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

Maplewood High

Federal NCES profile for Maplewood High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 26/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 470318001337
0/100100/10026/100
👥 S:T ratio
30
📚 AP courses
15
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
53
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Maplewood High earns 26/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 81% of Tennessee schools.

#16 of 21
high schools in Nashville · Resource Index
26
Resource Index · Lower
17.5:1
large classes for Tennessee
700
students enrolled

Maplewood High has class sizes larger than 81% of Tennessee schools. Computed live against every Tennessee school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Maplewood High ranks #16 of 21 high schools in Nashville, TN.

School address

Enrollment

700

Tennessee · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

40.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

17.5:1

vs 15.3:1 Tennessee avg

+14% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Maplewood 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 Maplewood High

Maplewood High is a mid-sized high school in Nashville, Tennessee, enrolling 700 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 17.5:1 puts it in the larger third of Tennessee schools by student-teacher ratio.

Enrollment of 700 puts it in the larger third of Tennessee schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 91% 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 African American (56%) and Hispanic or Latino (33%) (diversity index 57/100).

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

Counselor coverage is strong, about 233 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 76.3% 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: 258 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 700 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 60 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.

Among Nashville's high schools, it stands alongside John Overton High (1,942 students): Maplewood High is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (17.5:1 vs 17:1).

Davidson County also operates Antioch High School (2,212 students) and Cane Ridge High School (1,982 students) alongside Maplewood 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 Maplewood High compares

Maplewood 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 17.5:1 ▲ 14% 15.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 700 top 23% - -

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

17.5:1
Leaner classes than 27% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
700
Bigger than 80% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
17.5:1
students per teacher - 14% above state mean
Top 81% in Tennessee - lower ratio than 19% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
76.3%
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 233 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 258 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 36.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 60 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

African American 56.0%
Hispanic or Latino 33.0%
White 8.3%
Two or More 1.9%
Asian 0.9%

Largest group: African American at 56.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 57.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 57.0, Maplewood 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 Maplewood 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 Maplewood High Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Antioch High School Larger No free-lunch data Similar 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 Lower S:T ratio
Hunters Lane High Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Maplewood 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

Verify locally before acting on Maplewood High'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 Maplewood High

How many students attend Maplewood High?

Maplewood High has 700 students enrolled. It is a high school in Nashville, TN.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Maplewood High?

The student-teacher ratio at Maplewood High is 17.5:1, which is 14% higher than the Tennessee average of 15.3:1 and 11% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Maplewood High?

The largest demographic group at Maplewood High is African American at 56.0% of enrollment, in Nashville, TN. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 57.0/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Maplewood High?

Maplewood High has a Resource Investment Index of 26/100 (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 Maplewood High rank among high schools in Nashville?

By Resource Investment Index, Maplewood High ranks #16 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 Maplewood High a good school?

Maplewood High earns 26/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 81% 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 Davidson County?

Besides Maplewood 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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