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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 389)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
115	KIPP Nashville Collegiate High School	Public, Charter	9-12	123 Douglas AVE	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 226-4484	467	24	19.4		22 (4.7%)	277 (59.3%)	157 (33.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$20,463			$1,581			$18,443	61.2	34.3	255	140		470318002305
245	Douglass High	Public, Magnet	9-12	3200 Mount Olive Rd	Memphis	38108	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-0990	671	33	20		9 (1.3%)	507 (75.6%)	130 (19.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.4%)	$14,158			$1,919			$11,317	35.3	7.6	379	134		470014802150
170	Hampshire Unit School	Public, Alternative	K-12	4235 Old State RD	Hampshire	38461	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	No	(931) 285-2300	412	38	10.9		362 (87.9%)	12 (2.9%)	26 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$14,287			$408			$13,077	51.2	25.3	303	133		470276000969
247	Anderson County Innovation Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	140 Maverick CIR	Clinton	37716	Anderson County	Anderson County	No	No	Yes	No	(865) 463-4760	34	6	5.3		32 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)								34.9	10.6	364	117		470009002641
176	The iLearn Institute at Lenoir City Schools	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	200 East Broadway ST	Lenoir City	37771	Loudon County	Lenoir City	No	No	Yes	No	(865) 988-1934	90	21	4.3		72 (80.0%)	1 (1.1%)	13 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.4%)	$10,198			$253			$9,945	50	27.4	286	110		470240002662
91	Loretto High School	Public	9-12	525 Second South AVE	Loretto	38469	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 231-8850	486	31	15.5		459 (94.4%)	10 (2.1%)	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$13,272			$890			$11,607	66.1	48.2	183	92		470234000853
169	Knox County Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	1-12	2925 Gray Hendrix RD	Knoxville	37931	Knox County	Knox County	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(865) 622-3902	404	45	8.9		273 (67.6%)	61 (15.1%)	30 (7.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.9%)	$18,281			$1,038			$17,232	51.5	33.7	259	90		470222010478
304	Johnson Alternative Learning Center	Public	5-12	1200 2nd Ave South	Nashville	37210	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 749-3067	117	15	8		16 (13.7%)	63 (53.8%)	33 (28.2%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)								24.7	5.2	390	86		470318002361
258	KA @ The Crossings	Public, Charter	5-12	5320 Hickory Hollow PKWY	Antioch	37013	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(615) 810-8370	545	23	24.2		79 (14.5%)	206 (37.8%)	237 (43.5%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	$25,300			$1,755			$22,209	33.7	15.8	338	80		470318010428
100	Van Buren County High School	Public	6-12	337 Sparta Street	Spencer	38585	Van Buren County	Van Buren County	No	No	No	No	(931) 946-2442	386	33	11.6		376 (97.4%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$13,937			$813			$12,208	64.5	48.4	178	78		470432001738

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on TNReady Algebra I, TNReady Algebra II, TNReady Biology I, TNReady Integrated Math I, TNReady Integrated Math II, TNReady Integrated Math III, TNReady US History, TNReady English I, TNReady English II, TNReady Geometry test scores released by the Tennessee Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 16, 2025, 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.
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Educational resources:

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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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