Tennessee Schools for the Deaf operates 3 public schools serving 144 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Tennessee. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Knox County.
a 56:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 28.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 51.4% White, 21.6% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Tennessee School for the Deaf Upper School, with a diversity index of 74.6/100.
Tennessee School for the Deaf Upper School accounts for 31.3% of all Tennessee Schools for the Deaf student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Tennessee Schools for the Deaf-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Tennessee Schools for the Deaf student-counselor ratio is 56:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Tennessee Schools for the Deaf chronic absenteeism rate is 28.6% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Tennessee Schools for the Deaf is typically wider than the Tennessee Schools for the Deaf-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Tennessee Schools for the Deaf's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Tennessee Schools for the Deaf?
Tennessee Schools for the Deaf has 3 schools, including 3 combined. Total enrollment is 144 students.
What is the demographic composition of Tennessee Schools for the Deaf?
Tennessee Schools for the Deaf students are 51.4% White, 21.6% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% African American, 3.0% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.