Enrollment
733
Tennessee · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Brownsville, TN
Haywood High School
Federal NCES profile for Haywood High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 470177000597
👥 S:T ratio 53
📚 AP courses 30
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 51
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Haywood High School earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 85% of Tennessee schools.
- #3 of 7
- public schools in Brownsville · Resource Index
- 41
- Resource Index · Typical
- 11.8:1
- small classes for Tennessee
- 733
- students enrolled
Haywood High School has class sizes smaller than 85% of Tennessee schools. Computed live against every Tennessee school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Haywood High School ranks #3 of 7 public schools in Brownsville, TN.
School address
District: Haywood County · Tennessee
NCES ID 470177000597 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
62.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
11.8:1
vs 15.3:1 Tennessee avg
-23% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Haywood High School compares with Tennessee and U.S. medians
What stands out at Haywood High School
Haywood High School is a mid-sized high school in Brownsville, Tennessee, enrolling 733 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 11.8:1, Haywood High School is leaner than roughly 85% of Tennessee schools and 23% under the state's 15.3:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Enrollment of 733 puts it in the larger third of Tennessee schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 1,838 scored Tennessee schools.
Its student body is led by African American (69%) and White (20%) (diversity index 48/100).
On the academic-pipeline side it reports 6 Advanced Placement courses.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 244 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 63.0% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Its district draws 27.7% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Discipline events run high: 189 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 733 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
Haywood County also operates Sunny Hill Intermediate School (349 students) and Haywood Middle School (345 students) alongside Haywood High School.
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 Haywood High School compares
Haywood High School on the metrics families compare, against Tennessee and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Tennessee | Tennessee avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 11.8:1 | ▼ 23% | 15.3:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 733 | top 20% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
11.8:1
Leaner classes than 77% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
733
Bigger than 82% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
11.8:1
students per teacher
- 23% below state mean
Top 15% in Tennessee - lower ratio than 85% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
63.0%
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
$12,505
per pupil, district-wide
- above 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
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 244 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
131
in-school suspensions + 58 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 17.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 25.8 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
African American 68.8%
White 19.5%
Hispanic or Latino 8.7%
Two or More 1.9%
Asian 1.1%
Largest group: African American at 68.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 48.1/100
Simpson diversity index - at 48.1, Haywood High School is more mixed than the Tennessee school average of 38.3.
Programs
AP courses offered 6
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Haywood County, which includes Haywood High School.
$12,505
Per student
+16%
vs Tennessee
Avg $10,822
-25%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 22.3%
State 50.0%
Federal 27.7%
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 Haywood High School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny Hill Intermediate School | Smaller | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Haywood Middle School | Smaller | No free-lunch data | Lower S:T ratio |
| Haywood Elementary | Smaller | No free-lunch data | Similar S:T ratio |
| Anderson Early Childhood | Smaller | No free-lunch data | Similar S:T ratio |
| East Side Elementary | Smaller | No free-lunch data | Similar S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Haywood High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 349
- Students per teacher
- 13.4:1
- Resource Index
- 42/100
- Enrollment
- 345
- Students per teacher
- 9.9:1
- Resource Index
- 49/100
- Enrollment
- 326
- Students per teacher
- 10.9:1
- Resource Index
- 40/100
- Enrollment
- 324
- Students per teacher
- 12:1
- Resource Index
- 43/100
- Enrollment
- 320
- Students per teacher
- 11:1
- Resource Index
- 41/100
Similar high 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 (~733 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~11.8:1)
Next steps
Verify locally before acting on Haywood High School's federal record.
- Compare Haywood High School against another school. Compare schools
- Haywood County's spending and staffing shape this school. District profile
- Confirm current enrollment and boundaries with the school. Choosing guide
Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.
Frequently asked questions about Haywood High School
How many students attend Haywood High School?
Haywood High School has 733 students enrolled. It is a high school in Brownsville, TN.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Haywood High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Haywood High School is 11.8:1, which is 23% lower than the Tennessee average of 15.3:1 and 25% 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 Haywood High School?
The largest demographic group at Haywood High School is African American at 68.8% of enrollment, in Brownsville, TN.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Haywood High School?
Haywood High School has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Haywood High School rank among public schools in Brownsville?
By Resource Investment Index, Haywood High School ranks #3 of 7 public schools in Brownsville, TN. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Brownsville on the city page.
Is Haywood High School a good school?
Haywood High School earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 85% 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 Haywood County?
Besides Haywood High School, Haywood County also operates Sunny Hill Intermediate School (349 students), Haywood Middle School (345 students), and Haywood Elementary (326 students). See the Haywood County district page for the complete list.
Related tools
Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.