At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
81,021
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
159
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Spending per pupil
$17,808
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$8,484
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 75,356
- Teachers (FTE)
- 5,124.5
- Student–teacher ratio
- 14.7:1
What current records say about Metro Nashville Public Schools
Metro Nashville Public Schools operates 159 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in Nashville, Tennessee. NCES reports 81,021 students and no matched teacher total for 2024–25.
Within Tennessee agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 2 of 141 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $17,808 in current expenditure per pupil and $8,484 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 2 of 140 in Tennessee. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 22.4%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 11%
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $1,436,200,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Metro Nashville Public Schools
Nashville, Tennessee
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 35.4836, -86.0853
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White23.3%
- Hispanic34.8%
- Black34.7%
- Asian3.2%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
- Multiracial3.7%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Metro Nashville Public Schools
159 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 159 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Z. Kelley Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 840 | Not reported | |
| Alex Green Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 451 | Not reported | |
| Amqui Elementary School | ElementaryPK–08 | 626 | Not reported | |
| Andrew Jackson Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 493 | Not reported | |
| Antioch High School | High09–12 | 2,212 | Not reported | |
| Antioch Middle School | Middle06–08 | 656 | Not reported | |
| Apollo Middle School | Middle06–08 | 549 | Not reported | |
| Aventura Community SchoolCharter | ElementaryKG–08 | 284 | Not reported | |
| Bellevue Middle School | Middle06–08 | 438 | Not reported | |
| Bellshire Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 346 | Not reported | |
| Cambridge Early Learning Center | OtherPK–PK | 132 | Not reported | |
| Cane Ridge Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 777 | Not reported | |
| Cane Ridge High School | High09–12 | 1,982 | Not reported | |
| Carter-Lawrence Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 227 | Not reported | |
| Casa Azafran Early Learning Center | OtherPK–PK | 83 | Not reported | |
| Chadwell Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 478 | Not reported | |
| Charlotte Park Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 527 | Not reported | |
| Cockrill Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 286 | Not reported | |
| Cole Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 780 | Not reported | |
| Cora Howe School | OtherKG–12 | 78 | Not reported | |
| Crieve Hall Elementary School | ElementaryKG–05 | 489 | Not reported | |
| Croft Middle School | Middle06–08 | 411 | Not reported | |
| Cumberland Elementary School | ElementaryKG–05 | 452 | Not reported | |
| Dan Mills Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 606 | Not reported |