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

Northeast High

Federal NCES profile for Northeast High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 470303001855
0/100100/10041/100
👥 S:T ratio
34
📚 AP courses
40
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
33
📋 Attendance
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Northeast High earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 72% of Tennessee schools. It is also one of the largest schools in Tennessee.

#5 of 8
high schools in Clarksville · Resource Index
41
Resource Index · Typical
16.5:1
large classes for Tennessee
1,335
students enrolled

Northeast High has class sizes larger than 72% of Tennessee schools. Computed live against every Tennessee school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Northeast High ranks #5 of 8 high schools in Clarksville, TN.

School address

Enrollment

1,335

Tennessee · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

81.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

16.5:1

vs 15.3:1 Tennessee avg

+8% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Northeast 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 Northeast High

Northeast High is a large high school in Clarksville, Tennessee, enrolling 1,335 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 16.5:1 puts it in the larger third of Tennessee schools by student-teacher ratio.

By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in Tennessee, bigger than 96% of state schools at 1,335 students.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 1,838 scored Tennessee schools.

Its student body is led by African American (39%) and White (30%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 71/100).

On the academic-pipeline side it reports 8 Advanced Placement courses.

Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 334 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 28.1% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 18.7% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Discipline events run high: 462 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 1,335 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 72 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.

Among Clarksville's high schools, it stands alongside West Creek High (1,600 students): Northeast High is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (16.5:1 vs 18.6:1).

Montgomery County also operates West Creek High (1,600 students) and Clarksville High (1,530 students) alongside Northeast 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 Northeast High compares

Northeast 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 16.5:1 ▲ 8% 15.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 1,335 top 4% - -

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

16.5:1
Leaner classes than 34% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
1,335
Bigger than 95% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
16.5:1
students per teacher - 8% above state mean
Top 72% in Tennessee - lower ratio than 28% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
28.1%
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
$10,208
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
Counselors4.0 FTE
Per 334 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
295
in-school suspensions + 167 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 22.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 34.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 72 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 39.2%
White 30.2%
Hispanic or Latino 17.8%
Two or More 9.7%
Asian 1.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4%

Largest group: African American at 39.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 71.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 71.4, Northeast High is more mixed than the Tennessee school average of 38.3.

Programs

AP courses offered 8
Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Montgomery County, which includes Northeast High.

$10,208
Per student
-6%
vs Tennessee
Avg $10,822
-38%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 33.3%
State 48.0%
Federal 18.7%

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 Northeast High Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
West Creek High Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Clarksville High Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Rossview High Similar size No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Northwest High Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Kenwood High Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Montgomery County · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools in Clarksville

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

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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 Northeast High

How many students attend Northeast High?

Northeast High has 1,335 students enrolled. It is a high school in Clarksville, TN.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Northeast High?

The student-teacher ratio at Northeast High is 16.5:1, which is 8% higher than the Tennessee average of 15.3:1 and 5% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Northeast High?

The largest demographic group at Northeast High is African American at 39.2% of enrollment, in Clarksville, TN. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 71.4/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Northeast High?

Northeast High has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (typical 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 Northeast High rank among high schools in Clarksville?

By Resource Investment Index, Northeast High ranks #5 of 8 high schools in Clarksville, 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 Clarksville on the city page.

Is Northeast High a good school?

Northeast High earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 72% of Tennessee schools. It is also one of the largest schools in Tennessee. 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 Montgomery County?

Besides Northeast High, Montgomery County also operates West Creek High (1,600 students), Clarksville High (1,530 students), and Rossview High (1,529 students). See the Montgomery 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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