Tennessee · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best Student-Teacher Ratios in Tennessee

The 50 public schools in Tennessee with the lowest student-teacher ratios, a staffing-intensity measure computed from NCES staffing data (not a direct class-size figure).

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

The ranking in one line

Carver College and Career Academy runs Tennessee's smallest classes at 4.1:1, and 50 of the 50 schools listed sit below the state average of 15.3:1.

4.1:1
smallest classes (Carver College and Career Academy): 50
listed schools below the state average: 15.3:1
Tennessee average: 15.7:1
national average

#	School	Enrollment	Level	District	Vs State Avg	Student:Teacher
1	Carver College and Career AcademyMemphis	402	Other	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	-73%	4.1:1
2	Hancock High SchoolSneedville	247	Other	Hancock County	-63%	5.7:1
3	Big Sandy SchoolBig Sandy	243	Other	Benton County	-56%	6.8:1
4	Maynard ElementaryKnoxville	109	Other	Knox County	-56%	6.8:1
5	Elk Valley ElementaryPioneer	119	Elementary	Campbell County	-52%	7.4:1
6	Eakin ElementaryShelbyville	399	Other	Bedford County	-51%	7.5:1
7	R T Fisher AlternativeGallatin	127	Other	Sumner County	-51%	7.5:1
8	John Early MiddleNashville	136	Middle	Davidson County	-50%	7.6:1
9	Holloway High SchoolMurfreesboro	122	High	Rutherford County	-50%	7.6:1
10	Moses Mckissack MiddleNashville	114	Middle	Davidson County	-50%	7.6:1
11	White Oak ElementaryDuff	101	Other	Campbell County	-49%	7.8:1
12	Selmer Middle SchoolSelmer	197	Middle	Mcnairy County	-46%	8.2:1
13	Sharon SchoolSharon	190	Other	Weakley County	-46%	8.3:1
14	Nashville Big Picture High SchoolNashville	125	High	Davidson County	-46%	8.3:1
15	College Grove ElementaryCollege Grove	384	Other	Williamson County	-44%	8.5:1
16	Jones Cove ElementaryCosby	102	Other	Sevier County	-44%	8.5:1
17	Avon SchoolMemphis	174	Other	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	-43%	8.7:1
18	Poplar Grove 5-8Franklin	307	Elementary	Franklin Ssd	-42%	8.8:1
19	Catons Chapel ElementarySevierville	290	Other	Sevier County	-42%	8.8:1
20	Orchard Knob MiddleChattanooga	264	Middle	Hamilton County	-42%	8.8:1
21	West Carroll Junior/Senior High SchoolAtwood	302	Other	West Carroll Sp Dist	-42%	8.9:1
22	Copper Basin High SchoolCopperhill	231	Other	Polk County	-42%	8.9:1
23	South Central ElementaryChuckey	171	Elementary	Washington County	-41%	9:1
24	Friendship ElementaryFriendship	117	Other	Crockett County	-41%	9:1
25	Northwest Prep AcademyMemphis	173	Other	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	-41%	9.1:1
26	Sevierville PrimarySevierville	459	Other	Sevier County	-40%	9.2:1
27	Southern Avenue Charter School of Academic Excellence CreatiMemphis	302	Elementary	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	-40%	9.2:1
28	The Discovery SchoolDickson	202	Elementary	Dickson County	-40%	9.2:1
29	Jellico ElementaryJellico	271	Other	Campbell County	-39%	9.3:1
30	Millersville ElementaryGoodlettsville	252	Other	Sumner County	-39%	9.3:1
31	Sequoyah High SchoolSoddy Daisy	235	High	Hamilton County	-39%	9.4:1
32	Roy L Waldron ElementaryLavergne	832	Other	Rutherford County	-38%	9.5:1
33	Smith County High SchoolCarthage	476	High	Smith County	-38%	9.5:1
34	Lafollette Elementary SchoolLaFollette	467	Other	Campbell County	-38%	9.5:1
35	Vine Middle/MagnetKnoxville	382	Middle	Knox County	-37%	9.6:1
36	Johnson ElementaryFranklin	279	Other	Franklin Ssd	-37%	9.6:1
37	Theodore Roosevelt Elementary SchoolKingsport	250	Elementary	Kingsport	-37%	9.6:1
38	Black Oak ElementaryHornbeak	220	Other	Obion County	-37%	9.6:1
39	Maury City ElementaryMaury City	211	Other	Crockett County	-37%	9.6:1
40	Longview Elementary SchoolSpring Hill	670	Other	Williamson County	-37%	9.7:1
41	Barret's Chapel Elementary/MiddleArlington	300	Other	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	-37%	9.7:1
42	Rozelle ElementaryMemphis	222	Other	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	-37%	9.7:1
43	Lester PrepMemphis	204	Middle	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	-37%	9.7:1
44	Shrine SchoolMemphis	126	Other	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	-37%	9.7:1
45	Highland ElementaryGreeneville	147	Other	Greeneville	-36%	9.8:1
46	Harold B. Williams Elementary SchoolWhite House	435	Other	Sumner County	-35%	9.9:1
47	Summertown High SchoolSummertown	367	Other	Lawrence County	-35%	9.9:1
48	Haywood Middle SchoolBrownsville	345	Middle	Haywood County	-35%	9.9:1
49	Frank Hughes SchoolClifton	276	Other	Wayne County	-35%	9.9:1
50	Austin East High/MagnetKnoxville	663	High	Knox County	-35%	10:1

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024-25 school year. Schools with enrollment under 100 are excluded.

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