High school (grades 9-12) · Martin, TN

Westview High School

Federal NCES profile for Westview High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 46/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 470447001790
0/100100/10046/100
👥 S:T ratio
49
📚 AP courses
5
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
39
📋 Attendance
68
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Westview High School earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 78% of Tennessee schools.

#1 of 4
public schools in Martin · Resource Index
46
Resource Index · Typical
12.7:1
small classes for Tennessee
611
students enrolled

Westview High School has class sizes smaller than 78% of Tennessee schools. Computed live against every Tennessee school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Westview High School ranks #1 of 4 public schools in Martin, TN.

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Enrollment

611

Tennessee · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

48.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

12.7:1

vs 15.3:1 Tennessee avg

-17% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Westview High School compares with Tennessee and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Westview High School

Westview High School is a mid-sized high school in Martin, Tennessee, enrolling 611 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 12.7:1 puts it in the smaller third of Tennessee schools by student-teacher ratio.

Enrollment of 611 puts it in the larger third of Tennessee schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 92% of the 1,838 Tennessee schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Its student body is led by White (69%) and African American (15%) (diversity index 49/100).

On the academic-pipeline side it reports 1 Advanced Placement course.

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 306 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

12.8% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Its district draws 22.9% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 18 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.

Weakley County also operates Martin Primary (470 students) and Greenfield School (454 students) alongside Westview High School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Westview High School compares

Westview High School on the metrics families compare, against Tennessee and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Tennessee Tennessee avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12.7:1 ▼ 17% 15.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 611 top 31% - -

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

12.7:1
Leaner classes than 69% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
611
Bigger than 74% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
12.7:1
students per teacher - 17% below state mean
Top 22% in Tennessee - lower ratio than 78% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
12.8%
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
$10,601
per pupil, district-wide - below Tennessee avg of $10,822
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 306 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
76
in-school suspensions + 22 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 12.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 16.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 18 expulsions.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 68.7%
African American 15.4%
Hispanic or Latino 7.9%
Two or More 5.7%
Asian 2.3%

Largest group: White at 68.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 49.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 49.4, Westview High School is more mixed than the Tennessee school average of 38.3.

Programs

AP courses offered 1
Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Weakley County, which includes Westview High School.

$10,601
Per student
-2%
vs Tennessee
Avg $10,822
-36%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 27.3%
State 49.7%
Federal 22.9%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Westview High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Martin Primary Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Greenfield School Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Dresden Elementary Smaller No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Martin Middle School Smaller No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Gleason School Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Weakley County · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Tennessee, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Westview High School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Westview High School

How many students attend Westview High School?

Westview High School has 611 students enrolled. It is a high school in Martin, TN.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Westview High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Westview High School is 12.7:1, which is 17% lower than the Tennessee average of 15.3:1 and 19% 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 Westview High School?

The largest demographic group at Westview High School is White at 68.7% of enrollment, in Martin, TN.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Westview High School?

Westview High School has a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Westview High School rank among public schools in Martin?

By Resource Investment Index, Westview High School ranks #1 of 4 public schools in Martin, TN. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Martin on the city page.

Is Westview High School a good school?

Westview High School earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 78% of Tennessee schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Weakley County?

Besides Westview High School, Weakley County also operates Martin Primary (470 students), Greenfield School (454 students), and Dresden Elementary (440 students). See the Weakley 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 2021-22) · 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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