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

Loudon High School

Federal NCES profile for Loudon High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 39/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 470252000900
0/100100/10039/100
👥 S:T ratio
40
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
23
📋 Attendance
54
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Loudon High School earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Tennessee median.

#2 of 4
public schools in Loudon · Resource Index
39
Resource Index · Typical
15.1:1
students per teacher
771
students enrolled

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

By Resource Investment Index, Loudon High School ranks #2 of 4 public schools in Loudon, TN.

School address

Enrollment

771

Tennessee · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

51.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

15.1:1

vs 15.3:1 Tennessee avg

-1% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Loudon High School compares with Tennessee and U.S. medians

At or below 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 Loudon High School

Loudon High School is a mid-sized high school in Loudon, Tennessee, enrolling 771 students.

At 15.1:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Tennessee median, within a few percentage points of the 15.3:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

Enrollment of 771 puts it in the larger third of Tennessee schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 1,838 scored Tennessee schools.

Its student body is led by White (70%) and Hispanic or Latino (25%) (diversity index 45/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 386 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 18.4% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 14 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.

Loudon County also operates North Middle School (780 students) and Loudon Elementary (702 students) alongside Loudon High 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 Loudon High School compares

Loudon High 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 15.1:1 ▼ 1% 15.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 771 top 18% - -

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

15.1:1
Leaner classes than 46% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
771
Bigger than 84% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
15.1:1
students per teacher - 1% below state mean
Top 54% in Tennessee - lower ratio than 46% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
18.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$10,413
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
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 386 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
93
in-school suspensions + 26 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 12.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 15.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 14 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

White 69.6%
Hispanic or Latino 25.4%
Two or More 2.6%
African American 1.6%
Asian 0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%

Largest group: White at 69.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 45.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 45.0, Loudon High School is more mixed than the Tennessee school average of 38.3.

Programs

AP program Not offered
Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Loudon County, which includes Loudon High School.

$10,413
Per student
-4%
vs Tennessee
Avg $10,822
-37%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 44.7%
State 40.5%
Federal 14.8%

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 Loudon High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
North Middle School Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Loudon Elementary Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Eaton Elementary Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Greenback School Similar size No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Philadelphia Elementary Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Loudon County · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

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

Verify locally before acting on Loudon High 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 Loudon High School

How many students attend Loudon High School?

Loudon High School has 771 students enrolled. It is a high school in Loudon, TN.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Loudon High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Loudon High School is 15.1:1, which is 1% lower than the Tennessee average of 15.3:1 and 4% 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 Loudon High School?

The largest demographic group at Loudon High School is White at 69.6% of enrollment, in Loudon, TN.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Loudon High School?

Loudon High School has a Resource Investment Index of 39/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Loudon High School rank among public schools in Loudon?

By Resource Investment Index, Loudon High School ranks #2 of 4 public schools in Loudon, 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 Loudon on the city page.

Is Loudon High School a good school?

Loudon High School earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Tennessee median. 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 Loudon County?

Besides Loudon High School, Loudon County also operates North Middle School (780 students), Loudon Elementary (702 students), and Eaton Elementary (677 students). See the Loudon 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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