Other / mixed grade configuration · Cedar Hill, TN

Jo Byrns Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Jo Byrns Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 52/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 470360002109
0/100100/10052/100
👥 S:T ratio
51
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
31
📋 Attendance
56
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Jo Byrns Elementary School earns 52/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 81% of Tennessee schools.

52
Resource Index · Higher
12.3:1
small classes for Tennessee
344
students enrolled

Jo Byrns Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 81% of Tennessee schools. Computed live against every Tennessee school reporting to NCES.

School address

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

-16 students YoY

Jo Byrns Elementary School held near 347 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-16 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 28.6 → 25.3 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-16 students YoY 470360002109 · Cedar Hill, TN Other · SMALL · TRAD

344 enr · 12.3:1 · RII 52

Nearest enrollment peer: Springfield High School (1,026 students)

Jo Byrns Elementary School held near 347 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-16 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 28.6 → 25.3 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Tennessee schools → · Find another →

Jo Byrns Elementary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Jo Byrns Elementary School reports 344 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 Jo Byrns Elementary School compares

Jo Byrns Elementary School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Tennessee and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Tennessee Tennessee avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12.3:1 ▼ 20% 15.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 344 top 70% - -

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

12.3:1
Leaner classes than 73% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
344
Bigger than 39% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
12.3:1
students per teacher - 20% below state mean
Top 19% in Tennessee - lower ratio than 81% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
17.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$11,721
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 344 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
6
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 84.0%
Hispanic or Latino 9.6%
Two or More 4.9%
African American 1.5%

Largest group: White at 84.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 28.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 28.3, Jo Byrns Elementary School is less mixed than the Tennessee school average of 38.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Robertson County reports $11,721 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Jo Byrns Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Springfield High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
White House Heritage High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Greenbrier High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Crestview Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
East Robertson High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Robertson County · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in Cedar Hill

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

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.

Frequently asked questions about Jo Byrns Elementary School

How many students attend Jo Byrns Elementary School?

Jo Byrns Elementary School has 344 students enrolled. It is a public school in Cedar Hill, TN. CCD year-over-year: 363 (2022-23) → 347 (2023-24), nearly flat (-16).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Jo Byrns Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Jo Byrns Elementary School is 12.3:1, which is 20% lower than the Tennessee average of 15.3:1 and 22% 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 Jo Byrns Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Jo Byrns Elementary School is White at 84.0% of enrollment, in Cedar Hill, TN.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Jo Byrns Elementary School?

Jo Byrns Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 52/100 (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).

What other schools are in Robertson County?

Besides Jo Byrns Elementary School, Robertson County also operates Springfield High School (1,026 students), White House Heritage High School (977 students), and Greenbrier High School (769 students). See the Robertson 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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