Forrest School
Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Chapel Hill, Tennessee
Forrest School in Chapel Hill, Tennessee enrolled 788 students in 2024-25. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 35-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 38% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Tennessee: 35% and 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85-89% (Tennessee: 87.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2023-24; full-time teachers fell 5%
803 students in 2022-23, 826 students in 2023-24. Full-time teachers went from 45.7 to 43.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 803 | 45.7 | 17.6 |
| 2023-24 | 826 | 43.4 | 19.0 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24.
2 AP courses and one counselor per 389 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Forrest School enrolled 777 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 29 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses2
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 389 of the 777 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions29
- Chronically absent31.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
85.8% of students were White, 9.3% Hispanic, 3.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White85.8%
- Hispanic9.3%
- Two or more races3.0%
- Black1.1%
- Asian0.4%
- American Indian0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Forrest School scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 38% in math in 2022-23, against 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across Tennessee. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Tennessee, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Tennessee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 35‑39% | 32% | 35% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 38% | 36% (2021-22) | 34.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
85-89% of the 113 students in Forrest School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.3% across Tennessee. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Tennessee | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 85‑89% | 88% | 87.3% |
| Students in the class | 113 | 394 | 71,510 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
What to look at next about Forrest School
- Marshall Co High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 14 miles away: 808 students, 17.2 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
- Fred J Page High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 15 miles away: 1,478 students, 17.0 per teacher (2024-25).15 mi
- Compare Forrest School with Marshall Co High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Marshall County spends per student$10,312 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,312
- The largest public schools in TennesseeForrest School is the number 144 by size of 384 Tennessee high schools open in 2024-25.#144 of 384
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Forrest School
How many students attend Forrest School?
788 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 803 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Chapel Hill, TN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Forrest School?
17.6 students per full-time teacher (2022-23). A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Forrest School a Title I school?
Forrest School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Forrest School do on state tests?
The students tested at Forrest School scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 38% in math in 2022-23, against 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across Tennessee. Tennessee's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Forrest School?
85-89% of the 113 students in Forrest School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.3% across Tennessee. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Forrest School in?
Marshall County, NCES district ID 4702670. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 470267000950 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.