State/Public High Open

Dr. Paul L. Kelley Volunteer Academy

๐Ÿ“ 535 Chickamauga Avenue AVE, Knoxville, Knox County, 37917

95
Pupils
6.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Dr. Paul L. Kelley Volunteer Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Knoxville, Knox County. The school has 95 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Knox County school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 13.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 6.9:1. The four-year graduation rate is 77%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Knox County

Enrollment & staffing

Dr. Paul L. Kelley Volunteer Academy enrolls 95 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 13.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 6.9:1.

Male students
52 (55%)
Female students
43 (45%)
Teachers (FTE)
13.8
Student-teacher ratio
6.9:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 21% Black or African American and 11% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White5861%
Black or African American2021%
Hispanic or Latino1011%
Two or more races44.2%
American Indian or Alaska Native22.1%
Asian11.1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

School setting & status

City, MidsizeGrades 9โ€“12

Dr. Paul L. Kelley Volunteer Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-20, state senate district 5, state house district 13.

School district: Knox County

Dr. Paul L. Kelley Volunteer Academy is one of 93 schools in Knox County, based in Knoxville, Tennessee. The district serves 60,185 students district-wide and employs 4,127 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 95 students, Dr. Paul L. Kelley Volunteer Academy is smaller than the district average of about 647 students per school.

60,185
District students
93
Schools
4,127
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

77%
Graduation rate
18%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Midsize

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