Shelby County School District
District Overview
Shelby County School District is a public school district serving Shelby county area, Tennessee. For academic year 2020-2021, 221 schools served 109,162 students through PK to 12th grade in its 221 schools. A total of 7,084 teachers are teaching their students and the average students to teacher ratio is 15 to 1.
According to the Tennessee state assessment result, 26% of students are proficient in Math learning and 22% of students are proficient in English/language arts learning.
District Contacts
Schools in Shelby County School District
In Shelby County School District, 230 schools are serving students in its area. The next lists are showing schools by offering level.
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Student Population
A total of 109,162 students are attending Shelby County School District. By gender, there are 53,366 (48.9%) and 52,653 (48.2%) female students at Shelby County School District.
By race/ethnicity, 7,531 White (6.9%), 81,639 Black (74.8%), and1,574 Asian (1.4%) students are attending schools.
Academic Achievement
Achievement
Advanced Placement Programs
Total 2,489 students are enrolled in at least one (1) AP programs. 240 students are enrolled in International Baccalaureate Diploma Program and 12,609 students are participating the SAT and/or ACT test program at Shelby County School District.
Number of Students Enrolled | Percent Enrolled | |
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Advanced Placement Programs | 2,489 | |
Advanced Placement Math | 410 | |
Advanced Placement Science | 447 | |
Advanced Placement Other programs | 2,224 | |
International BS program | 240 | |
SAT/ACT Participation | 12,609 |
Teachers & Staffs
Total 7,360 full-time (or equivalent) teachers work for schools in Shelby County School District and the students to teacher ratio is 15 to 1. 96.4% of teachers are certified. 79.7% of teachers have 3 or more years teaching experiences.
Headcount | Note | |
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Total FTE of Teachers | 7,360 | Students per teacher: 15 to 1 |
Teachers who are certified | 7,094 | 96.4% |
Teachers who are not certified | 403 | 5.5% |
Teachers in their first year of teaching | 929 | 12.6% |
Teachers in their second year of teaching | 568 | 7.7% |
School counselors | 335 | Students per counselor: 326 to 1 |
Law Enforcement Officer | 40 | - |
Security guards | 97 | - |
Nurses | 29 | - |
Psychologists | 3 | - |
Social workers | 10 | - |