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Tennessee School for the Deaf Nashville

Federal NCES profile for Tennessee School for the Deaf Nashville, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 52/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 470014602564
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0/100100/10052/100
👥 S:T ratio
75
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
50
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Tennessee School for the Deaf Nashville earns 52/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of Tennessee schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Tennessee.

#3 of 49
schools in Nashville · Resource Index
52
Resource Index · Higher
6.3:1
small classes for Tennessee
25
students enrolled

Tennessee School for the Deaf Nashville has class sizes smaller than 97% of Tennessee schools. Computed live against every Tennessee school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Tennessee School for the Deaf Nashville ranks #3 of 49 schools in Nashville, TN.

School address

Nashville, TN 37214
District: Tennessee Schools for the Deaf · Tennessee

NCES ID 470014602564 Verify on NCES CCD record →

NCES CCD universe card

School universe 470014602564 · Nashville, TN Other · SMALL · TRAD

25 enr · 6.3:1 · RII 52

Nearest enrollment peer: Tennessee School for the Deaf Upper School (45 students)

Resource Investment Index #3 of 49 schools in Nashville. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Tennessee schools → · Find another →

Tennessee School for the Deaf Nashville in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Tennessee School for the Deaf Nashville reports 25 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 Tennessee School for the Deaf Nashville compares

Tennessee School for the Deaf Nashville on the metrics families compare, against Tennessee and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Tennessee Tennessee avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 6.3:1 ▼ 59% 15.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 25 top 99% - -

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

6.3:1
Leaner classes than 97% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
25
Bigger than 3% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
6.3:1
students per teacher - 59% below state mean
Top 3% in Tennessee - lower ratio than 97% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
20.0%
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.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
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.

Student demographics

White 48.0%
Hispanic or Latino 28.0%
African American 20.0%
Two or More 4.0%

Largest group: White at 48.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 65.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 65.0, Tennessee School for the Deaf Nashville is more mixed than the Tennessee school average of 38.3.

Programs

How Tennessee School for the Deaf Nashville Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Tennessee School for the Deaf Upper School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Tennessee School for Deaf Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Tennessee School for the Deaf Nashville's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Tennessee Schools For The Deaf · 2 sibling schools

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Similar other schools in Nashville

6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Valor Flagship Academy
Standard public school
1,402 students 17.3:1 students per teacher
Martin Luther King Jr School
Standard public school
1,280 students 21.3:1 students per teacher
Lead Southeast
Standard public school
833 students 13:1 students per teacher
Stratford Stem Magnet School
Standard public school
810 students 14.5:1 students per teacher
Harpeth Valley Elementary
Standard public school
803 students 21.1:1 students per teacher
Una Elementary
Standard public school
796 students 16.6:1 students per teacher

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 (~25 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~6.3:1)

Frequently asked questions about Tennessee School for the Deaf Nashville

How many students attend Tennessee School for the Deaf Nashville?

Tennessee School for the Deaf Nashville has 25 students enrolled. It is a special-education school in Nashville, TN.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Tennessee School for the Deaf Nashville?

The student-teacher ratio at Tennessee School for the Deaf Nashville is 6.3:1, which is 59% lower than the Tennessee average of 15.3:1 and 60% 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 Tennessee School for the Deaf Nashville?

The largest demographic group at Tennessee School for the Deaf Nashville is White at 48.0% of enrollment, in Nashville, TN. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 65.0/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Tennessee School for the Deaf Nashville?

Tennessee School for the Deaf Nashville has a Resource Investment Index of 52/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Tennessee School for the Deaf Nashville rank among schools in Nashville?

By Resource Investment Index, Tennessee School for the Deaf Nashville ranks #3 of 49 schools in Nashville, TN. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Nashville on the city page.

What other schools are in Tennessee Schools for the Deaf?

Besides Tennessee School for the Deaf Nashville, Tennessee Schools for the Deaf also operates Tennessee School for the Deaf Upper School (45 students) and Tennessee School for Deaf Elementary School (41 students). See the Tennessee Schools for the Deaf 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.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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