Summary:
Sumner County, Tennessee is home to 11 public high schools serving grades 9-12, with the exception of two middle college high schools that serve grades 11-12. The schools in this district vary in size, with student populations ranging from 57 to 1,677. Overall, Sumner County has a strong public high school system, with several standout schools that are among the best in the state.
The top-performing schools in the county are Beech Senior High School and Station Camp High School, which rank 26th and 30th respectively out of 389 Tennessee high schools. Both schools have 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger. Liberty Creek High School and White House High School also perform very well, ranking 11th and 31st in the state with 5-star and 4-star ratings. In contrast, E.B. Wilson, a virtual high school, has the lowest performance in the county, ranking 278th out of 389 schools and receiving a 1-star rating.
While the top-performing schools in Sumner County excel, there is a noticeable gap in performance between the highest and lowest-ranked schools. The district as a whole outperforms the state average in most subject areas, but chronic absenteeism is a concern, with all schools reporting rates around 18.9%. Factors like curriculum, instruction, and school leadership likely play a larger role in driving school performance than spending per student or student-teacher ratios, which vary across the district.
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