Elementary school (grades K-5) · Church Hill, TN

Church Hill Intermediate School

Federal NCES profile for Church Hill Intermediate School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 39/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 470174002240
0/100100/10039/100
👥 S:T ratio
38
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
26
📋 Attendance
62
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Church Hill Intermediate School earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Tennessee median.

#3 of 5
public schools in Church Hill · Resource Index
39
Resource Index · Typical
15.5:1
students per teacher
372
students enrolled

Church Hill Intermediate School has class sizes near the Tennessee median. Computed live against every Tennessee school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Church Hill Intermediate School ranks #3 of 5 public schools in Church Hill, TN.

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Enrollment

372

Tennessee · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

24.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

15.5:1

vs 15.3:1 Tennessee avg

+1% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Church Hill Intermediate School compares with Tennessee and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Church Hill Intermediate School

Church Hill Intermediate School is a mid-sized elementary school in Church Hill, Tennessee, enrolling 372 students.

At 15.5:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Tennessee median, within a few percentage points of the 15.3:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

With 372 students, its enrollment sits close to the Tennessee median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 1,838 scored Tennessee schools.

Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 372 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.

15.3% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Its district draws 21.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Hawkins County also operates Cherokee High School (1,002 students) and Volunteer High School (953 students) alongside Church Hill Intermediate School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Church Hill Intermediate School compares

Church Hill Intermediate School on the metrics families compare, against Tennessee and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Tennessee Tennessee avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 15.5:1 ▲ 1% 15.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 372 top 65% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

15.5:1
Leaner classes than 42% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
372
Bigger than 43% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
15.5:1
students per teacher - 1% above state mean
Top 59% in Tennessee - lower ratio than 41% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
15.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$11,500
per pupil, district-wide - above Tennessee avg of $10,822
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 372 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
34
in-school suspensions + 8 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 9.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 11.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Hawkins County, which includes Church Hill Intermediate School.

$11,500
Per student
+6%
vs Tennessee
Avg $10,822
-31%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 29.4%
State 49.5%
Federal 21.1%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Church Hill Intermediate School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Cherokee High School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Volunteer High School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Church Hill Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Bulls Gap School Similar size No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Rogersville Middle School Similar size No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Church Hill Intermediate School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Hawkins County · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Tennessee, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Church Hill Intermediate School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Church Hill Intermediate School

How many students attend Church Hill Intermediate School?

Church Hill Intermediate School has 372 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Church Hill, TN.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Church Hill Intermediate School?

The student-teacher ratio at Church Hill Intermediate School is 15.5:1, which is 1% higher than the Tennessee average of 15.3:1 and 1% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Church Hill Intermediate School?

Church Hill Intermediate School has a Resource Investment Index of 39/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Church Hill Intermediate School rank among public schools in Church Hill?

By Resource Investment Index, Church Hill Intermediate School ranks #3 of 5 public schools in Church Hill, TN. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Church Hill on the city page.

Is Church Hill Intermediate School a good school?

Church Hill Intermediate School earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Tennessee median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Hawkins County?

Besides Church Hill Intermediate School, Hawkins County also operates Cherokee High School (1,002 students), Volunteer High School (953 students), and Church Hill Middle School (741 students). See the Hawkins County district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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