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Powell Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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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
1711 Spring St
Powell, TN 37849
Phone
(865) 938-2048
District
KNOX COUNTY
County
KNOX COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
779
Classroom Teachers
54

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Tennessee

7

(10 is best)

Better than 64.9% of all TN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Powell Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
36%
42%
36%
38%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
39%
42%
39%
39%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
37%
33%
38%
34%
37%
    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
14
15
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 129 16.6%
Grade 1 123 15.8%
Grade 2 139 17.8%
Grade 3 135 17.3%
Grade 4 119 15.3%
Grade 5 134 17.2%
Total 779 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 78.6% 71.0% 62.3%
Black 3.8% 13.6% 21.6%
Hispanic 16.8% 12.7% 13.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 2.5% 2.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.3% 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 475,286 7,051,339
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 903.7 169
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.6% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.6% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.0% 33.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.0% 25.7%
65 OR OLDER 15.8% 16.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 192,077 2,713,635
Single Parent Households With Children 7.6% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.1% 89.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 38.8% 29.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 13.5% 14.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.0% 15.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.6% 13.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.6% 17.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.8% 17.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.4% 12.6%
$15,000 or less 10.1% 9.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,615 $345,575,175 57.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $455 $28,002,975 4.7%
Staff $671 $41,296,695 6.9%
General Administration $240 $14,770,800 2.5%
School Administration $591 $36,373,095 6.1%
Operation $773 $47,574,285 8.0%
Transportation $337 $20,740,665 3.5%
Other $267 $16,432,515 2.8%
Total Support $3,333 $205,129,485 34.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $741 $45,604,845 7.7%
Total Expenditures $9,689 $596,309,505 100.0%
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%