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
201	McMinn High School	Public	9-12	2215 Congress Pkwy	Athens	37303	McMinn County	McMinn County	No	No	No	No	(423) 745-4142	1,307	82	15.9		998 (76.4%)	81 (6.2%)	134 (10.3%)	19 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (5.6%)	$10,890			$645			$9,441	44.3	47.1	188	13		470282000993
202	Mt Pleasant High School	Public	9-12	600 North Greenwood AVE	Mt Pleasant	38474	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	No	(931) 379-5583	390	38	10.4		271 (69.5%)	79 (20.3%)	26 (6.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$15,409			$525			$13,998	43.9	33	264	62		470276000974
203	South Doyle High School	Public	9-12	2020 Tipton Station RD	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 577-4475	955	66	14.4		670 (70.2%)	125 (13.1%)	96 (10.1%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (6.2%)	$14,965			$1,352			$13,011	43.8	37.3	234	31		470222000732
204	Harriman High School	Public	9-12	920 North Roane ST	Harriman	37748	Roane County	Roane County	No	No	No	No	(865) 882-1821	360	23	15.6		286 (79.4%)	23 (6.4%)	14 (3.9%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.9%)	$13,019			$617			$11,516	43.7	44.1	202	2		470359000567
205	Central High School	Public	9-12	5321 Jacksboro PIKE	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1400	1,296	86	15		707 (54.6%)	223 (17.2%)	257 (19.8%)	16 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (7.0%)	$13,026			$718			$11,854	43.1	32.4	266	61		470222000775
206	Gibbs High School	Public	9-12	7628 Tazewell PIKE	Corryton	37721	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-9130	1,047	70	14.9		895 (85.5%)	40 (3.8%)	58 (5.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (4.8%)	$13,296			$792			$12,060	42.9	36.6	237	31		470222000741
207	Gatlinburg Pittman High	Public	10-12	150 Proffitt RD	Gatlinburg	37738	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	No	No	No	(865) 436-5637	418	33	12.6		310 (74.2%)	3 (0.7%)	83 (19.9%)	14 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$19,317			$475			$18,153	42.5	48.4	179	28		470378001549
208	Marshall County High School	Public	9-12	661 W Ellington PKWY	Lewisburg	37091	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	No	(931) 359-1549	804	51	15.8		483 (60.1%)	99 (12.3%)	167 (20.8%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.6%)	$10,267			$327			$9,129	42.3	45.3	197	11		470267000953
209	Memphis Rise Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	5221 Raleigh Lagrange RD	Memphis	38134	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 379-5750	755	61	12.3		21 (2.8%)	151 (20.0%)	564 (74.7%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.7%)	$15,446			$1,443			$13,637	42.1	35.4	250	41		470014802418
210	Halls High School	Public	9-12	4321 East Emory RD	Knoxville	37938	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 922-7757	1,252	72	17.3		1,034 (82.6%)	25 (2.0%)	147 (11.7%)	13 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (2.6%)	$12,421			$795			$11,320	41.9	43.7	206	4		470222000743

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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.
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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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