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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 374)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
470318001320	1	Hume - Fogg High	Public	9-12	700 Broadway	Nashville	37203	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(615) 291-6300	898	46	19.6		517 (57.6%)	163 (18.2%)	91 (10.1%)	101 (11.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.6%)	$11,943			$1,319			$10,547	99.7	95.6	6	5
470159000666	2	Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts	Public	6-12	1301 Dallas RD	Chattanooga	37405	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(423) 498-7365	649	40	16.2		404 (62.2%)	98 (15.1%)	58 (8.9%)	22 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (10.3%)	$10,229			$733			$9,207	99.6	81.3	33	31
470159000763	3	Chattanooga School For The Liberal Arts	Public, Alternative	K-12	4850 Jersey Pike	Chattanooga	37416	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(423) 855-2614	792	55	14.5		478 (60.4%)	169 (21.3%)	25 (3.2%)	54 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (8.3%)	$10,898			$732			$9,832	99.5	88	18	15
470222002269	4	L N STEM Academy	Public	9-12	401 Henley ST	Knoxville	37902	Knox County	Knox County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(865) 329-8440	569	38	15.1		449 (78.9%)	26 (4.6%)	34 (6.0%)	25 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.0%)	$9,098			$561			$8,307	99.2	88.4	14	10
470159002298	5	STEM School Chattanooga	Public	9-12	4501 Amnicola HWY	Chattanooga	37406	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(423) 531-6270	279	17	16.4		155 (55.6%)	48 (17.2%)	31 (11.1%)	10 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (12.5%)	$10,234			$745			$9,459	98.3	85.6	24	19
470030002557	6	Samuel Everett School of Innovation	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1500 Jett RD	Maryville	37802	Blount County	Blount County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(865) 984-9420	369	15	24.1		344 (93.2%)	7 (1.9%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$9,118			$555			$8,484	96.8	81	34	28
470318001962	7	Martin Luther King Junior School	Public	7-12	613 17th Avenue North	Nashville	37203	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(615) 329-8400	1,211	60	20.1		558 (46.1%)	409 (33.8%)	113 (9.3%)	101 (8.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (2.2%)	$11,706			$1,327			$10,312	96.5	96.2	4	3
470453001946	8	Ravenwood High School	Public	9-12	1724 Wilson PIKE	Brentwood	37027	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(615) 472-4800	1,958	101	19.4		1,319 (67.4%)	85 (4.3%)	116 (5.9%)	332 (17.0%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	103 (5.3%)	$8,596			$177			$8,210	95.8	95.6	5	3
470438001893	9	University School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1 Alexendra DR	Johnson City	37614	Washington County	Washington County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(423) 439-4333	597	41	14.6		486 (81.4%)	31 (5.2%)	30 (5.0%)	35 (5.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	$10,807			$437			$10,097	95.8	88.5	13	4
470222000735	10	Farragut High School	Public	9-12	11237 Kingston PIKE	Knoxville	37922	Knox County	Knox County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(865) 966-9775	2,096	114	18.4		1,612 (76.9%)	55 (2.6%)	150 (7.2%)	191 (9.1%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (4.1%)	$8,256			$664			$7,469	94.2	92.9	9	1

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on TNReady Biology I, TNReady US History, TNReady English I, TNReady English II test scores released by the Tennessee Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on June 24, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Tennessee Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Tennessee Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.