Other / mixed grade configuration · Elizabethton, TN

Hunter Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Hunter Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 51/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 470051000159
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👥 S:T ratio
36
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
99
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Hunter Elementary earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Tennessee median.

#1 of 7
schools in Elizabethton · Resource Index
51
Resource Index · Higher
16.1:1
students per teacher
498
students enrolled

Hunter Elementary has class sizes near the Tennessee median. Computed live against every Tennessee school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Hunter Elementary ranks #1 of 7 schools in Elizabethton, TN.

School address

Elizabethton, TN 37643
District: Carter County · Tennessee

NCES ID 470051000159 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

+86 students YoY

Hunter Elementary grew from 433 students in 2022-23 to 519 in 2023-24 (+19.9%).

Teacher FTE added 31.8 → 38.7 across the same CCD years.

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

Growing CCD campus

+86 students YoY 470051000159 · Elizabethton, TN Other · SMALL · TRAD

498 enr · 16.1:1 · RII 51

Nearest enrollment peer: Hampton Elementary (662 students)

Hunter Elementary grew from 433 students in 2022-23 to 519 in 2023-24 (+19.9%). Teacher FTE added 31.8 → 38.7 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Tennessee schools → · Find another →

Hunter Elementary in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Hunter Elementary reports 498 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 Hunter Elementary compares

Hunter Elementary is a growing 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 16.1:1 ▲ 5% 15.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 498 top 45% - -

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

16.1:1
Leaner classes than 37% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
498
Bigger than 61% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
16.1:1
students per teacher - 5% above state mean
Top 68% in Tennessee - lower ratio than 32% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
0.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$11,526
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 498 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
13
in-school suspensions + 16 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 2 expulsions.

Student demographics

White 88.6%
Hispanic or Latino 7.2%
Two or More 3.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.6%
African American 0.4%
Asian 0.2%

Largest group: White at 88.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 20.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 20.9, Hunter Elementary is less mixed than the Tennessee school average of 38.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Carter County reports $11,526 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Hunter Elementary Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Hampton Elementary Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Happy Valley Elementary Similar size No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Happy Valley High School Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Hampton High School Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Happy Valley Middle School Smaller No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Hunter Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Carter County · 5 sibling schools

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Similar other schools in Elizabethton

6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

East Side Elementary
Standard public school
465 students 17.2:1 students per teacher
Keenburg Elementary
Standard public school
212 students 12.5:1 students per teacher
Unaka Elementary
Standard public school
194 students 12.9:1 students per teacher
Valley Forge Elementary
Standard public school
186 students 11.6:1 students per teacher
Carter County Online Academy
Standard public school
123 students 12.3:1 students per teacher
Siam Learning Center
Alternative education program
61 students 30.5:1 students per teacher

Nationwide other 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.

Similar enrollment (~498 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~16.1:1)

Frequently asked questions about Hunter Elementary

How many students attend Hunter Elementary?

Hunter Elementary has 498 students enrolled. It is a public school in Elizabethton, TN. CCD year-over-year: 433 (2022-23) → 519 (2023-24), up 86.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Hunter Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Hunter Elementary is 16.1:1, which is 5% higher than the Tennessee average of 15.3:1 and 3% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Hunter Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Hunter Elementary is White at 88.6% of enrollment, in Elizabethton, TN.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Hunter Elementary?

Hunter Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 51/100 (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 Hunter Elementary rank among schools in Elizabethton?

By Resource Investment Index, Hunter Elementary ranks #1 of 7 schools in Elizabethton, TN. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Elizabethton on the city page.

What other schools are in Carter County?

Besides Hunter Elementary, Carter County also operates Hampton Elementary (662 students), Happy Valley Elementary (506 students), and Happy Valley High School (449 students). See the Carter County district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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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