Elementary school (grades K-5) · Signal Mountain, TN

Nolan Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Nolan Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 48/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 470159001104
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👥 S:T ratio
30
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
90
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Nolan Elementary earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 81% of Tennessee schools.

48
Resource Index · Typical
17.4:1
large classes for Tennessee
729
students enrolled

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

School address

Signal Mountain, TN 37377
District: Hamilton County · Tennessee

NCES ID 470159001104 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

-5 students YoY

Nolan Elementary held near 727 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-5 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 42.0 → 41.7 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-5 students YoY 470159001104 · Signal Mountain, TN Elementary · MID · TRAD

729 enr · 17.4:1 · RII 48

Nearest enrollment peer: Signal Mountain Middle/High School (1,396 students)

Nolan Elementary held near 727 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-5 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 42.0 → 41.7 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Tennessee schools → · Find another →

Nolan Elementary in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Nolan Elementary reports 729 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 Nolan Elementary compares

Nolan Elementary 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 17.4:1 ▲ 14% 15.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 729 top 20% - -

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

17.4:1
Leaner classes than 28% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
729
Bigger than 82% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
17.4:1
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
4.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$14,785
per pupil, district-wide - above Tennessee avg of $11,532
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 729 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 6 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 89.3%
Hispanic or Latino 5.1%
Two or More 4.7%
Asian 0.8%
African American 0.1%

Largest group: White at 89.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 19.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 19.8, Nolan Elementary is less mixed than the Tennessee school average of 38.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Hamilton County reports $14,785 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Nolan Elementary Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Signal Mountain Middle/High School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
The Howard School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
East Hamilton High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Ooltewah High School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
East Brainerd Elementary Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Hamilton County · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide elementary 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.

Similar enrollment (~729 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~17.4:1)

Frequently asked questions about Nolan Elementary

How many students attend Nolan Elementary?

Nolan Elementary has 729 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Signal Mountain, TN. CCD year-over-year: 732 (2022-23) → 727 (2023-24), nearly flat (-5).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Nolan Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Nolan Elementary is 17.4:1, 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 Nolan Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Nolan Elementary is White at 89.3% of enrollment, in Signal Mountain, TN.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Nolan Elementary?

Nolan Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 48/100 (typical 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 Hamilton County?

Besides Nolan Elementary, Hamilton County also operates Signal Mountain Middle/High School (1,396 students), The Howard School (1,329 students), and East Hamilton High School (1,293 students). See the Hamilton County district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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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