Other / mixed grade configuration · Sharps Chapel, TN

Sharps Chapel Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Sharps Chapel Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 50/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 470429001735
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👥 S:T ratio
49
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
49
📋 Attendance
71
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Sharps Chapel Elementary earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 78% of Tennessee schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Tennessee schools.

50
Resource Index · Higher
12.7:1
small classes for Tennessee
127
students enrolled

Sharps Chapel Elementary has class sizes smaller than 78% of Tennessee schools. Computed live against every Tennessee school reporting to NCES.

School address

Sharps Chapel, TN 37866
District: Union County · Tennessee

NCES ID 470429001735 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

-1 students YoY

Sharps Chapel Elementary held near 124 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-1 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 10.0 → 11.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-1 students YoY 470429001735 · Sharps Chapel, TN Other · SMALL · TRAD

127 enr · 12.7:1 · RII 50

Nearest enrollment peer: Tennessee Virtual Academy (1,867 students)

Sharps Chapel Elementary held near 124 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-1 headcount). Teacher FTE added 10.0 → 11.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Tennessee schools → · Find another →

Sharps Chapel Elementary in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Sharps Chapel Elementary reports 127 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 Sharps Chapel Elementary compares

Sharps Chapel 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 12.7:1 ▼ 17% 15.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 127 top 93% - -

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

12.7:1
Leaner classes than 69% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
127
Bigger than 12% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
12.7:1
students per teacher - 17% below state mean
Top 22% in Tennessee - lower ratio than 78% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
11.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$9,219
per pupil, district-wide - below Tennessee avg of $11,532
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
1
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 96.9%
Two or More 1.6%
African American 0.8%
Hispanic or Latino 0.8%

Largest group: White at 96.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 6.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 6.1, Sharps Chapel Elementary is less mixed than the Tennessee school average of 38.3.

Programs

District finance for Union County reports $9,219 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Sharps Chapel Elementary Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Tennessee Virtual Academy Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Tennessee Virtual Junior High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Union County High School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
H Maynard Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Maynardville Elementary Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Union County · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide other 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 (~127 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~12.7:1)

Frequently asked questions about Sharps Chapel Elementary

How many students attend Sharps Chapel Elementary?

Sharps Chapel Elementary has 127 students enrolled. It is a public school in Sharps Chapel, TN. CCD year-over-year: 125 (2022-23) → 124 (2023-24), nearly flat (-1).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Sharps Chapel Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Sharps Chapel Elementary is 12.7:1, which is 17% lower than the Tennessee average of 15.3:1 and 19% 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 Sharps Chapel Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Sharps Chapel Elementary is White at 96.9% of enrollment, in Sharps Chapel, TN.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Sharps Chapel Elementary?

Sharps Chapel Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 50/100 (higher 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 Union County?

Besides Sharps Chapel Elementary, Union County also operates Tennessee Virtual Academy (1,867 students), Tennessee Virtual Junior High School (856 students), and Union County High School (806 students). See the Union 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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