Gary Hardin Academy

Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Sevierville, Tennessee

Gary Hardin Academy in Sevierville, Tennessee enrolled 74 students in 2024-25. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 6-9% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Tennessee: 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 65-69% (Tennessee: 87.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 44% from 2022-23 to 2023-24; full-time teachers rose 16%

160 students in 2022-23, 90 students in 2023-24. Full-time teachers went from 10.7 to 12.3.

Students enrolled at Gary Hardin Academy by school year2022-23: 160, 2023-24: 900501001502002022-231602023-2490
Students enrolled at Gary Hardin Academy by school year2022-23: 160, 2023-24: 900501001502002022-231602023-2490
Students enrolled at Gary Hardin Academy by school year2022-23: 160, 2023-24: 900501001502002022-231602023-2490
Students enrolled at Gary Hardin Academy by school year2022-23: 160, 2023-24: 900501001502002022-231602023-2490
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2316010.715.0
2023-249012.37.3

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24.

One counselor per 80 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Gary Hardin Academy enrolled 80 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 80 of the 80 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent93.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

74.3% of students were White, 21.6% Hispanic, 2.7% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White74.3%
  2. Hispanic21.6%
  3. Black2.7%
  4. Two or more races1.4%

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, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Gary Hardin Academy scored proficient or above: 6-9% in math, against 34.3% in math 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. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtTennessee
Math6‑9%30% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 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

65-69% of the 117 students in Gary Hardin Academy'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.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtTennessee
Four-year graduation rate65‑69%89%87.3%
Students in the class11795871,510

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.

High schools in Sevierville

3 public high schools in Sevierville report 2024-25 enrollment; Gary Hardin Academy is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Sevier County High School95014.1not reported
Gary Hardin Academy7415.0not reported
Greenbrier Alternative Learning Center10.7not reported

All public schools in Sevierville →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Gary Hardin Academy

  1. Seymour High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 4.9 miles away: 693 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).4.9 mi
  2. Carter High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 7.8 miles away: 749 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).7.8 mi
  3. Compare Gary Hardin Academy with Seymour High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Sevier County School System spends per student$12,911 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,911
  5. The largest public schools in TennesseeGary Hardin Academy is the number 345 by size of 384 Tennessee high schools open in 2024-25.#345 of 384
  6. 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 Gary Hardin Academy

  1. How many students attend Gary Hardin Academy?
    74 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 160 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Sevierville, TN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Gary Hardin Academy?
    15.0 students per full-time teacher (2022-23). A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Gary Hardin Academy a Title I school?
    Gary Hardin Academy was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Gary Hardin Academy do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Gary Hardin Academy scored proficient or above: 6-9% in math, against 34.3% in math 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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Gary Hardin Academy?
    65-69% of the 117 students in Gary Hardin Academy'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.
  6. What district is Gary Hardin Academy in?
    Sevier County School System, NCES district ID 4703780. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 470378002215 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, 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.

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