Summary:
Trousdale County Schools is served by a single high school, Trousdale County High School, which enrolls about 402 students across grades 8 through 12. This small school consistently earns top marks: the district ranks 12th out of 141 Tennessee districts, and the high school itself ranks 31st out of 400 schools for 2025–2026, placing it in the top 8% statewide. It has maintained a 5-star rating for three consecutive years.
Academically, the school outperforms the state average in every tested subject. Its biggest strengths are in math, science, and history, with particularly dramatic results in 11th-grade Algebra II (60.3% proficient vs. 29.3% statewide) and 10th-grade Biology I (69.2% vs. 41.3%). English II is also strong at 65.8% proficiency. The graduation rate stands at 87.2%, below the state's 90.5%, but the dropout rate is just 2.1% — far better than the state's 6.7% — suggesting most students eventually complete their education even if not always on the traditional four-year timeline.
Two areas are worth monitoring. Algebra I proficiency dropped sharply from 53.3% to 40.8% in one year, even as the state average improved, making it the largest negative swing in the data. English I is the lowest-scoring subject at 43.4%, pointing to a possible 9th-grade literacy transition challenge. Chronic absenteeism is 14.6%, better than the state's 18.3% but above the district's 13.5%. With roughly 80 students per grade, year-to-year swings can be amplified by the abilities of a single cohort, so parents should interpret these shifts with that context in mind.
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