Elementary school (grades K-5) · Del Rio, TN

Del Rio Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Del Rio Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 69/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 470075000278
0/100100/10069/100
👥 S:T ratio
66
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
83
📋 Attendance
59
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Del Rio Elementary earns 69/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of Tennessee schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Tennessee.

69
Resource Index · Higher
8.5:1
small classes for Tennessee
85
students enrolled

Del Rio Elementary has class sizes smaller than 95% of Tennessee schools. Computed live against every Tennessee school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

85

Tennessee · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

10.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

8.5:1

vs 15.3:1 Tennessee avg

-44% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Del Rio Elementary compares with Tennessee and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than 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 Del Rio Elementary

Del Rio Elementary is a small elementary school in Del Rio, Tennessee, enrolling 85 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 8.5:1, Del Rio Elementary is leaner than roughly 95% of Tennessee schools and 44% under the state's 15.3:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 95% of Tennessee schools, with 85 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 99% of the 1,838 Tennessee schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Its student body is predominantly White (98% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 5/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 85 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

16.5% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Its district draws 23.4% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Cocke County also operates Cocke Co High School (1,074 students) and Edgemont Elementary (541 students) alongside Del Rio 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 Del Rio Elementary compares

Del Rio 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 8.5:1 ▼ 44% 15.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 85 top 95% - -

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

8.5:1
Leaner classes than 94% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
85
Bigger than 9% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
8.5:1
students per teacher - 44% below state mean
Top 5% in Tennessee - lower ratio than 95% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
16.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$10,484
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 85 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.2 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.

Student demographics

White 97.6%
Hispanic or Latino 2.4%

Largest group: White at 97.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 4.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 4.7, Del Rio Elementary is less mixed than the Tennessee school average of 38.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Cocke County, which includes Del Rio Elementary.

$10,484
Per student
-3%
vs Tennessee
Avg $10,822
-37%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 25.1%
State 51.6%
Federal 23.4%

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 Del Rio Elementary Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Cocke Co High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Edgemont Elementary Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Parrottsville Elementary Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Cosby Elementary Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Northwest Elementary Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Del Rio Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Cocke 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 Del Rio Elementary'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 Del Rio Elementary

How many students attend Del Rio Elementary?

Del Rio Elementary has 85 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Del Rio, TN.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Del Rio Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Del Rio Elementary is 8.5:1, which is 44% lower than the Tennessee average of 15.3:1 and 46% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Del Rio Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Del Rio Elementary is White at 97.6% of enrollment, in Del Rio, TN.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Del Rio Elementary?

Del Rio Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 69/100 (higher 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 Del Rio Elementary a good school?

Del Rio Elementary earns 69/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of Tennessee schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Tennessee. 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 Cocke County?

Besides Del Rio Elementary, Cocke County also operates Cocke Co High School (1,074 students), Edgemont Elementary (541 students), and Parrottsville Elementary (512 students). See the Cocke 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

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