Enrollment
190
Tennessee · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Sharon, TN
Sharon School
Federal NCES profile for Sharon School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 42/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 470447001788
👥 S:T ratio 67
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 24
📋 Attendance 49
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Sharon School earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of Tennessee schools.
- 42
- Resource Index · Typical
- 8.3:1
- small classes for Tennessee
- 190
- students enrolled
Sharon School has class sizes smaller than 95% of Tennessee schools. Computed live against every Tennessee school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Weakley County · Tennessee
NCES ID 470447001788 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
23.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.3:1
vs 15.3:1 Tennessee avg
-46% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Sharon School compares with Tennessee and U.S. medians
What stands out at Sharon School
Sharon School is a small combined-grade school in Sharon, Tennessee, enrolling 190 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8.3:1, Sharon School is leaner than roughly 95% of Tennessee schools and 46% under the state's 15.3:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Enrollment of 190 puts it in the smaller third of Tennessee schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 1,838 scored Tennessee schools.
Its student body is led by White (80%) and African American (11%) (diversity index 35/100).
Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 380 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 20.5% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
Its district draws 22.9% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
The federal civil-rights collection also records 2 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.
Weakley County also operates Westview High School (611 students) and Martin Primary (470 students) alongside Sharon School.
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 Sharon School compares
Sharon School on the metrics families compare, against Tennessee and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Tennessee | Tennessee avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 8.3:1 | ▼ 46% | 15.3:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 190 | top 90% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8.3:1
Leaner classes than 94% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
190
Bigger than 19% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
8.3:1
students per teacher
- 46% below state mean
Top 5% in Tennessee - lower ratio than 95% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
20.5%
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
$10,601
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
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 23 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 12.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 2 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
White 79.5%
African American 10.5%
Two or More 5.8%
Hispanic or Latino 3.7%
Asian 0.5%
Largest group: White at 79.5% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 35.2/100
Simpson diversity index - at 35.2, Sharon School is less mixed than the Tennessee school average of 38.3.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Weakley County, which includes Sharon School.
$10,601
Per student
-2%
vs Tennessee
Avg $10,822
-36%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 27.3%
State 49.7%
Federal 22.9%
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 Sharon School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westview High School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Martin Primary | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Greenfield School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Dresden Elementary | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Martin Middle School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Sharon School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 611
- Students per teacher
- 12.7:1
- Resource Index
- 57/100
- Enrollment
- 470
- Students per teacher
- 18.8:1
- Resource Index
- 34/100
- Enrollment
- 454
- Students per teacher
- 11.9:1
- Resource Index
- 47/100
- Enrollment
- 440
- Students per teacher
- 14.2:1
- Resource Index
- 42/100
- Enrollment
- 408
- Students per teacher
- 17:1
- Resource Index
- 40/100
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.
Similar enrollment (~190 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~8.3:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Sharon School
How many students attend Sharon School?
Sharon School has 190 students enrolled. It is a public school in Sharon, TN.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sharon School?
The student-teacher ratio at Sharon School is 8.3:1, which is 46% lower than the Tennessee average of 15.3:1 and 47% 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 Sharon School?
The largest demographic group at Sharon School is White at 79.5% of enrollment, in Sharon, TN.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Sharon School?
Sharon School has a Resource Investment Index of 42/100 (typical 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).
Is Sharon School a good school?
Sharon School earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% 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 Weakley County?
Besides Sharon School, Weakley County also operates Westview High School (611 students), Martin Primary (470 students), and Greenfield School (454 students). See the Weakley County district page for the complete list.
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