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Best High Schools in Monroe County, TN

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Schools

2,042

Students

Top rankedTellico Plains High School245^th of 400 Tennessee high schools

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Biggest riser

Sweetwater High School up 12 spots statewide this year

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)	TNReady English Language Arts (2026)			TNReady Algebra I (2026)		TNReady Algebra II (2026)			TNReady Biology I (2026)			TNReady US History (2026)		TNReady English I (2026)		TNReady English II (2026)		TNReady Geometry (2026)			TNReady Science (2026)			TNReady Social Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2020)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sequoyah High School	Public	9-12	3128 Hwy 411	Madisonville	37354	Monroe County	Monroe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 442-9230	801	50	16.0	54.1%	663 (82.8%)	13 (1.6%)	88 (11.0%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.5%)	38.3	246^th of 400 public high schools	38.5%		36.4	240^th of 389 public high schools	38.3%	6					34.9	35.3		19.1	18.3		31.2	31.1	32.0	32.8	21.1	21.1	46.6	46.6	28.3		28.4						$12,495	$726	$10,681
Sweetwater High School	Public	9-12	414 South High Street	Sweetwater	37874	Monroe County	Monroe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 337-7881	582	34	17.0	63.4%	455 (78.2%)	20 (3.4%)	85 (14.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	36.4	258^th of 400 public high schools	35.5%		31.4	270^th of 389 public high schools	30.6%	12					20.1	20.1	24.1		23.1	86.7	32.1	39.5			21.3	21.3	53.2	53.2		31.3	30.1						$11,949	$693	$10,570
Tellico Plains High School	Public	9-12	9180 Hwy 68	Tellico Plains	37385	Monroe County	Monroe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 253-2550	442	26	17.1	60.3%	409 (92.5%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	38.7	245^th of 400 public high schools	38.8%		37.4	233^rd of 389 public high schools	40.1%	12					22.3	21.9	75.0	28.0	33.3		34.1	37.4			27.2	28.0	51.8	51.8	19.4		21.9						$13,040	$731	$11,387
Monroe County Virtual School	Public, Virtual	6-12	266 Warren Street	Madisonville	37354	Monroe County	Monroe County Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(423) 442-2373	217	11	19.7		191 (88.0%)	4 (1.8%)	13 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	14.5	354^th of 400 public high schools	11.5%		12.6	357^th of 389 public high schools	8.2%	3	7.4	23.1	14.3	16.0													35.0	35.0		5.7		15.4	11.1	12.2	14.8	8.2	$7,308	$958	$6,010

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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