Other / mixed grade configuration · Spring City, TN

Spring City Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Spring City Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 36/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 470351001469
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👥 S:T ratio
47
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
68
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Spring City Elementary earns 36/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 70% of Tennessee schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Tennessee schools.

36
Resource Index · Typical
13.3:1
small classes for Tennessee
613
students enrolled

Spring City Elementary has class sizes smaller than 70% of Tennessee schools. Computed live against every Tennessee school reporting to NCES.

School address

Spring City, TN 37381
District: Rhea County · Tennessee

NCES ID 470351001469 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

+2 students YoY

Spring City Elementary held near 572 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+2 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 46.0 → 47.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+2 students YoY 470351001469 · Spring City, TN Other · MID · TRAD

613 enr · 13.3:1 · RII 36

Nearest enrollment peer: Rhea County High School (1,332 students)

Spring City Elementary held near 572 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+2 headcount). Teacher FTE added 46.0 → 47.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Tennessee schools → · Find another →

Spring City Elementary in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Spring City Elementary reports 613 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 Spring City Elementary compares

Spring City 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 13.3:1 ▼ 13% 15.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 613 top 30% - -

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

13.3:1
Leaner classes than 64% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
613
Bigger than 74% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
13.3:1
students per teacher - 13% below state mean
Top 30% in Tennessee - lower ratio than 70% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
12.9%
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
$11,563
per pupil, district-wide - above 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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 613 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
27
in-school suspensions + 18 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 7.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 93.1%
Hispanic or Latino 3.1%
African American 1.6%
Two or More 1.5%
Asian 0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: White at 93.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 13.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 13.2, Spring City Elementary is less mixed than the Tennessee school average of 38.3.

Programs

District finance for Rhea County reports $11,563 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Spring City Elementary Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Rhea County High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Rhea Central Elementary Similar size No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Rhea Middle School Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Frazier Elementary Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Spring City Middle School Smaller No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Rhea 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 (~613 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~13.3:1)

Frequently asked questions about Spring City Elementary

How many students attend Spring City Elementary?

Spring City Elementary has 613 students enrolled. It is a public school in Spring City, TN. CCD year-over-year: 570 (2022-23) → 572 (2023-24), nearly flat (+2).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Spring City Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Spring City Elementary is 13.3:1, which is 13% lower than the Tennessee average of 15.3:1 and 15% 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 Spring City Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Spring City Elementary is White at 93.1% of enrollment, in Spring City, TN.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Spring City Elementary?

Spring City Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 36/100 (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 Rhea County?

Besides Spring City Elementary, Rhea County also operates Rhea County High School (1,332 students), Rhea Central Elementary (589 students), and Rhea Middle School (543 students). See the Rhea 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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