Other / mixed grade configuration · Elmwood, TN

Forks River Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Forks River Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 39/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 470387001599
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👥 S:T ratio
40
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
84
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Forks River Elementary earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Tennessee median.

39
Resource Index · Typical
14.9:1
students per teacher
208
students enrolled

Forks River Elementary has class sizes near the Tennessee median. Computed live against every Tennessee school reporting to NCES.

School address

Elmwood, TN 38560
District: Smith County · Tennessee

NCES ID 470387001599 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

+18 students YoY

Forks River Elementary grew from 202 students in 2022-23 to 220 in 2023-24 (+8.9%).

Teacher FTE added 14.7 → 15.8 across the same CCD years.

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

Growing CCD campus

+18 students YoY 470387001599 · Elmwood, TN Other · SMALL · TRAD

208 enr · 14.9:1 · RII 39

Nearest enrollment peer: Gordonsville High School (541 students)

Forks River Elementary grew from 202 students in 2022-23 to 220 in 2023-24 (+8.9%). Teacher FTE added 14.7 → 15.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Tennessee schools → · Find another →

Forks River Elementary in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Forks River Elementary reports 208 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Forks River Elementary compares

Forks River Elementary is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Tennessee and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Tennessee Tennessee avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 14.9:1 ▼ 3% 15.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 208 top 88% - -

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

14.9:1
Leaner classes than 48% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
208
Bigger than 20% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
14.9:1
students per teacher - 3% below state mean
Top 51% in Tennessee - lower ratio than 49% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
6.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$10,329
per pupil, district-wide - below 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
Counselors0.3 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
16
in-school suspensions + 8 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 7.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 11.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 5 expulsions.

Student demographics

White 89.9%
Hispanic or Latino 6.3%
Two or More 3.4%
Asian 0.5%

Largest group: White at 89.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 18.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 18.7, Forks River Elementary is less mixed than the Tennessee school average of 38.3.

Programs

District finance for Smith County reports $10,329 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Forks River Elementary Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Gordonsville High School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Smith County High School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Carthage Elementary Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Gordonsville Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Smith County Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Smith County · 5 sibling schools

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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.

Similar enrollment (~208 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~14.9:1)

Frequently asked questions about Forks River Elementary

How many students attend Forks River Elementary?

Forks River Elementary has 208 students enrolled. It is a public school in Elmwood, TN. CCD year-over-year: 202 (2022-23) → 220 (2023-24), up 18.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Forks River Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Forks River Elementary is 14.9:1, which is 3% lower than the Tennessee average of 15.3:1 and 5% 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 Forks River Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Forks River Elementary is White at 89.9% of enrollment, in Elmwood, TN.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Forks River Elementary?

Forks River Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 39/100 (typical 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 Smith County?

Besides Forks River Elementary, Smith County also operates Gordonsville High School (541 students), Smith County High School (476 students), and Carthage Elementary (465 students). See the Smith County district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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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