Other / mixed grade configuration · Etowah, TN

Etowah Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Etowah Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 49/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 470114000356
0/100100/10049/100
👥 S:T ratio
26
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
34
📋 Attendance
68
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Etowah Elementary earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 88% of Tennessee schools.

49
Resource Index · Higher
18.4:1
large classes for Tennessee
332
students enrolled

Etowah Elementary has class sizes larger than 88% of Tennessee schools. Computed live against every Tennessee school reporting to NCES.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+8 students YoY

Etowah Elementary held near 351 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+8 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 18.0 → 21.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+8 students YoY 470114000356 · Etowah, TN Other · SMALL · TRAD

332 enr · 18.4:1 · RII 49

Nearest enrollment peer: Loachapoka Elementary School (332 students)

Etowah Elementary held near 351 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+8 headcount). Teacher FTE added 18.0 → 21.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Tennessee schools → · Find another →

How Etowah Elementary compares

Etowah Elementary held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Tennessee and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Tennessee Tennessee avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 18.4:1 ▲ 20% 15.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 332 top 72% - -

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

18.4:1
Leaner classes than 22% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
332
Bigger than 37% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
18.4:1
students per teacher - 20% above state mean
Top 88% in Tennessee - lower ratio than 12% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
13.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$11,615
per pupil, district-wide - above Tennessee avg of $11,532
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 332 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
3
in-school suspensions + 17 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 6.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 83.4%
Hispanic or Latino 9.9%
Two or More 5.7%
African American 0.6%
Asian 0.3%

Largest group: White at 83.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 29.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 29.1, Etowah Elementary is less mixed than the Tennessee school average of 38.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Etowah reports $11,615 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar other schools in Etowah

1 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Etowah Elementary

How many students attend Etowah Elementary?

Etowah Elementary has 332 students enrolled. It is a public school in Etowah, TN. CCD year-over-year: 343 (2022-23) → 351 (2023-24), nearly flat (+8).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Etowah Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Etowah Elementary is 18.4:1, which is 20% higher than the Tennessee average of 15.3:1 and 17% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Etowah Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Etowah Elementary is White at 83.4% of enrollment, in Etowah, TN.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Etowah Elementary?

Etowah Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 49/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Etowah?

None reported; Etowah operates only Etowah Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 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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