Enrollment
127
Combined
DISTRICT 399 · STATE 243
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUMNER COUNTY·NCES 470402001225
R T Fisher Alternative
455 North Boyers, Gallatin, TN 37066 · (615) 451-6558 · Sumner County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED21-SUBURBALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL127 STUDENTS
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Not graded
Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
STATE 20.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 2 | 2% |
| Grade 3 | 2 | 2% |
| Grade 4 | 1 | 1% |
| Grade 5 | 2 | 2% |
| Grade 6 | 3 | 2% |
| Grade 7 | 19 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 19 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 18 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 30 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 18 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 13 | 10% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
21.3%
own-school result
Math
21.6%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| 2023-24 | 16.0% | 9.8% |
| 2022-23 | 10.4% | 11.4% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
Where R T Fisher Alternative ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 127 | #27 of 42 |
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
127
+93 (+274%) vs 2020
+19% since 2010-11, when it was 107
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 127 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 128 | 16 | 8.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 122 | 17.1 | 7.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 34 | 18 | 1.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 114 | 18.3 | 6.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 97 | 20 | 4.8:1 | 70% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 107 | 20 | 5.3:1 | 90% (96) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for R T Fisher Alternative.
About R T Fisher Alternative
Gallatin, Tennessee, is home to R T Fisher Alternative, a small school serving multiple grade levels. It is open to students in kindergarten through 12 and enrolls 127 students. It has 48% fewer students than the average for combined schools in Tennessee (about 243).
R T Fisher Alternative is one of 53 schools in Sumner County, which enrolls 30,719 students in total.
The largest group at R T Fisher Alternative is White students, at 62%. The remaining students are 24% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Among people living in Sumner County, the White share is about 80%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, R T Fisher Alternative scores 54%.
Looking at the county, Sumner County, median household income comes to about $90,301, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The county's public schools total 53, with about 30,719 students.
R T Fisher Alternative is about 0.6 miles from Benny C. Bills Elementary School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The federal government classifies R T Fisher Alternative's location as Suburb: Large.
R T Fisher Alternative had 34 students in 2020-21 and 127 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans.
People who know R T Fisher Alternative can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Sumner County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
204,424
Census ACS
Median income
$90,301
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
30,719 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sumner County
- Gallatin Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,644 students
- Beech Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,477 students
- Hendersonville High SchoolHigh · 1,410 students
- Portland High SchoolHigh · 1,151 students
- Station Camp High SchoolHigh · 1,137 students
- Liberty Creek High SchoolHigh · 993 students
Other schools in Gallatin
- Gallatin Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,644 students
- Station Camp High SchoolHigh · 1,137 students
- Liberty Creek High SchoolHigh · 993 students
- Station Camp ElementaryElementary · 974 students
- Station Camp Middle SchoolMiddle · 904 students
- Liberty Creek ElementaryElementary · 735 students
Nearby schools
- Benny C. Bills Elementary School0.6 mi · 659
- Union Elementary School0.7 mi · 620
- Patricia Brown Virtual Academy0.8 mi · 48
- Joe Shafer Middle School0.9 mi · 670
- Vena Stuart Elementary1.0 mi · 710
- Howard Elementary1.4 mi · 591
Frequently asked questions
About R T Fisher AlternativeHow large is R T Fisher Alternative?
R T Fisher Alternative enrolls approximately 127 students in grades KG-12.
Is R T Fisher Alternative an elementary, middle, or high school?
R T Fisher Alternative is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
What is the racial breakdown of students at R T Fisher Alternative?
At R T Fisher Alternative, the student body is approximately 62% White, 8% Hispanic, 24% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees R T Fisher Alternative?
R T Fisher Alternative is overseen by Sumner County in Sumner County.
Where is R T Fisher Alternative located?
R T Fisher Alternative is located at 455 North Boyers, Gallatin, TN 37066.
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