Other / mixed grade configuration · Sevierville, TN

Parkway Academy

Federal NCES profile for Parkway Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 74/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 470378001131
0/100100/10074/100
👥 S:T ratio
92
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
99
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Parkway Academy earns 74/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Tennessee schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Tennessee.

#1 of 7
schools in Sevierville · Resource Index
74
Resource Index · Higher
2:1
small classes for Tennessee
6
students enrolled

Parkway Academy has class sizes smaller than 99% of Tennessee schools. Computed live against every Tennessee school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Parkway Academy ranks #1 of 7 schools in Sevierville, TN.

School address

Enrollment

6

Tennessee · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

3.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

2:1

vs 15.3:1 Tennessee avg

-87% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Parkway Academy 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 Parkway Academy

Parkway Academy is a small combined-grade school in Sevierville, Tennessee, enrolling 6 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 2:1, Parkway Academy is leaner than roughly 99% of Tennessee schools and 87% under the state's 15.3:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 99% of Tennessee schools, with 6 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 100% of the 1,838 Tennessee schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Its student body is predominantly White (83% of enrollment) (diversity index 28/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 6 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Its district draws 15.2% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Sevierville's public schools, it stands alongside Pigeon Forge Primary (532 students): Parkway Academy is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (2:1 vs 14.8:1).

Sevier County also operates Sevier County High School (950 students) and Sevierville Middle School (737 students) alongside Parkway Academy.

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 Parkway Academy compares

Parkway Academy on the metrics families compare, against Tennessee and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Tennessee Tennessee avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 2:1 ▼ 87% 15.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 6 top 100% - -

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

2:1
Leaner classes than 100% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
6
Bigger than 1% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
2:1
students per teacher - 87% below state mean
Top 1% in Tennessee - lower ratio than 100% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$12,077
per pupil, district-wide - above 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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 6 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 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

White 83.3%
African American 16.7%

Largest group: White at 83.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 27.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 27.8, Parkway Academy is less mixed than the Tennessee school average of 38.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Sevier County, which includes Parkway Academy.

$12,077
Per student
+12%
vs Tennessee
Avg $10,822
-27%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 64.1%
State 20.7%
Federal 15.2%

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 Parkway Academy Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Sevier County High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Sevierville Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Seymour Junior High Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Seymour Primary Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Seymour High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Sevier County · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in Sevierville

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 Parkway Academy'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 Parkway Academy

How many students attend Parkway Academy?

Parkway Academy has 6 students enrolled. It is an alternative school in Sevierville, TN.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Parkway Academy?

The student-teacher ratio at Parkway Academy is 2:1, which is 87% lower than the Tennessee average of 15.3:1 and 87% 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 Parkway Academy?

The largest demographic group at Parkway Academy is White at 83.3% of enrollment, in Sevierville, TN.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Parkway Academy?

Parkway Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 74/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Parkway Academy rank among schools in Sevierville?

By Resource Investment Index, Parkway Academy ranks #1 of 7 schools in Sevierville, TN. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Sevierville on the city page.

Is Parkway Academy a good school?

Parkway Academy earns 74/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Tennessee schools. It is also one of the smallest 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 Sevier County?

Besides Parkway Academy, Sevier County also operates Sevier County High School (950 students), Sevierville Middle School (737 students), and Seymour Junior High (713 students). See the Sevier 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

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