Elementary school (grades K-5) · Brownsville, TN

Sunny Hill Intermediate School

Federal NCES profile for Sunny Hill Intermediate School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 42/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 470177002618
0/100100/10042/100
👥 S:T ratio
46
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
30
📋 Attendance
22
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Sunny Hill Intermediate School earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Tennessee median.

#2 of 4
elementary schools in Brownsville · Resource Index
42
Resource Index · Typical
13.4:1
students per teacher
349
students enrolled

Sunny Hill Intermediate School has class sizes near the Tennessee median. Computed live against every Tennessee school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Sunny Hill Intermediate School ranks #2 of 4 elementary schools in Brownsville, TN.

School address

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

-27 students YoY

Sunny Hill Intermediate School shrank from 382 students in 2022-23 to 355 in 2023-24 (-7.1%).

Teacher FTE added 26.0 → 28.5 across the same CCD years.

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

Shrinking CCD campus

-27 students YoY 470177002618 · Brownsville, TN Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

349 enr · 13.4:1 · RII 42

Nearest enrollment peer: Haywood High School (733 students)

Sunny Hill Intermediate School shrank from 382 students in 2022-23 to 355 in 2023-24 (-7.1%). Teacher FTE added 26.0 → 28.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Tennessee schools → · Find another →

Sunny Hill Intermediate School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Sunny Hill Intermediate School reports 349 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 Sunny Hill Intermediate School compares

Sunny Hill Intermediate School is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Tennessee and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Tennessee Tennessee avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 13.4:1 ▼ 12% 15.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 349 top 69% - -

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

13.4:1
Leaner classes than 63% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
349
Bigger than 40% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
13.4:1
students per teacher - 12% below state mean
Top 31% in Tennessee - lower ratio than 69% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
31.2%
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
$13,014
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 349 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
78
in-school suspensions + 43 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 22.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 34.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

African American 67.0%
White 22.9%
Hispanic or Latino 8.3%
Asian 0.9%
Two or More 0.9%

Largest group: African American at 67.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 49.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 49.2, Sunny Hill Intermediate School is more mixed than the Tennessee school average of 38.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Haywood County reports $13,014 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Sunny Hill Intermediate School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Haywood High School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Haywood Middle School Similar size No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Haywood Elementary Similar size No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Anderson Early Childhood Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
East Side Elementary Similar size No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Sunny Hill Intermediate School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Haywood County · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in Brownsville

3 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Nationwide elementary 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.

Frequently asked questions about Sunny Hill Intermediate School

How many students attend Sunny Hill Intermediate School?

Sunny Hill Intermediate School has 349 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Brownsville, TN. CCD year-over-year: 382 (2022-23) → 355 (2023-24), down 27.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Sunny Hill Intermediate School?

The student-teacher ratio at Sunny Hill Intermediate School is 13.4:1, which is 12% 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 Sunny Hill Intermediate School?

The largest demographic group at Sunny Hill Intermediate School is African American at 67.0% of enrollment, in Brownsville, TN.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Sunny Hill Intermediate School?

Sunny Hill Intermediate School has a Resource Investment Index of 42/100 (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).

How does Sunny Hill Intermediate School rank among elementary schools in Brownsville?

By Resource Investment Index, Sunny Hill Intermediate School ranks #2 of 4 elementary schools in Brownsville, TN. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Brownsville on the city page.

What other schools are in Haywood County?

Besides Sunny Hill Intermediate School, Haywood County also operates Haywood High School (733 students), Haywood Middle School (345 students), and Haywood Elementary (326 students). See the Haywood 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 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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