Elementary school (grades K-5) · Knoxville, TN

Kcs Virtual Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Kcs Virtual Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 60/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 470222002658
0/100100/10060/100
👥 S:T ratio
74
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
76
📋 Attendance
20
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Kcs Virtual Elementary School earns 60/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of Tennessee schools.

#1 of 14
elementary schools in Knoxville · Resource Index
60
Resource Index · Higher
6.6:1
small classes for Tennessee
119
students enrolled

Kcs Virtual Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 97% of Tennessee schools. Computed live against every Tennessee school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Kcs Virtual Elementary School ranks #1 of 14 elementary schools in Knoxville, TN.

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Enrollment

119

Tennessee · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

18.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

6.6:1

vs 15.3:1 Tennessee avg

-57% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Kcs Virtual Elementary School compares with Tennessee and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than 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 Kcs Virtual Elementary School

Kcs Virtual Elementary School is a small elementary school in Knoxville, Tennessee, enrolling 119 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 6.6:1, Kcs Virtual Elementary School is leaner than roughly 97% of Tennessee schools and 57% under the state's 15.3:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 93% of Tennessee schools, with 119 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 95% of the 1,838 Tennessee schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Counselor coverage is strong, about 119 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 31.9% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Among Knoxville's elementary schools, it stands alongside Tennessee Virtual Academy (1,867 students): Kcs Virtual Elementary School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (6.6:1 vs 14.1:1).

Knox County also operates Farragut High School (2,073 students) and Bearden High School (1,963 students) alongside Kcs Virtual Elementary 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 Kcs Virtual Elementary School compares

Kcs Virtual Elementary 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 6.6:1 ▼ 57% 15.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 119 top 93% - -

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

6.6:1
Leaner classes than 97% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
119
Bigger than 12% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
6.6:1
students per teacher - 57% below state mean
Top 3% in Tennessee - lower ratio than 97% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
31.9%
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
$10,538
per pupil, district-wide - below 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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 119 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 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.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Knox County, which includes Kcs Virtual Elementary School.

$10,538
Per student
-3%
vs Tennessee
Avg $10,822
-36%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 49.9%
State 35.6%
Federal 14.6%

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 Kcs Virtual Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Farragut High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Bearden High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Hardin Valley Academy Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
West High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Farragut Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Knox County · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in Knoxville

6 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Similar elementary 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

Verify locally before acting on Kcs Virtual Elementary School's federal record.

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 Kcs Virtual Elementary School

How many students attend Kcs Virtual Elementary School?

Kcs Virtual Elementary School has 119 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Knoxville, TN.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Kcs Virtual Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Kcs Virtual Elementary School is 6.6:1, which is 57% lower than the Tennessee average of 15.3:1 and 58% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Kcs Virtual Elementary School?

Kcs Virtual Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 60/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Kcs Virtual Elementary School rank among elementary schools in Knoxville?

By Resource Investment Index, Kcs Virtual Elementary School ranks #1 of 14 elementary schools in Knoxville, TN. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Knoxville on the city page.

Is Kcs Virtual Elementary School a good school?

Kcs Virtual Elementary School earns 60/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% 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 Knox County?

Besides Kcs Virtual Elementary School, Knox County also operates Farragut High School (2,073 students), Bearden High School (1,963 students), and Hardin Valley Academy (1,916 students). See the Knox 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

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

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