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.

Compiled from official source data by .
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 EnrollmentStudent: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.
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