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Metro Nashville Public Schools

Contact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.

About this district

Metro Nashville Public Schools is a public school district in Tennessee. They serve 86,129 students across 161 schools, and its teachers have had 3,846 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

  • 161
    Schools
  • 86,129
    Students
  • 5,165
    Teachers

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Metro Nashville Public Schools Demographics

46%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
63%
of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Metro Nashville Public Schools Funding Data from the NCES School District Finance Survey

Metro Nashville Public Schools had a total revenue of $1.1 billion in the 2016-17 school year. 60.5% came from local sources, 28.5% from state sources, and 11.0% from federal sources.

Metro Nashville Public Schools had a per-pupil revenue of $12,906 per pupil in the 2016-17 school year. 60.5% came from local sources, 28.5% from state sources, and 11.0% from federal sources.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

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Metro Nashville Public Schools Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Jun 8, 2025

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Metro Nashville Public Schools

$2.3 million
raised using DonorsChoose
3,846
projects funded
1,502
teachers funded
12,056
donors
161
projects for basic supplies
387
projects for technology
516
projects for books
166
projects for art supplies

Metro Nashville Public Schools has received support from 5,832 individuals from Tennessee and 6,224 individuals out-of-state.

Metro Nashville Public Schools Schools

The Academy at Hickory Hollow Academy School at Opry Mills The Academy at Old Cockrill Alex Green Elementary School Amqui Elementary School Andrew Jackson Elementary School Antioch High School Antioch Middle School Apollo Middle School Aventura Community School A.Z. Kelley Elementary School Johnson Learning Center Bellevue Middle School Bellshire Elementary Design Center Davis Early Learning Center Cambridge Early Learning Center Lead Cameron Cane Ridge Elementary School Cane Ridge High School Carter - Lawrence Magnet Elementary School Casa Azafrán Early Learning Center Chadwell Elementary School Charlotte Park Elementary School Cockrill Elementary School Cole Elementary School Cora Howe Exceptional School Isaiah T Creswell Middle School Crieve Hall Elementary School Croft Middle Design Center Cumberland Elementary School Dan Mills Elementary School Dodson Elementary School Donelson Middle School DuPont Elementary School DuPont Hadley Middle School DuPont - Tyler Middle School Eagle View Elementary School Eakin Elementary School East End Preparatory School East Nashville Magnet Middle School East Nashville Magnet High School Explore Community School Fall - Hamilton Enhanced Opt Elementary School Gateway Elementary School Glencliff High School Glencliff Elementary School Glendale Spanish Immersion Elementary School Glengarry Elementary School Glenview Elementary School Goodlettsville Elementary School Goodlettsville Middle Preparatory Gower Elementary School Granbery Elementary School H.G. Hill Middle School Harpeth Valley Elementary School Harris - Hillman School Hattie Cotton STEM Magnet Haynes Middle School Haywood Elementary School Head Middle Magnet School Henry Maxwell Elementary School William Henry Oliver Middle School Hermitage Elementary School Hickman Elementary School Hillsboro High School James Lawson High School Hull Jackson Montessori Magnet School Hume - Fogg Magnet High School Hunters Lane Comprehensive High School Ida B. Wells Elementary School Inglewood Elementary School Intrepid Preparatory - Opportunity Academy Intrepid College Preparatory - Independence Academy Isaac Litton Middle School J.E. Moss Elementary School J.F. Kennedy Middle School Jere Baxter Middle School Joelton Elementary School John Early Museum Magnet Middle School John Overton High School John Trotwood Moore Middle School Jones Paideia Magnet School Julia Green Elementary School KIPP Academy Nashville Middle School KIPP Nashville College Preparatory Elementary School KIPP Nashville Collegiate High School KIPP Nashville College Preparatory Middle School Knowledge Academy at the Crossing Lakeview Elementary Design Center Lead Academy High School Lead Brick Church Middle School Lead Southeast School Liberty Collegiate Academy Lockeland Design Center Madison Middle Preparatory School Maplewood Comprehensive High School Margaret Allen Middle School W.A. Bass Learning Center Martin L King Junior Magnet School McGavock High School McGavock Elementary School McMurray Middle School Meigs Magnet School Mnps Early College High School Mnps Virtual School Mount View Elementary School Murrell School Napier Enhanced Option Elementary School Nashville Big Picture High School Nashville Classical School East Nashville Classical School West Nashville Preparatory School Nashville School of the Arts Neely's Bend Elementary School Lead Neely's Bend Middle Preparatory School Norman Binkley Elementary School Old Center Elementary School Paragon Mills Elementary School Park Avenue Enhanced Option Elementary School Pearl - Cohn Magnet High School Pennington Elementary School Percy Priest Elementary School Purpose Preparatory Academy Republic High School Robert Churchwell Museum Elementary School Rocketship Nashvlle NE Elementary School Rocketship United Academy Rose Park Magnet Middle School Rosebank Elementary School Ross Early Learning Center Ruby Major Elementary School May Werthan Shayne Elementary School Shwab Elementary School Smith Springs Elementary School Smithson - Craighead Academy Stanford Montessori Elementary School STEM Preparatory High School STEM Preparatory Middle Academy Stratford STEM Upper Campus Stratford STEM Lower Campus Stratton Elementary School Strive Collegiate Academy Sylvan Park Paideia Design Center Thomas A Edison Elementary School Thurgood Marshall Middle School Tom Joy Elementary School Tulip Grove Elementary School Tusculum Elementary School Two Rivers Middle School Una Elementary School Valor College Preparatory Valor Flagship Academy Valor Voyager Academy McKissack Middle School Warner Arts Magnet Elementary School Waverly - Belmont Elementary School West End Middle School Westmeade Elementary School Whites Creek High School John B Whitsitt Elementary School Wright Middle School
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