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

Haywood Middle School

Federal NCES profile for Haywood Middle School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 49/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 470177001952
0/100100/10049/100
👥 S:T ratio
60
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
66
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Haywood Middle School earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% of Tennessee schools.

#2 of 7
public schools in Brownsville · Resource Index
49
Resource Index · Higher
9.9:1
small classes for Tennessee
345
students enrolled

Haywood Middle School has class sizes smaller than 93% of Tennessee schools. Computed live against every Tennessee school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Haywood Middle School ranks #2 of 7 public schools in Brownsville, TN.

School address

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

-25 students YoY

Haywood Middle School shrank from 365 students in 2022-23 to 340 in 2023-24 (-6.8%).

Teacher FTE lost 35.7 → 28.5 across the same CCD years.

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

Shrinking CCD campus

-25 students YoY 470177001952 · Brownsville, TN Middle · SMALL · TRAD

345 enr · 9.9:1 · RII 49

Nearest enrollment peer: Haywood High School (733 students)

Haywood Middle School shrank from 365 students in 2022-23 to 340 in 2023-24 (-6.8%). Teacher FTE lost 35.7 → 28.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Tennessee schools → · Find another →

Haywood Middle School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Haywood Middle School reports 345 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 Haywood Middle School compares

Haywood Middle School is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Tennessee and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Tennessee Tennessee avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 9.9:1 ▼ 35% 15.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 345 top 69% - -

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

9.9:1
Leaner classes than 89% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
345
Bigger than 39% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
9.9:1
students per teacher - 35% below state mean
Top 7% in Tennessee - lower ratio than 93% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
49.3%
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
$13,014
per pupil, district-wide - above 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
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 173 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
101
in-school suspensions + 37 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 29.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 40.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

African American 69.0%
White 22.6%
Hispanic or Latino 6.1%
Two or More 1.2%
Asian 0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%

Largest group: African American at 69.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 46.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 46.9, Haywood Middle School is more mixed than the Tennessee school average of 38.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Haywood County reports $13,014 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Haywood Middle School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Haywood High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Sunny Hill Intermediate School Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Haywood Elementary Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Anderson Early Childhood Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
East Side Elementary Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Haywood County · 5 sibling schools

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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 Haywood Middle School

How many students attend Haywood Middle School?

Haywood Middle School has 345 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Brownsville, TN. CCD year-over-year: 365 (2022-23) → 340 (2023-24), down 25.

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

The student-teacher ratio at Haywood Middle School is 9.9:1, which is 35% lower than the Tennessee average of 15.3:1 and 37% 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 Middle School?

The largest demographic group at Haywood Middle School is African American at 69.0% of enrollment, in Brownsville, TN.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Haywood Middle School?

Haywood Middle School has a Resource Investment Index of 49/100 (higher 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 Haywood Middle School rank among public schools in Brownsville?

By Resource Investment Index, Haywood Middle School ranks #2 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.

What other schools are in Haywood County?

Besides Haywood Middle School, Haywood County also operates Haywood High School (733 students), Sunny Hill Intermediate School (349 students), and Haywood Elementary (326 students). See the Haywood 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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