Middle school (grades 6-8) · Knoxville, TN

Halls Middle School

Federal NCES profile for Halls Middle School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 27/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 470222000744
0/100100/10027/100
👥 S:T ratio
39
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
37
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Halls Middle School earns 27/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Tennessee median.

#10 of 14
middle schools in Knoxville · Resource Index
27
Resource Index · Lower
15.2:1
students per teacher
945
students enrolled

Halls Middle School has class sizes near the Tennessee median. Computed live against every Tennessee school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Halls Middle School ranks #10 of 14 middle schools in Knoxville, TN.

School address

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

-46 students YoY

Halls Middle School held near 996 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-46 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 62.5 → 65.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-46 students YoY 470222000744 · Knoxville, TN Middle · MID · TRAD

945 enr · 15.2:1 · RII 27

Nearest enrollment peer: Farragut High School (2,073 students)

Halls Middle School held near 996 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-46 headcount). Teacher FTE added 62.5 → 65.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Tennessee schools → · Find another →

Halls Middle School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Halls Middle School reports 945 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 Halls Middle School compares

Halls Middle School 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 15.2:1 ▼ 1% 15.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 945 top 10% - -

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

15.2:1
Leaner classes than 45% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
945
Bigger than 90% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
15.2:1
students per teacher - 1% below state mean
Top 55% in Tennessee - lower ratio than 45% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
40.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$11,187
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
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 315 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 86 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 9.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 80.8%
Hispanic or Latino 12.8%
Two or More 2.8%
African American 2.4%
Asian 0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%

Largest group: White at 80.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 32.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 32.9, Halls Middle School is less mixed than the Tennessee school average of 38.3.

Programs

District finance for Knox County reports $11,187 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Halls Middle School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Farragut High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Bearden High School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Hardin Valley Academy Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
West High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Farragut Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Halls Middle School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Knox County · 5 sibling schools

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Similar middle schools in Knoxville

6 comparable middle schools (grades 6-8) serving the same city.

Nationwide middle 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 Halls Middle School

How many students attend Halls Middle School?

Halls Middle School has 945 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Knoxville, TN. CCD year-over-year: 1,042 (2022-23) → 996 (2023-24), nearly flat (-46).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Halls Middle School?

The student-teacher ratio at Halls Middle School is 15.2:1, which is 1% lower than the Tennessee average of 15.3:1 and 3% 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 Halls Middle School?

The largest demographic group at Halls Middle School is White at 80.8% of enrollment, in Knoxville, TN.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Halls Middle School?

Halls Middle School has a Resource Investment Index of 27/100 (lower 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).

How does Halls Middle School rank among middle schools in Knoxville?

By Resource Investment Index, Halls Middle School ranks #10 of 14 middle schools in Knoxville, TN. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all middle schools in Knoxville on the city page.

What other schools are in Knox County?

Besides Halls Middle School, Knox County also operates Farragut High School (2,073 students), Bearden High School (1,963 students), and Hardin Valley Academy (1,916 students). See the Knox County district page for the complete list.

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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