High Schools in Macon County

Macon County, Tennessee is home to two high schools: Macon County High School and Red Boiling Springs School. While both schools have similar graduation and dropout rates, Macon County High School outperforms Red Boiling Springs School on state assessments, ranking 141 out of 389 Tennessee high schools compared to Red Boiling Springs' ranking of 312.

Macon County High School has a four-year graduation rate of 89.2% and a dropout rate of 6.7%, matching Red Boiling Springs School. However, Macon County High School performs better than the state average in subjects like Biology I and English II, while struggling in areas like Algebra II and Geometry. In contrast, Red Boiling Springs School consistently underperforms the state and county averages in most subject areas, with significantly lower proficiency rates in Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science.

Despite Red Boiling Springs School's higher per-student spending of $12,659 and lower student-teacher ratio of 12.1, compared to Macon County High School's $9,900 per-student and 19.1 student-teacher ratio, the school's academic performance remains significantly lower. This suggests that simply increasing resources may not be the sole solution to improving student outcomes in the Macon County school district.