Tennessee · NCES CCD 2024-25
Best Student-Teacher Ratios in Tennessee
The 50 public schools in Tennessee with the lowest student-teacher ratios, a class-size measure computed from NCES staffing data.
- 4.4:1
- Best ratio
- 15.6:1
- State average
- 15.7:1
- National average
- 50
- Schools listed
The ranking in one line
Tenn School for Blind runs Tennessee's smallest classes at 4.4:1, and 50 of the 50 schools listed sit below the state average of 15.6:1.
- 4.4:1
- smallest classes (Tenn School for Blind)
- 50
- listed schools below the state average
- 15.6:1
- Tennessee average
- 15.7:1
- national average
| # | School | Enrollment | Student:Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tenn School for Blind Nashville | 100 | 4.4:1 |
| 2 | Polk Innovative Learning Academy Benton | 147 | 4.9:1 |
| 3 | Carver College and Career Academy Memphis | 402 | 6.3:1 |
| 4 | Maynard Elementary Knoxville | 109 | 7:1 |
| 5 | R T Fisher Alternative Gallatin | 127 | 7.2:1 |
| 6 | Sharon School Sharon | 190 | 7.3:1 |
| 7 | Holloway High School Murfreesboro | 122 | 7.5:1 |
| 8 | Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence High Chattanooga | 113 | 7.8:1 |
| 9 | Memphis Business Academy Hickory Hill Elementary School Memphis | 183 | 7.9:1 |
| 10 | Big Sandy School Big Sandy | 243 | 8:1 |
| 11 | Elk Valley Elementary Pioneer | 119 | 8.1:1 |
| 12 | Johnson Elementary Franklin | 279 | 8.5:1 |
| 13 | Rozelle Elementary Memphis | 222 | 8.8:1 |
| 14 | Friendship Elementary Friendship | 117 | 8.8:1 |
| 15 | Poplar Grove 5-8 Franklin | 307 | 9:1 |
| 16 | Sequoyah High School Soddy Daisy | 235 | 9:1 |
| 17 | Catons Chapel Elementary Sevierville | 290 | 9.1:1 |
| 18 | Avon School Memphis | 174 | 9.1:1 |
| 19 | Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Technology Academy Knoxville | 517 | 9.2:1 |
| 20 | Northwest Prep Academy Memphis | 173 | 9.2:1 |
| 21 | The Discovery School Dickson | 202 | 9.3:1 |
| 22 | South Central Elementary Chuckey | 171 | 9.3:1 |
| 23 | Clinch School Sneedville | 176 | 9.6:1 |
| 24 | Jones Cove Elementary Cosby | 102 | 9.6:1 |
| 25 | Selmer Middle School Selmer | 197 | 9.7:1 |
| 26 | John Early Middle Nashville | 136 | 9.7:1 |
| 27 | Nashville Big Picture High School Nashville | 125 | 9.7:1 |
| 28 | Jellico Elementary Jellico | 271 | 9.9:1 |
| 29 | Norwood Middle School Oliver Springs | 162 | 9.9:1 |
| 30 | White Oak Elementary Duff | 101 | 9.9:1 |
| 31 | Smith County High School Carthage | 476 | 10:1 |
| 32 | Lester Prep Memphis | 204 | 10:1 |
| 33 | Austin East High/Magnet Knoxville | 663 | 10.1:1 |
| 34 | Southern Avenue Charter School of Academic Excellence Creati Memphis | 302 | 10.2:1 |
| 35 | Copper Basin High School Copperhill | 231 | 10.2:1 |
| 36 | Lafollette Elementary School LaFollette | 467 | 10.3:1 |
| 37 | Rutledge Primary Rutledge | 199 | 10.3:1 |
| 38 | Haywood Middle School Brownsville | 345 | 10.4:1 |
| 39 | Woodstock Middle School Millington | 248 | 10.4:1 |
| 40 | Black Oak Elementary Hornbeak | 220 | 10.4:1 |
| 41 | Bridgeforth Middle School Pulaski | 316 | 10.5:1 |
| 42 | Dickson Elementary Dickson | 229 | 10.5:1 |
| 43 | Maury City Elementary Maury City | 211 | 10.5:1 |
| 44 | Lake Co High School Tiptonville | 209 | 10.5:1 |
| 45 | East Side Elementary Chattanooga | 553 | 10.6:1 |
| 46 | Green Magnet Math and Science Academy Knoxville | 359 | 10.6:1 |
| 47 | Franklin Elementary Franklin | 318 | 10.6:1 |
| 48 | Kipp Memphis Collegiate Middle Memphis | 301 | 10.6:1 |
| 49 | Wynn Habersham Elementary Duff | 153 | 10.6:1 |
| 50 | Highland Elementary Greeneville | 147 | 10.6:1 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024-25 school year.
Schools with enrollment under 100 are excluded.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.