High school (grades 9-12) · Nashville, TN

Hunters Lane High

Federal NCES profile for Hunters Lane High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 18/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 470318001961
0/100100/10018/100
👥 S:T ratio
37
📚 AP courses
15
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
6
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Hunters Lane High earns 18/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Tennessee median. It is also one of the largest schools in Tennessee.

#20 of 21
high schools in Nashville · Resource Index
18
Resource Index · Lower
15.7:1
students per teacher
1,414
students enrolled

Hunters Lane High has class sizes near the Tennessee median. Computed live against every Tennessee school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Hunters Lane High ranks #20 of 21 high schools in Nashville, TN.

School address

Enrollment

1,414

Tennessee · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

90.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

15.7:1

vs 15.3:1 Tennessee avg

+3% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Hunters Lane High compares with Tennessee and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Hunters Lane High

Hunters Lane High is a large high school in Nashville, Tennessee, enrolling 1,414 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 15.7:1 puts it in the larger third of Tennessee schools by student-teacher ratio.

By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in Tennessee, bigger than 96% of state schools at 1,414 students.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 98% of the 1,838 Tennessee schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (44%) and African American (42%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 62/100).

On the academic-pipeline side it reports 3 Advanced Placement courses.

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 471 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 58.8% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The surrounding Davidson County spends $15,421 per pupil, 42% above the Tennessee average, a better-resourced district than most.

Discipline events run high: 1,081 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 1,414 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 115 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.

Among Nashville's high schools, it stands alongside John Overton High (1,942 students): Hunters Lane High is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (15.7:1 vs 17:1).

Davidson County also operates Antioch High School (2,212 students) and Cane Ridge High School (1,982 students) alongside Hunters Lane High.

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 Hunters Lane High compares

Hunters Lane High on the metrics families compare, against Tennessee and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Tennessee Tennessee avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 15.7:1 ▲ 3% 15.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 1,414 top 4% - -

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

15.7:1
Leaner classes than 41% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
1,414
Bigger than 96% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
15.7:1
students per teacher - 3% above state mean
Top 61% in Tennessee - lower ratio than 39% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
58.8%
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
$15,421
per pupil, district-wide - above Tennessee avg of $10,822
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 471 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
835
in-school suspensions + 246 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 59.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 76.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 115 expulsions.

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

Hispanic or Latino 44.3%
African American 41.6%
White 10.5%
Two or More 2.4%
Asian 1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 44.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 61.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 61.9, Hunters Lane High is more mixed than the Tennessee school average of 38.3.

Programs

AP courses offered 3

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Davidson County, which includes Hunters Lane High.

$15,421
Per student
+42%
vs Tennessee
Avg $10,822
-7%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 58.7%
State 26.4%
Federal 14.9%

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 Hunters Lane High Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Antioch High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Cane Ridge High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
John Overton High Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Mcgavock High Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Valor Flagship Academy Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Hunters Lane High's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Davidson County · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools in Nashville

6 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

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.

Next steps

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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 Hunters Lane High

How many students attend Hunters Lane High?

Hunters Lane High has 1,414 students enrolled. It is a high school in Nashville, TN.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Hunters Lane High?

The student-teacher ratio at Hunters Lane High is 15.7:1, which is 3% higher than the Tennessee average of 15.3:1 and 0% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Hunters Lane High?

The largest demographic group at Hunters Lane High is Hispanic or Latino at 44.3% of enrollment, in Nashville, TN. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 61.9/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Hunters Lane High?

Hunters Lane High has a Resource Investment Index of 18/100 (lower 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 Hunters Lane High rank among high schools in Nashville?

By Resource Investment Index, Hunters Lane High ranks #20 of 21 high schools in Nashville, TN. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Nashville on the city page.

Is Hunters Lane High a good school?

Hunters Lane High earns 18/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Tennessee median. It is also one of the largest schools in Tennessee. 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 Davidson County?

Besides Hunters Lane High, Davidson County also operates Antioch High School (2,212 students), Cane Ridge High School (1,982 students), and John Overton High (1,942 students). See the Davidson 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 2021-22) · 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.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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