Harris-Hillman Special Education
Nashville · TN · Davidson County · Public · K-12 combined
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Nashville Big Picture High School → Early College High School → W. A. Bass Adult Program → Renaissance High School → Tenn School For Blind → KA @ The Crossings → KIPP Antioch Global High School → Cora Howe School →At a glance
- 4-yr grad rate: 24% in 2019 (Bottom 4% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 4% 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.
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The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $18,976/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Pay for college in Tennessee
Tennessee's public scholarships
Tennessee pairs a lottery-funded merit award (HOPE) with the well-known TN Promise, which makes community and technical college essentially free for any graduate.
Lottery-funded merit award — qualify with EITHER a 3.0 weighted GPA OR ACT 21 / SAT 1060. No income limit. (Qualify by either path; enroll within 16 months of graduating.)
Official program details ↗Tuition-free community or technical college for any TN grad — no GPA, test, or income requirement. (Apply senior year; FAFSA, mentor meeting, 8 hrs community service/term.)
Official program details ↗Eligibility rules change yearly — confirm with the official program before relying on it. Amounts are recent published figures; awards cover tuition/fees, not housing or books unless noted. Verified 2026-10-21.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the strongest early indicator of dropout, transfer-out, and family disengagement. A school's absenteeism trend forecasts its enrollment trend 1-3 years out.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 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 +1.1%/year, projecting from 2024's 458 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $18,742 per student in district revenue, the 25 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $468,550/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.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville Big Picture High School Nashville |
Public | 2.7 | 125 | -13.8% |
| Early College High School Nashville |
Public | 2.8 | 174 | -8.9% |
| W. A. Bass Adult Program Nashville |
Public | 2.7 | 309 | +10.0% |
| Renaissance High School Franklin |
Public | 15.9 | 174 | +5.5% |
| Tenn School For Blind Nashville |
Public | 8.8 | 61 | -3.2% |
| KA @ The Crossings Antioch |
Public · charter | 10.6 | 231 | -20.1% |
| KIPP Antioch Global High School Nashville |
Public · charter | 10.3 | 257 | +121.6% |
| Cora Howe School Nashville |
Public | 5.4 | 41 | — |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantHarris-Hillman Special Education is a public high school in Nashville, TN, enrolling 458 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Enrollment is up 30% from 2021 to 2024.
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 24% in the latest EDFacts release.
It has about 458 students per school counselor.
20% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
What is Harris-Hillman Special Education's graduation rate? Harris-Hillman Special Education's federal four-year graduation rate was about 24% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend Harris-Hillman Special Education? Harris-Hillman Special Education is a public high school in Nashville, TN, enrolling 458 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.
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