Hamblen County Alternative School

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Morristown, Tennessee

Hamblen County Alternative School in Morristown, Tennessee enrolled 43 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, 0-33% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Tennessee: 35% and 34.3%).

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

Enrollment fell 35% from 2022-23 to 2023-24; full-time teachers rose 13%

62 students in 2022-23, 40 students in 2023-24. Full-time teachers went from 8.0 to 9.0.

Students enrolled at Hamblen County Alternative School by school year2022-23: 62, 2023-24: 400204060802022-23622023-2440
Students enrolled at Hamblen County Alternative School by school year2022-23: 62, 2023-24: 400204060802022-23622023-2440
Students enrolled at Hamblen County Alternative School by school year2022-23: 62, 2023-24: 400204060802022-23622023-2440
Students enrolled at Hamblen County Alternative School by school year2022-23: 62, 2023-24: 400204060802022-23622023-2440
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23628.07.8
2023-24409.04.4

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

One counselor per 56 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Hamblen County Alternative School enrolled 56 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 71 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 56 of the 56 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions71
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

51.2% of students were White, 37.2% Hispanic, 11.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White51.2%
  2. Hispanic37.2%
  3. Two or more races11.6%

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 Hamblen County Alternative School scored proficient or above: 0-33% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtTennessee
Reading and language arts, 2021-220‑33%34%35%
Math, 2022-2310% or less35% (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.

What to look at next about Hamblen County Alternative School

  1. Clinch SchoolThe nearest public school of this kind, 19 miles away: 176 students, 9.6 per teacher (2024-25).19 mi
  2. Hawkins County Virtual AcademyThe next nearest public school of this kind, 19 miles away: 42 students (2024-25).19 mi
  3. Compare Hamblen County Alternative School with Clinch SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Hamblen County Department of Education spends per student$10,596 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,596
  5. The largest public schools in TennesseeHamblen County Alternative School is the number 73 by size of 90 Tennessee schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#73 of 90
  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 Hamblen County Alternative School

  1. How many students attend Hamblen County Alternative School?
    43 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 62 in 2022-23. It is an alternative school in Morristown, TN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Hamblen County Alternative School?
    7.8 students per full-time teacher (2022-23). A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Hamblen County Alternative School a Title I school?
    Hamblen County Alternative School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Hamblen County Alternative School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Hamblen County Alternative School scored proficient or above: 0-33% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less 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.
  5. What district is Hamblen County Alternative School in?
    Hamblen County Department of Education, NCES district ID 4700001. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 470000101268 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
  • 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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