Summary:
Johnson County Schools serves two public high schools in rural northeastern Tennessee—Tennessee Connections Academy Johnson County 9-12 and Johnson County High School—both covering grades 9 through 12, within a district that ranks 136 out of 141 Tennessee districts (4th percentile) and carries a 0-star rating.
Johnson County High School is the clear standout. It holds a 2-star rating and ranks 222nd out of 400 Tennessee high schools (44th percentile), while Tennessee Connections Academy Johnson County 9-12 sits at 1 star and ranks 337th (16th percentile). Johnson County High graduates 80.4% of its students versus 73.6% at the virtual academy, and its dropout rate of 10.1% is far better than the academy's 25.2% (state: 6.7%). In TNReady testing, Johnson County High outperforms the academy in every subject—most dramatically in US History (43.8% vs 16.0%) and Algebra II (29.1% vs 6.4%). Interestingly, the academy reports much lower chronic absenteeism (9.5% vs 23.3%), yet its students still struggle, suggesting attendance alone does not drive outcomes.
Resources also differ sharply: Johnson County High School spends $16,661 per student versus just $5,894 at Tennessee Connections Academy Johnson County 9-12, a $10,767 gap that coincides with the academy's weaker results. Despite the low district ranking, Johnson County High approaches state averages in several subjects—43.8% proficient in US History (state: 42.4%) and 54.1% in English II (state: 58.1%). Both schools trail the state's 90.5% graduation rate, and the academy loses roughly one in four students to dropout, an urgent concern. Johnson County High has also improved, climbing from rank 267 to 222 over the past year, while the academy has never risen above the 20th percentile.
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