High Schools in Henderson County Schools

Henderson County Schools in Tennessee serves 1,370 students in grades 9–12 across two traditional high schools — Lexington High School and Scotts Hill High School — and ranks 53rd out of 141 Tennessee districts with a 3-star rating. Lexington is the larger school with 890 students, while Scotts Hill enrolls 480. Both schools hold 4-star ratings and rank in the top 15% of Tennessee high schools, with Scotts Hill at 57th and Lexington at 60th for 2025–2026.

Despite similar rankings, the schools have very different profiles. Lexington High School is the academic leader, outperforming Scotts Hill in 5 of 6 TNReady subjects with an average proficiency of 58.5% versus 50.7%. Its English II proficiency is exceptional at 79.7% — far above the state average of 58.1% and Scotts Hill's 56.6%. However, Lexington's graduation rate of 87.6% falls below both the district (91.5%) and state (90.5%) averages. Scotts Hill High School, by contrast, boasts a 97.2% graduation rate, well above the state average, but lags in English scores (31.9% in English I and 56.6% in English II, both below district averages). Scotts Hill has shown strong year-over-year math gains of 5–9 points in Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry, while Lexington improved most notably in Algebra II (+8.0) and English II (+6.2).

Both schools face shared challenges. Chronic absenteeism is nearly identical at 15.7% (Lexington) and 16.0% (Scotts Hill), both well above the district's 11.2% average but below the state's 18.3%. Spending also differs significantly, with Scotts Hill spending $12,163 per student versus $10,622 at Lexington, a 14.5% gap that does not translate into higher test scores. For parents, the choice is clear: Lexington offers stronger academics, especially in English, while Scotts Hill excels at getting students to graduation. The most pressing areas for improvement are Lexington's below-average graduation rate and Scotts Hill's declining English scores.