Other / mixed grade configuration · Knoxville, TN

Maynard Elementary

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

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 470222000794
0/100100/10052/100
👥 S:T ratio
73
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
64
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Maynard Elementary earns 52/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of Tennessee schools.

#10 of 41
schools in Knoxville · Resource Index
52
Resource Index · Higher
6.8:1
small classes for Tennessee
109
students enrolled

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

By Resource Investment Index, Maynard Elementary ranks #10 of 41 schools in Knoxville, TN.

School address

Enrollment

109

Tennessee · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

16.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

6.8:1

vs 15.3:1 Tennessee avg

-56% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Maynard Elementary 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 Maynard Elementary

Maynard Elementary is a small combined-grade school in Knoxville, Tennessee, enrolling 109 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 6.8:1, Maynard Elementary is leaner than roughly 97% of Tennessee schools and 56% under the state's 15.3:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 94% of Tennessee schools, with 109 enrolled.

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

Its student body is led by African American (62%) and White (25%) (diversity index 55/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 182 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 44.0% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Among Knoxville's public schools, it stands alongside Northshore Elementary School (1,051 students): Maynard Elementary is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (6.8:1 vs 15.2:1).

Knox County also operates Farragut High School (2,073 students) and Bearden High School (1,963 students) alongside Maynard Elementary.

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 Maynard Elementary compares

Maynard Elementary on the metrics families compare, against Tennessee and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Tennessee Tennessee avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 6.8:1 ▼ 56% 15.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 109 top 94% - -

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

6.8:1
Leaner classes than 97% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
109
Bigger than 11% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
6.8:1
students per teacher - 56% 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
44.0%
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
Counselors0.6 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 11 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 10.1 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.

Student demographics

African American 61.5%
White 24.8%
Two or More 6.4%
Hispanic or Latino 5.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.8%

Largest group: African American at 61.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 55.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 55.3, Maynard Elementary is more mixed than the Tennessee school average of 38.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Knox County, which includes Maynard Elementary.

$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 Maynard Elementary 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 Maynard Elementary'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 other schools in Knoxville

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

Similar other 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 Maynard Elementary'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 Maynard Elementary

How many students attend Maynard Elementary?

Maynard Elementary has 109 students enrolled. It is a public school in Knoxville, TN.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Maynard Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Maynard Elementary is 6.8:1, which is 56% lower than the Tennessee average of 15.3:1 and 57% 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 Maynard Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Maynard Elementary is African American at 61.5% of enrollment, in Knoxville, TN. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 55.3/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Maynard Elementary?

Maynard Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 52/100 (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 Maynard Elementary rank among schools in Knoxville?

By Resource Investment Index, Maynard Elementary ranks #10 of 41 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 schools in Knoxville on the city page.

Is Maynard Elementary a good school?

Maynard Elementary earns 52/100 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 Maynard Elementary, 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.

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