville College Prep Elementary40741.5not reportedSchoolwide program
Warner Elementary39415.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
KIPP Academy Nashville Elementary School37641.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Lockeland Elementary34717.6All free (CEP)Not Title I
Bellshire Elementary34614.1not reportedSchoolwide program
Old Center Elementary34514.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
DuPont Elementary33116.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Shwab Elementary32913.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
McGavock Elementary32413.9not reportedSchoolwide program
Smithson Craighead Academy31919.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Gateway Elementary31713.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Hull-Jackson Elementary31217.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Park Avenue Elementary30914.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Hermitage Elementary29115.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Cockrill Elementary28615.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Pennington Elementary28614.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Aventura Community School28412.6All free (CEP)Not reported
Robert Churchwell Elementary28014.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Fall-Hamilton Elementary27313.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Napier Elementary26015.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Jones Elementary25116.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Joelton Elementary24812.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Inglewood Elementary24612.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Ida B. Wells Elementary24113.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Carter-Lawrence Elementary22712.4not reportedSchoolwide program
Hattie Cotton Elementary22114.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Murrell at Glenn School302.0not reportedSchoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

37 middle schools, 14,496 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
John F. Kennedy Middle74717.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Meigs Middle69219.2All free (CEP)Not Title I
Antioch Middle65613.1not reportedSchoolwide program
Thurgood Marshall Middle60314.3not reportedSchoolwide program
Apollo Middle54920.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
McMurray Middle54515.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
LEAD Cameron52911.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Valor Voyager Academy50722.9not reportedSchoolwide program
Wright Middle49813.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
John Trotwood Moore Middle45414.2All free (CEP)Not Title I
STEM Prep Academy45429.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Goodlettsville Middle44728.5not reportedSchoolwide program
The other 25 middle schools
SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bellevue Middle43815.0not reportedSchoolwide program
H. G. Hill Middle43514.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Donelson Middle43412.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
William Henry Oliver Middle42316.6not reportedSchoolwide program
Croft Middle41113.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
KIPP Academy Nashville38854.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
DuPont Hadley Middle38513.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
DuPont Tyler Middle37714.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Jere Baxter Middle36918.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
KIPP Nashville College Prep36329.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Madison Middle36016.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Rose Park Middle34515.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Head Middle34217.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
West End Middle32714.0All free (CEP)Not Title I
Margaret Allen Middle30610.8not reportedSchoolwide program
Two Rivers Middle28111.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Isaiah T. Creswell Middle School of the Arts26913.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Isaac Litton Middle26417.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Liberty Collegiate Academy24151.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Haynes Middle23414.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Strive Collegiate Academy19518.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
East Nashville Middle19113.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Nashville Prep18767.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
John Early Middle1369.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Moses McKissack Middle11411.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

32 high schools, 23,883 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Antioch High School2,21217.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Cane Ridge High School1,98224.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
John Overton High1,94217.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
McGavock High1,84418.2not reportedSchoolwide program
Hunters Lane High1,41416.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Valor Flagship Academy1,40217.2not reportedSchoolwide program
Martin Luther King Jr School1,28020.2All free (CEP)Not Title I
Hillsboro High1,22417.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Glencliff High School1,01317.0not reportedSchoolwide program
Hume - Fogg High88519.7not reportedNot Title I
LEAD Southeast83312.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Intrepid College Preparatory Charter School82520.6not reportedSchoolwide program
The other 20 high schools
SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Stratford STEM Magnet School81013.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Whites Creek High73014.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Maplewood High70017.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
RePublic High School58768.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Nashville School Of The Arts54819.9All free (CEP)Not Title I
Pearl-Cohn High52615.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
STEM Prep High School50520.6not reportedSchoolwide program
Lead Academy48714.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
KIPP Nashville Collegiate High School43815.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
East Nashville Magnet High School43219.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
KA @ The Crossings40033.6All free (CEP)Not reported
W. A. Bass Adult Program309not reportedAll free (CEP)Not Title I
Early College High School17419.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Nashville Big Picture High School1259.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Johnson Alternative Learning Center747.1not reportedSchoolwide program
W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center686.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
The Academy at Hickory Hollow4013.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
The Academy at Opry Mills325.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
The Academy at Old Cockrill246.0not reportedSchoolwide program
Transitions at Bass184.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

7 other schools, 1,235 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Harris-Hillman Special Education45811.8not reportedSchoolwide program
Ross Early Learning Center20216.4not reportedNot Title I
Ivanetta H. Davis Learning Center at Bordeaux15116.2All free (CEP)Not Title I
Cambridge Early Learning Center13218.9All free (CEP)Not Title I
MNPS Virtual School13110.2All free (CEP)Eligible, no program
Casa Azafran Early Learning Center8325.5All free (CEP)Not Title I
Cora Howe School783.1not reportedSchoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

2 more schools on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

Hillwood High

High school in Nashville; 1,123 students; 16.5 students per teacher.

Rocketship Nashville Northeast Elementary

Elementary school in Nashville; 499 students; 25.0 students per teacher.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools

  1. Tennessee districts by spending per studentMetropolitan Nashville Public Schools ranks 2 of 124 Tennessee districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,808).#2 of 124
  2. Every school district in TennesseeMetropolitan Nashville Public Schools is the number 2 by size of 148 Tennessee districts, with 80,651 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#2 of 148
  3. Memphis-Shelby County SchoolsThe next larger Tennessee district: 109,797 students in fall 2022, $13,695 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,695
  4. Knox County SchoolsThe next smaller Tennessee district: 60,609 students in fall 2022, $11,187 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,187
  5. Compare Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools with Memphis-Shelby County SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Antioch High School, its largest high school2,212 students in 2024-25, 17.0 per teacher.2,212
  7. Teacher salary spending across TennesseeMetropolitan Nashville Public Schools spent $69,520 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $57,379); spending, not a salary.$69,520
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools?
    156 schools were open in 2024-25 (80 elementary, 37 middle, 32 high, 7 other), enrolling 79,428 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools spend per student?
    $17,808 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Tennessee median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $11,310 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,314 per student, down 2.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools' money come from?
    $1,859,593,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 25.2% state, 57.5% local and 17.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 17,234 of the 102,072 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 16.9%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $345,892,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,289 per student. Divided by the 4,975 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $69,520 per teacher, more than 94 in 100 Tennessee districts (state median $57,379). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Tennessee teacher salary at $53,619 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools scored proficient or above: 26% in reading and 23% in math, against 35% in reading and 35% in math across Tennessee. Tennessee's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools?
    81% of the 6,098 students in Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.3% across Tennessee. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    4703180. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25