Enrollment
199
Tennessee · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Coalmont, TN
Coalmont Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Coalmont Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 470153000463
👥 S:T ratio 53
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 20
📋 Attendance 62
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Coalmont Elementary earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% of Tennessee schools.
- 41
- Resource Index · Typical
- 11.7:1
- small classes for Tennessee
- 199
- students enrolled
Coalmont Elementary has class sizes smaller than 86% of Tennessee schools. Computed live against every Tennessee school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Grundy County · Tennessee
NCES ID 470153000463 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
17.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
11.7:1
vs 15.3:1 Tennessee avg
-24% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Coalmont Elementary compares with Tennessee and U.S. medians
What stands out at Coalmont Elementary
Coalmont Elementary is a small combined-grade school in Coalmont, Tennessee, enrolling 199 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 11.7:1, Coalmont Elementary is leaner than roughly 86% of Tennessee schools and 24% under the state's 15.3:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Enrollment of 199 puts it in the smaller third of Tennessee schools by headcount.
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 398 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.
15.1% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
Its district draws 24.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
The federal civil-rights collection also records 1 expulsion at this campus for 2021-22.
Grundy County also operates Grundy County High School (486 students) and North Elementary (385 students) alongside Coalmont Elementary.
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 Coalmont Elementary compares
Coalmont Elementary on the metrics families compare, against Tennessee and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Tennessee | Tennessee avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 11.7:1 | ▼ 24% | 15.3:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 199 | top 89% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
11.7:1
Leaner classes than 78% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
199
Bigger than 19% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
11.7:1
students per teacher
- 24% below state mean
Top 14% in Tennessee - lower ratio than 86% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
15.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$10,653
per pupil, district-wide
- below 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
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
20
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 10.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 10.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.
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 Grundy County, which includes Coalmont Elementary.
$10,653
Per student
-2%
vs Tennessee
Avg $10,822
-36%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 15.9%
State 60.0%
Federal 24.1%
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 Coalmont Elementary Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grundy County High School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| North Elementary | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Tracy Elementary | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Swiss Memorial Elementary | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Pelham Elementary | Similar size | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Coalmont Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 486
- Students per teacher
- 13.5:1
- Resource Index
- 52/100
- Enrollment
- 385
- Students per teacher
- 18.3:1
- Resource Index
- 37/100
- Enrollment
- 358
- Students per teacher
- 18.8:1
- Resource Index
- 34/100
- Enrollment
- 317
- Students per teacher
- 21.1:1
- Resource Index
- 48/100
- Enrollment
- 165
- Students per teacher
- 13.8:1
- Resource Index
- 73/100
Similar other 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.
Similar enrollment (~199 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~11.7:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Coalmont Elementary
How many students attend Coalmont Elementary?
Coalmont Elementary has 199 students enrolled. It is a public school in Coalmont, TN.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Coalmont Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Coalmont Elementary is 11.7:1, which is 24% lower than the Tennessee average of 15.3:1 and 25% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Coalmont Elementary?
Coalmont Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (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).
Is Coalmont Elementary a good school?
Coalmont Elementary earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% of Tennessee schools. 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 Grundy County?
Besides Coalmont Elementary, Grundy County also operates Grundy County High School (486 students), North Elementary (385 students), and Tracy Elementary (358 students). See the Grundy County district page for the complete list.
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