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Joe Shafer Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
240 Albert Gallatin Blvd
Gallatin, TN 37066
Phone
(615) 452-9100
District
SUMNER COUNTY
County
SUMNER COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
722
Classroom Teachers
49

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Tennessee

7

(10 is best)

Better than 62.1% of all TN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Joe Shafer Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
38%
34%
40%
36%
36%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
33%
34%
35%
40%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
36%
28%
20%
26%
52%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
15
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 221 30.6%
Grade 7 259 35.9%
Grade 8 242 33.5%
Total 722 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 64.0% 75.3% 62.3%
Black 19.6% 10.8% 21.6%
Hispanic 15.2% 11.4% 13.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.0% 2.0% 2.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.5% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 193,036 7,051,339
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 355.4 169
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.9% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.9% 19.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.3% 32.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.1% 26.1%
65 OR OLDER 15.8% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 72,638 2,693,872
Single Parent Households With Children 8.7% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.7% 88.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 29.8% 29.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.7% 11.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.3% 14.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.9% 12.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.6% 18.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.4% 18.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.2% 13.9%
$15,000 or less 6.8% 10.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,970 $181,637,250 59.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $445 $13,539,125 4.5%
Staff $511 $15,547,175 5.1%
General Administration $228 $6,936,900 2.3%
School Administration $557 $16,946,725 5.6%
Operation $741 $22,544,925 7.4%
Transportation $322 $9,796,850 3.2%
Other $183 $5,567,775 1.8%
Total Support $2,986 $90,849,050 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,039 $31,611,575 10.4%
Total Expenditures $9,995 $304,097,875 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,076 $6,055,596,249 54.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $517 $514,989,071 4.6%
Staff $637 $635,260,889 5.7%
General Administration $212 $211,475,970 1.9%
School Administration $644 $641,504,793 5.7%
Operation $799 $796,124,112 7.1%
Transportation $365 $364,043,741 3.3%
Other $300 $299,115,221 2.7%
Total Support $3,474 $3,462,481,329 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,675 $1,669,852,381 14.9%
Total Expenditures $11,225 $11,187,895,551 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%