Students Overview

2008-2009 Tennessee

Charter Schools

 

Non-Charter Schools

Metrics # %
Students
Number of Students 3,656
% of Charter School Students to All Public School Students 0.4%
Race / Ethnicity
White 53 1.5%
Black 3,564 97.5%
Hispanic 33 0.9%
Asian 5 0.1%
Free or Reduced Price Lunch
Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 22.8%
Students by School Grade Levels
Elementary Schools 987 27.0%
Middle Schools 1,215 33.2%
High Schools 521 14.3%
Middle/High Schools 933 25.5%
Students by Grade Level
Kindergarten 196 5.4%
First Grade 192 5.3%
Second Grade 207 5.7%
Third Grade 202 5.5%
Fourth Grade 130 3.6%
Fifth Grade 258 7.1%
Sixth Grade 598 16.4%
Seventh Grade 485 13.3%
Eighth Grade 398 10.9%
Ninth Grade 448 12.3%
Tenth Grade 217 5.9%
Eleventh Grade 172 4.7%
Twelfth Grade 153 4.2%
 
Metrics # %
Students
Number of Students 968,792
Race / Ethnicity
White 664,988 68.6%
Black 235,139 24.3%
Hispanic 50,714 5.2%
Asian 15,934 1.6%
Other 2,017 0.2%
Students by Grade Level
Pre-Kindergarten 26,752 2.8%
Kindergarten 75,179 7.8%
First Grade 75,562 7.8%
Second Grade 74,868 7.7%
Third Grade 74,563 7.7%
Fourth Grade 74,214 7.7%
Fifth Grade 72,488 7.5%
Sixth Grade 70,356 7.3%
Seventh Grade 70,221 7.2%
Eighth Grade 71,124 7.3%
Ninth Grade 77,528 8.0%
Tenth Grade 74,060 7.6%
Eleventh Grade 67,872 7.0%
Twelfth Grade 64,004 6.6%
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