Providing educational, emotional, and social support for children and families in every Tennessee county

Funded Enrollment......................................................... 16,740

Actual Enrollment........................................................... 19,893

Percent of Actual Enrollment over Funded Enrollment................ 19%

4-Year-Olds and Older ................................................. 12,172 (62%)

3-Year-Olds .................................................................. 6,381 (32%)

Pre-Natal to 3-Year-Olds (Early Head Start)...................... 1,228 (6%)

White enrollment...................................................................... 49%

Black or African-American enrollment....................................... 43%

Hispanic, Latino, (& Other) enrollment................................. 6% (2%)

 

 

Federal Funding.................................................... $118,216,822

Average Expenditure per Actual Enrollee................................ $5,943

Average Class Size........................................................................ 18

Staff-to-Child Ratio..................................................................... 1:8

 

Family Demographics

Two-Parent Families (Number and Percent).................... 6,466 (35%)

Single-Parent Families (Number and Percent)................ 11,945 (65%)

Percent with Less than High School Degree................................ 26%

Percent without Employed Adult................................................ 38%

Number Receiving Job Training or in School............................ 2,559

Percent Receiving Financial Assistance....................................... 36%

Percent Homeless Families Served (208)

     who Acquired Housing during the Year................................... 81%

 

 

Days of Service

Percent of Children in Full-Day Care.......................................... 44%

 

Text Box: Data excerpted from
2004-5 National Program Information Report (PIR)

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