Enrollment
117
Tennessee · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Friendship, TN
Friendship Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Friendship Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 47/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 470085001898
👥 S:T ratio 64
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 29
📋 Attendance 66
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Friendship Elementary earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of Tennessee schools.
- 47
- Resource Index · Typical
- 9:1
- small classes for Tennessee
- 117
- students enrolled
Friendship Elementary has class sizes smaller than 95% of Tennessee schools. Computed live against every Tennessee school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Crockett County · Tennessee
NCES ID 470085001898 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
13.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9:1
vs 15.3:1 Tennessee avg
-41% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Friendship Elementary compares with Tennessee and U.S. medians
What stands out at Friendship Elementary
Friendship Elementary is a small combined-grade school in Friendship, Tennessee, enrolling 117 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 9:1, Friendship Elementary is leaner than roughly 95% of Tennessee schools and 41% under the state's 15.3:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 93% of Tennessee schools, with 117 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 1,838 scored Tennessee schools.
Its student body is led by White (62%) and Hispanic or Latino (26%) (diversity index 55/100).
Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 355 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.
13.7% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
Its district draws 20.7% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Crockett County also operates Crockett County High School (879 students) and Crockett County Middle School (614 students) alongside Friendship 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 Friendship Elementary compares
Friendship 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 | 9:1 | ▼ 41% | 15.3:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 117 | top 93% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
117
Bigger than 12% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
9:1
students per teacher
- 41% 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
13.7%
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
$9,616
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
Counselors0.3 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
5
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.3 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 61.5%
Hispanic or Latino 25.6%
Two or More 7.7%
African American 5.1%
Largest group: White at 61.5% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 54.8/100
Simpson diversity index - at 54.8, Friendship Elementary is more mixed than the Tennessee school average of 38.3.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Crockett County, which includes Friendship Elementary.
$9,616
Per student
-11%
vs Tennessee
Avg $10,822
-42%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 17.0%
State 62.3%
Federal 20.7%
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 Friendship Elementary Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crockett County High School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Crockett County Middle School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Maury City Elementary | Larger | No free-lunch data | Similar S:T ratio |
| Gadsden Elementary | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Friendship Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 879
- Students per teacher
- 16.6:1
- Resource Index
- 44/100
- Enrollment
- 614
- Students per teacher
- 15.3:1
- Resource Index
- 55/100
- Enrollment
- 211
- Students per teacher
- 9.6:1
- Resource Index
- 42/100
- Enrollment
- 148
- Students per teacher
- 12.3:1
- Resource Index
- 43/100
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 (~117 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Friendship Elementary
How many students attend Friendship Elementary?
Friendship Elementary has 117 students enrolled. It is a public school in Friendship, TN.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Friendship Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Friendship Elementary is 9:1, which is 41% lower than the Tennessee average of 15.3:1 and 43% 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 Friendship Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Friendship Elementary is White at 61.5% of enrollment, in Friendship, TN. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 54.8/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Friendship Elementary?
Friendship Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 47/100 (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 Friendship Elementary a good school?
Friendship Elementary earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% 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 Crockett County?
Besides Friendship Elementary, Crockett County also operates Crockett County High School (879 students), Crockett County Middle School (614 students), and Maury City Elementary (211 students). See the Crockett County district page for the complete list.
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