Best High Schools in Tennessee

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 389)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
151	Meigs County High School	Public	9-12	105 Abel Avenue	Decatur	37322	Meigs County	Meigs County	No	No	No	No	(423) 334-5797	554	36	15.3		514 (92.8%)	5 (0.9%)	15 (2.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	$11,777			$475			$10,789	54.8	43.6	207	56		470291001009
152	Gallatin Senior High School	Public	9-12	700 Dan P. Herron DR	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County	No	No	No	No	(615) 452-2621	1,677	110	15.1		805 (48.0%)	398 (23.7%)	386 (23.0%)	20 (1.2%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	62 (3.7%)	$11,981			$414			$10,977	54.6	48.4	180	28		470402001659
153	Smith County High School	Public	9-12	312 Fite AVE	Carthage	37030	Smith County	Smith County	No	No	No	No	(615) 735-9219	493	43	11.3		412 (83.6%)	12 (2.4%)	44 (8.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	$14,491			$519			$13,030	54.6	66.8	86	67		470387001604
154	Whitwell High School	Public	9-12	200 Tiger TRL	Whitwell	37397	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	No	(423) 658-5141	337	24	14.2		312 (92.6%)	4 (1.2%)	17 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$14,007			$764			$12,329	54.5	60	120	34		470264000944
155	Clarkrange High School	Public	9-12	5801 S York HWY	Clarkrange	38553	Fentress County	Fentress County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 863-3143	257	29	8.8		247 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$15,979			$1,887			$13,029	54.2	62.1	110	45		470123000377
156	Livingston Academy	Public	9-12	120 Melvin Johnson DR	Livingston	38570	Overton County	Overton County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 823-5911	847	48	17.6		792 (93.5%)	9 (1.1%)	24 (2.8%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.9%)	$10,469			$866			$9,291	53.8	51	164	8		470333001419
157	Halls High School	Public	9-12	800 West Tigrett ST	Halls	38040	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	No	(731) 836-9642	362	28	12.9		253 (69.9%)	70 (19.3%)	22 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	$14,606			$793			$12,663	53.6	50.2	174	17		470231000834
158	Loudon High School	Public	9-12	1039 Mulberry ST	Loudon	37774	Loudon County	Loudon County	No	No	No	No	(865) 458-4326	750	53	14.2		532 (70.9%)	16 (2.1%)	176 (23.5%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.3%)	$12,496			$569			$11,453	52.8	57.8	131	27		470252000900
159	Wayne County High School	Public	9-12	707 S Main ST	Waynesboro	38485	Wayne County	Wayne County	No	No	No	No	(931) 722-3238	258	22	11.6		241 (93.4%)	2 (0.8%)	11 (4.3%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,068			$614			$13,691	52.8	62.9	105	54		470444001773
160	Morristown West High	Public	9-12	One Trojan TRL	Morristown	37813	Hamblen County	Hamblen County	No	No	No	No	(423) 581-1600	1,499	94	16		815 (54.4%)	66 (4.4%)	487 (32.5%)	22 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (1.3%)	89 (5.9%)	$11,353			$490			$10,128	52.5	53.9	145	15		470000101936

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on TNReady Algebra I, TNReady Algebra II, TNReady Biology I, TNReady Integrated Math I, TNReady Integrated Math II, TNReady Integrated Math III, TNReady US History, TNReady English I, TNReady English II, TNReady Geometry test scores released by the Tennessee Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 16, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Tennessee Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Tennessee Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.