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

Walland Elementary School

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

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 470030000086
0/100100/10052/100
👥 S:T ratio
37
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
5
📋 Attendance
97
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Walland Elementary School earns 52/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Tennessee median.

52
Resource Index · Higher
15.8:1
students per teacher
284
students enrolled

Walland Elementary School has class sizes near the Tennessee median. Computed live against every Tennessee school reporting to NCES.

School address

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

+3 students YoY

Walland Elementary School held near 297 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+3 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 18.5 → 21.2 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+3 students YoY 470030000086 · Walland, TN Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

284 enr · 15.8:1 · RII 52

Nearest enrollment peer: William Blount High School (1,478 students)

Walland Elementary School held near 297 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+3 headcount). Teacher FTE added 18.5 → 21.2 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Tennessee schools → · Find another →

Walland Elementary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Walland Elementary School reports 284 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 Walland Elementary School compares

Walland Elementary School 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 15.8:1 ▲ 3% 15.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 284 top 79% - -

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

15.8:1
Leaner classes than 40% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
284
Bigger than 30% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
15.8:1
students per teacher - 3% above state mean
Top 63% in Tennessee - lower ratio than 37% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
1.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$12,370
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
Counselors0.6 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
7
in-school suspensions + 16 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 8.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 77.8%
Hispanic or Latino 15.1%
African American 2.8%
Two or More 2.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian 0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.4%

Largest group: White at 77.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 37.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 37.0, Walland Elementary School is about as mixed as the Tennessee school average of 38.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Blount County reports $12,370 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Walland Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
William Blount High School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Heritage High School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Eagleton College and Career Academy Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Heritage Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Union Grove Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Blount County · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

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 Walland Elementary School

How many students attend Walland Elementary School?

Walland Elementary School has 284 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Walland, TN. CCD year-over-year: 294 (2022-23) → 297 (2023-24), nearly flat (+3).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Walland Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Walland Elementary School is 15.8:1, which is 3% higher than the Tennessee average of 15.3:1 and 1% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Walland Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Walland Elementary School is White at 77.8% of enrollment, in Walland, TN.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Walland Elementary School?

Walland Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 52/100 (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 Blount County?

Besides Walland Elementary School, Blount County also operates William Blount High School (1,478 students), Heritage High School (911 students), and Eagleton College and Career Academy (886 students). See the Blount 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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