2022 Nashville Chamber Education Report

MNPS By The Numbers

The information in this section was provided by Metro Nashville Public Schools

Metro Schools Enrollment and Demographic Trends, 2016 - 2023


2015-16

2016-17

2017-2018

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22

2022-23

Enrollment Count

86,110

86,917

86,703

85,629

85,161

81,088

81,962

81,148

% Black

43.6%

43%

41%

41.6%

40%

39.9%

39.7%

39.2%

% Hispanic

21.1%

23.1%

24.1%

25.9%

28.3%

29.1%

30.9%

32.2%

% American Indian

0.1%

0.2%

0.3%

0.2%

0.2%

0.2%

0.2%

0.3%

% Caucasian

30.7%

29.4%

28.5%

28%

27.2%

26.5%

25.1%

24.4%

% Asian or Pacific Islander

4.3%

4.3%

4.3%

4.4%

4.3%

4.1%

4.1%

4%

% Economically Disadvantaged

35.2%

40.3%

44%

45.1%

38%

36.7%

26.8%

34.5%

% Students with Disabilities

9.1%

10.2%

11.1%

12.2%

11.8%

12.5%

12.4%

12.8%

%English Language Learner

6.7%

9.2%

12.3%

16.2%

18.1%

19.4%

21.2%

23%

Enrollment by School Tier
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MNPS Teacher and Student Race/Ethnicity Demographics, 2022-2023
TeacherStudent
White63.70%24.40%
Black24.90%39.20%
Hispanic1.60%32.20%
Asian0.90%3.80%
MNPS Graduation Rates 2010 - 2022
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Chronic Absenteeism 2008 - 2022
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Chronic Absenteeism by Student Group
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MNPS District-Wide ACT Composite Score by Subgroup, 2019 - 2022
Subgroup# Tested Average ACT Composite Score # of Students Scoring 21+ % of Students scoring 21+
2019202020212022201920202021202220192020202120222019202020212022
All Students457043074000466218.518.517.717.4138412591029113930.30%29.20%25.70%24.40%
Black/Hispanic/Native American312029132646324717.317.116.215.963654142644820.40%18.60%16.10%13.80%
Economically Disadvantaged256623162013244216.816.915.915.745538928130217.70%16.80%14.00%12.40%
English Language Learners*51160349668014.514.413.313.320247123.90%4.00%1.40%1.80%
Students with Disabilities44538138249215.315.114.814.4413238379.20%8.40%9.90%7.50%
School Board Information
DistrictSchool Board MemberNo. of Schools*No. of students%ED% EL% white% Black% Hispanic% American Indian% Pacific Islander% Asian
District 1Dr. Sharon Gentry291143852.30%12.20%13.30%63.40%18.90%0.20%0.10%1.10%
District 2Rachel Anne Elrod10793226.80%37.80%28.40%15.90%44.70%0.10%0.10%8.10%
District 3Emily Masters20935238.80%19.60%22.40%42.80%30.10%0.10%0.10%0.90%
District 4Bertjrna Nabaa-McKinney18825834.60%15.50%33.30%33.50%25.10%0.30%0.10%1.60%
District 5Christiane Buggs27998438.10%10.00%21.20%52.10%21.00%0.20%0.10%3.00%
District 6Cheryl Mayes161264231.40%33.90%15.80%33.50%43.60%0.20%0.10%4.60%
District 7Freda Player171098431.00%44.50%19.30%17.90%56.80%0.10%0.10%4.10%
District 8Erin O'Hara Block11517815.70%2.80%56.80%28.40%7.30%0.20%0.10%3.10%
District 9Abigail Taylor9444724.40%16.90%40.40%24.20%24.40%0.20%0.20%5.60%
MNPS 1578114834.50%23.00%24.40%39.20%32.20%0.30%0.20%3.80%
We've also included a small overview of Nashville MSA's employment numbers and educational attainment.