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Camden Central High School

Q: Is Camden Central High School a good school?

Camden Central High School ranks 212 th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

212^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 46% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Camden Central High School is a public high school serving 540 students in grades 9-12 in Camden, Tennessee. The school is part of the Benton County School District, which is ranked 112 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Camden Central High School has seen fluctuations in its academic performance, ranging from a high ranking of 51 out of 358 Tennessee high schools in 2021-2022 to a low of 236 out of 392 in 2023-2024. While the school generally performs below the state and county averages in most subject areas, it stands out in its 9th-grade Biology I performance, where it consistently outperforms the surrounding region. The school's graduation and dropout rates are generally in line with the regional averages, but it has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, which could be contributing to its academic challenges.

Despite these challenges, Camden Central High School has some strengths, particularly in its performance for African American students, where it ranks 22 out of 239 Tennessee high schools, and for its Special Education students, ranking in the top quarter of the state. While the school's overall performance is below the state and county averages, it is generally on par with or outperforming the nearby schools, such as Waverly Central High School and Central High School, suggesting that the school's challenges may be more systemic to the region.

563

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,992

Per pupil spending ?

51.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

115 Schools DR
Camden, TN 38320

(731) 584-7254

District: Benton County

Feeder schools for Camden Central High School:

Elementary:	Briarwood School
	Camden Elementary
Middle:	Camden Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.3%

Two or more races:

3.9%

Hispanic:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Tennessee average (89%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Algebra I scores 22 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg37%

Tennessee avg40%

212^th of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

112^th of 139Benton County among Tennessee districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	212 of 389	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	236 of 392	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	165 of 384	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.0	51 of 358	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	56.5	105 of 347	69.7%	★★★★☆
2019	52.4	124 of 342	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	138 of 341	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.4	149 of 273	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	72.2	54 of 351	84.6%	★★★★☆
2015	60.7	130 of 300	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	47.8	175 of 296	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	63.9	95 of 285	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	44.9	188 of 269	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.0	162 of 273	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.3	123 of 267	53.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	81.3	22 of 239	90.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	207 of 365	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	230 of 365	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	196 of 366	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.4	68 of 350	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	55.2	111 of 340	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.5	126 of 337	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	209 of 324	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	243 of 337	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.5	114 of 330	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	84.6	16 of 322	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	68.7	39 of 317	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	56.8	93 of 302	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.4	104 of 308	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	212 of 368	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	231 of 366	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.8	151 of 359	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.3	45 of 349	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	55.6	101 of 332	69.6%	★★★★☆
2019	53.1	118 of 329	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	45 of 198	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	46.2	71 of 183	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	58 of 154	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.1	23 of 151	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	34.5	77 of 125	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.0	99 of 127	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	225 of 323	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	268 of 326	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	209 of 325	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.5	74 of 312	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	50.5	113 of 306	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.7	143 of 301	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.5	161 of 307	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2023)91st percentile+34 vs school

Special Education (2025)77th percentile+32 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)42nd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Geometry50%+13 vs state

Biology I46%~ state avg

English II43%-11 vs state

Algebra II35%~ state avg

US History30%-8 vs state

English I27%-12 vs state

Algebra I8%-22 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen on FaceBook
Sunday, May 13, 2012

My son is a teacher at CCH and got his Masters at Bethel University, a Christian School nearby to this city. He was raised in a grade 4 public school system and got his BA at UT at Martin. If he is an example of the teachers here it is a good school. Close Quote

by a citizen
Sunday, May 13, 2012

My son got his Masters at Bethal College a local Christian School to Camden, TN and is now a full time teacher at CCH. He loves his job and was raised in a grade 4 elementary public school, then getting his BA from TN at Martin. If he is an example of the teachers this is a good school. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, March 7, 2011

The teachers and staff look at students as dollar signs. As a former student of CCHS, I would be ashamed to send my child to a school like this. Do yourself a favor and move out of Benton county before your child reaches the 9th grade. Close Quote

Schools Near Camden Central High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)				TNReady English Language Arts (2025)				TNReady Algebra I (2025)		TNReady Algebra II (2025)			TNReady Biology I (2025)				TNReady US History (2025)		TNReady English I (2025)		TNReady English II (2025)		TNReady Geometry (2025)			TNReady Science (2025)				TNReady Social Studies (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Camden Central High School	Public	9-12	115 Schools DR	Camden	38320	Benton County	Benton County	No	No	No	No	(731) 584-7254	540	39	14.0		478 (88.5%)	12 (2.2%)	18 (3.3%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	41.4	212^th of 389 public high schools	45.5%		36.6	236^th of 392 public high schools	39.8%	24									9.2	7.5		24.8	35.4	80.0	36.8		45.6	29.1	30.4	27.0	27.1	42.9	43.3	41.1	7.7	50.0									$12,992	$1,038	$10,995
Senator Frank P. Lashlee Career and Technical Center	Public	9-12	155 Schools DR	Camden	38320	Benton County	Benton County	No	No	No	No	(731) 584-4492	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Benton County Academy	Public	6-12	178 Schools DR	Camden	38320	Benton County	Benton County	No	No	No	No	(731) 584-1372	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Central High School	Public	6-12	29590 Broad ST	Bruceton	38317	Carroll County	Hollow Rock - Bruceton	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 418-4189	351	31	11.4		306 (87.2%)	17 (4.8%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.1%)	48.9	181^st of 389 public high schools	53.5%		38.5	230^th of 392 public high schools	41.3%	49	48.2	31.8	39.5	40.6	39.3	20.5	20.9	28.0	15.8	14.3		20.0	23.1	60.0	60.0		60.0			33.9	33.3	64.7	64.7	19.1		18.8	48.2	40.9	39.5	43.4	35.7	50.0	53.5	45.5	$11,560	$1,020	$9,555
Waverly Central High School	Public	9-12	1325 Hwy 70 W	Waverly	37185	Humphreys County	Humphreys County	No	No	No	No	(931) 296-3911	459	37	12.4		409 (89.1%)	22 (4.8%)	10 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	40.3	220^th of 389 public high schools	43.4%		40.9	217^th of 392 public high schools	44.6%	3									15.0	13.5		15.4	18.1			45.0	45.3			31.3	31.3	44.8	44.8	28.4		25.3									$13,737	$502	$12,308
Huntingdon High School	Public	9-12	475 Mustang DR	Huntingdon	38344	Carroll County	Huntingdon Special School District	No	No	No	No	(731) 986-8223	402	33	12.0		294 (73.1%)	51 (12.7%)	11 (2.7%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.2%)	50.5	175^th of 389 public high schools	55.0%		42.7	212^th of 392 public high schools	45.9%	37									31.4	31.8	55.6	17.9	26.9	60.3	18.4		45.6			43.8	42.6	52.1	52.1	24.4		23.9									$12,495	$350	$11,412
Carroll County Technical Center	Public	10-12	1235 Buena Vista RD	Huntingdon	38344	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	(n/a)	(731) 986-8908	6	9	.6		3 (50.0%)	3 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Henry County High School	Public	9-12	315 South Wilson ST	Paris	38242	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(731) 642-5232	1,036	53	19.6		818 (79.0%)	119 (11.5%)	41 (4.0%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (4.8%)	64.6	98^th of 389 public high schools	74.8%		55.2	139^th of 392 public high schools	64.5%	41											94.1	32.2	33.4		29.6		29.6					58.8	58.9	37.7		37.2									$11,903	$761	$10,307

Frequently Asked Questions about Camden Central High School

What district is Camden Central High School in?

Benton County

How many students attend Camden Central High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 563 students attended Camden Central High School.

What is the racial makeup of Camden Central High School?

Students at Camden Central High School are 88% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Camden Central High School a good school?

Camden Central High School ranks 212^th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Camden Central High School?

Camden Central High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Briarwood School
Elementary : Camden Elementary
Middle : Camden Junior High School

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