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Hamilton County School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 10 towns
Serves Chattanooga, East Ridge, Soddy-Daisy, Red Bank, Collegedale, Signal Mountain, Lakesite, Lookout Mountain, Walden and Ridgeside.
Students
45,981
Schools
82
Spent per student
$16,443
TN $13,059
Debt
$150.9M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Hamilton County School District
- School Grade C: better than 34% of Tennessee districts
- Spends 26% more per student than the TN average
- Enrollment up 5.2% since 2020
- Debt of $150.9M, about $3,282 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Walden.
PK–540 elementary schoolsThis district
6–821 middle schoolsThis district
9–1219 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. TN
2020–21Math proficiency31%
State average 26.9%
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
State average 90.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$16,443 per student · 26% above TN
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 35%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 50%State 34%Federal 16%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
43,711’20
45,176’21
45,902’22
45,790’23
45,981’24
Up 5.2% since 2020.
Students
White 45%Black 24%Hispanic 22%Two or more races 8%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
82 public schools.
East Brainerd Elementary School
A−1,177 students
East Ridge Elementary School
C+959 students
Normal Park Museum Magnet School
A877 students
Ooltewah Elementary School
A858 students
Harrison Elementary School
C775 students
Nolan Elementary School
A+729 students
Middle Valley Elementary School
A705 students
Clifton Hills Elementary School
C703 students
Spring Creek Elementary School
B698 students
Wolftever Creek Elementary School
B632 students
Westview Elementary School
A+631 students
East Lake Elementary School
D626 students
Apison Elementary School
A+617 students
Red Bank Elementary School
B+616 students
Thrasher Elementary School
A+603 students
Wallace A. Smith Elementary School
A+589 students
Snow Hill Elementary School
A582 students
East Side Elementary School
C+553 students
Bess T Shepherd Elementary School
C546 students
Orchard Knob Elementary School
D511 students
Battle Academy for Teaching and Learning
A−494 students
Soddy Elementary School
A470 students
Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence
D468 students
Big Ridge Elementary School
A466 students
Hardy Elementary School
D444 students
Hixson Elementary School
C+419 students
McConnell Elementary School
A417 students
Allen Elementary School
A416 students
North Hamilton County Elementary School
A395 students
Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Lower
A+388 students
Daisy Elementary School
A−382 students
Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy
D380 students
Montessori Elementary at Highland Park
372 students
Rivermont Elementary School
B+352 students
Barger Academy of Fine Arts
C349 students
Woodmore Elementary School
C346 students
Alpine Crest Elementary School
A302 students
Tommie F. Brown Academy
C−299 students
Ivy Academy's Skillern Elementary
277 students
DuPont Elementary School
B−268 students
Lookout Valley Elementary School
A−256 students
Lookout Mountain Elementary School
A+215 students
East Hamilton Middle School
A913 students
Hunter Middle School
A−745 students
East Ridge Middle School
C−591 students
Hixson Middle School
C+591 students
Loftis Middle School
A550 students
East Lake Academy Of Fine Arts
D549 students
Ooltewah Middle School
C+547 students
Red Bank Middle School
C−533 students
Soddy Daisy Middle School
B450 students
Tyner Middle Academy
C−401 students
Brown Middle School
C−296 students
Dalewood Middle School
D290 students
Orchard Knob Middle School
D264 students
Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence Middle
D−250 students
Howard Connect Academy
C−94 students
Chatt Academy Community School
93 students
Signal Mountain Middle/High School
A1,396 students
The Howard School
D1,329 students
East Hamilton High School
B+1,293 students
Ooltewah High School
B−1,233 students
Soddy Daisy High School
B+1,122 students
Hixson High School
B−920 students
East Ridge High School
C−867 students
Red Bank High School
C+772 students
Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Upper
A741 students
Brainerd High School
D739 students
Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts
A717 students
Tyner Academy
D632 students
Central High School
C+617 students
Sale Creek Middle / High School
B+577 students
Chattanooga Preparatory School
C−539 students
Ivy Academy Inc.
C487 students
Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy
C+354 students
Lookout Valley Middle / High School
C−309 students
STEM School Chattanooga
A296 students
Sequoyah High School
C−235 students
Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State
A+141 students
Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence High
113 students
Chattanooga School For The Liberal Arts
A+979 students
Hamilton County Virtual School
C254 students
Towns served
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District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.