Brainerd High School
Chattanooga · TN · Hamilton County · Public
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Boyd Buchanan School → Skyuka Hall → Hamilton Heights Christian Academy → Calvary Christian School → Notre Dame High School → East Ridge High School → Chattanooga Preparatory School → Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy →📋 At a glance
- ✅ Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- ✅ Gifted & talented program
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 40% of US high schools
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: 76th percentile by test-taker volume
- 🎓 4-yr grad rate: 72% (Bottom 16% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Brainerd High School compares for families
Solid mid-tier academic profile.
- ▸ LocallyTN sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Boyd Buchanan School, Skyuka Hall, Hamilton Heights Christian Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-2176th percentile by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🎓 4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 16% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +5.5%/year, projecting from 2024's 739 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $12,078 per student in district revenue, the 225 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $2,717,550/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyd Buchanan School Chattanooga |
Private | 0.9 | 992 | +10.2% |
| Skyuka Hall Chattanooga |
Private | 1.3 | 114 | +35.7% |
| Hamilton Heights Christian Academy Chattanooga |
Private | 1.6 | 29 | — |
| Calvary Christian School Chattanooga |
Private | 1.7 | 40 | — |
| Notre Dame High School Chattanooga |
Private | 2.4 | 371 | -9.5% |
| East Ridge High School Chattanooga |
Public | 3.2 | 867 | -7.2% |
| Chattanooga Preparatory School Chattanooga |
Public · charter | 3.4 | 251 | +253.5% |
| Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy Chattanooga |
Public · charter | 3.4 | 154 | -13.0% |