W G Rhea Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Paris, Tennessee

W G Rhea Elementary in Paris, Tennessee enrolled 537 students in 2024-25. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2023-24; full-time teachers fell 1%

571 students in 2022-23, 555 students in 2023-24. Full-time teachers went from 38.3 to 37.8.

Students enrolled at W G Rhea Elementary by school year2022-23: 571, 2023-24: 55502004006002022-235712023-24555
Students enrolled at W G Rhea Elementary by school year2022-23: 571, 2023-24: 55502004006002022-235712023-24555
Students enrolled at W G Rhea Elementary by school year2022-23: 571, 2023-24: 55502004006002022-235712023-24555
Students enrolled at W G Rhea Elementary by school year2022-23: 571, 2023-24: 55502004006002022-235712023-24555
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2357138.314.9
2023-2455537.814.7

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24.

One counselor per 177 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection W G Rhea Elementary enrolled 530 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 177 of the 530 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent18.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

65.0% of students were White, 16.6% Black, 13.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White65.0%
  2. Black16.6%
  3. Two or more races13.4%
  4. Hispanic3.7%
  5. Asian1.1%
  6. American Indian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Paris

2 public elementary schools in Paris report 2024-25 enrollment; W G Rhea Elementary is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
W G Rhea Elementary53714.9not reported
Paris Elementary50214.6not reported

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about W G Rhea Elementary

  1. Paris ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 502 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Lakewood ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.2 miles away: 752 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).6.2 mi
  3. Compare W G Rhea Elementary with Paris ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Paris Special School District spends per student$11,811 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,811
  5. The largest public schools in TennesseeW G Rhea Elementary is the number 346 by size of 998 Tennessee elementary schools open in 2024-25.#346 of 998
  6. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about W G Rhea Elementary

  1. How many students attend W G Rhea Elementary?
    537 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 571 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Paris, TN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at W G Rhea Elementary?
    14.9 students per full-time teacher (2022-23). A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is W G Rhea Elementary a Title I school?
    W G Rhea Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is W G Rhea Elementary in?
    Paris Special School District, NCES district ID 4703360. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 470336001428 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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