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
71	Blackman High School	Public	9-12	3956 Blaze DR	Murfreesboro	37128	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-3850	2,233	134	16.7		1,114 (49.9%)	485 (21.7%)	372 (16.7%)	130 (5.8%)	7 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	122 (5.5%)	$10,860			$333			$10,196	71.8	71.8	67	4		470369001354
72	Lincoln County High School	Public	9-12	1233 Huntsville HWY	Fayetteville	37334	Lincoln County	Lincoln County	No	No	No	No	(931) 433-6505	1,208	66	18.4		1,048 (86.8%)	28 (2.3%)	95 (7.9%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (2.4%)	$10,240			$355			$9,277	71.7	73.6	61	11		470249001849
73	Chester County High School	Public	9-12	552 East Main ST	Henderson	38340	Chester County	Chester County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 989-8125	809	52	15.7		629 (77.8%)	114 (14.1%)	37 (4.6%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.6%)	$10,883			$546			$9,837	71.2	78.3	47	26		470060000894
74	Elizabethton High School	Public	9-12	907 Jason Witten Way	Elizabethton	37643	Carter County	Elizabethton	No	No	No	No	(423) 547-8015	879	66	13.3		790 (89.9%)	17 (1.9%)	32 (3.6%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.8%)	$13,522			$464			$12,694	71.1	67.6	82	8		470111000351
75	Lawrence County High School	Public	9-12	1800 Springer RD	Lawrenceburg	38464	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 762-9412	1,101	63	17.3		956 (86.8%)	55 (5.0%)	74 (6.7%)	7 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.5%)	$10,484			$778			$9,054	71	60.9	115	40		470234000847
76	Clarksville High	Public	9-12	151 Richview RD	Clarksville	37043	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	No	(931) 648-5690	1,576	78	20.1		967 (61.4%)	254 (16.1%)	217 (13.8%)	23 (1.5%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	109 (6.9%)	$11,435			$469			$10,531	70.3	69.7	71	5		470303001210
77	Greeneville High School	Public	9-12	210 Tusculum BLVD	Greeneville	37745	Greene County	Greeneville	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 787-8030	938	59	15.9		703 (74.9%)	45 (4.8%)	124 (13.2%)	15 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.2%)	$15,470			$504			$14,122	70.2	65.5	95	18		470150000467
78	Gleason School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	92-99 State Championship DR	Gleason	38229	Weakley County	Weakley County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 648-5351	374	32	11.5		355 (94.9%)	8 (2.1%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$13,407			$983			$11,538	69.9	63.9	100	22		470447001780
79	Lenoir City High School	Public	9-12	1485 Old Hwy 95	Lenoir City	37771	Loudon County	Lenoir City	No	No	No	No	(865) 986-2072	1,233	59	21		791 (64.2%)	23 (1.9%)	358 (29.0%)	16 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (3.4%)	$12,326			$379			$11,579	69.5	64.2	99	20		470240000868
80	Walker Valley High School	Public	9-12	750 Lauderdale Memorial Hwy. N	Cleveland	37312	Bradley County	Bradley County	No	No	No	No	(423) 336-1383	1,501	96	15.6		1,277 (85.1%)	45 (3.0%)	111 (7.4%)	9 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (3.7%)	$12,092			$574			$10,769	69.5	68.9	76	4		470033001388

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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:

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