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Houston County High School

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Houston County High School ranks 227 th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

227^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 42% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Houston County High School is a public high school in Erin, Tennessee, serving 360 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Houston County School District, which is ranked 129 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Houston County High School faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom half of Tennessee high schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments (TNReady) is significantly below the state average across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 17.1% in Algebra I, 11.1% in Algebra II, and 25.9% in English I, compared to state averages of 29.4%, 34.6%, and 39.2%, respectively. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 84.6% to 89.2%, slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate has fluctuated between 1.2% and 8.1%, which is higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Northwest High, Mc Ewen High School, and Montgomery Central High, Houston County High School generally performs worse on academic measures, graduation rates, and student group performance. While the school's spending per student has increased from $11,396 in 2020-2021 to $13,601 in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average, this increased investment has not yet resulted in meaningful improvements in student outcomes.

366

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,526

Per pupil spending ?

51%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2500 State Route 149
Erin, TN 37061

(931) 289-4447

District: Houston County

Feeder schools for Houston County High School:

Elementary:	Erin Elementary
	Tennessee Ridge Elementary
Middle:	Houston County Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.0%

Hispanic:

7.7%

Two or more races:

6.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the Tennessee average (90%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (30% vs 40% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 18% Tennessee)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg30%

Tennessee avg40%

227^th of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

129^th of 139Houston 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	39.6	227 of 389	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	242 of 392	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	240 of 384	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	205 of 358	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.9	221 of 347	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.8	172 of 342	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.5	208 of 341	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	17.1	255 of 273	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	36.0	245 of 351	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.7	158 of 300	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	63.4	84 of 296	71.6%	★★★★☆
2013	75.9	35 of 285	87.7%	★★★★☆
2012	68.4	98 of 269	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	78.4	36 of 273	86.8%	★★★★☆
2010	47.0	177 of 267	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	182 of 365	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.6	249 of 365	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	262 of 366	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.5	203 of 350	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.0	221 of 340	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.3	144 of 337	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	22.1	169 of 202	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	232 of 324	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.8	172 of 337	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	230 of 330	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	184 of 322	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.1	122 of 317	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.2	115 of 302	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.9	218 of 308	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	247 of 368	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	201 of 366	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	211 of 359	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	219 of 349	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.7	213 of 332	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	157 of 329	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	28.0	135 of 183	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	87.9	3 of 159	98.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	235 of 323	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	263 of 326	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	251 of 325	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.0	208 of 312	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.0	237 of 306	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	199 of 301	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	230 of 307	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)50th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2024)26th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2023)16th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English II46%-8 vs state

US History42%+4 vs state

Biology I40%-5 vs state

Geometry27%-10 vs state

English I26%-13 vs state

Algebra I17%-12 vs state

Algebra II11%-23 vs state

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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 12th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 9th Grade	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	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
Houston County Adult High School	Public	9-12	2500 State Route 149	Erin	37061	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	No	(931) 289-5525	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Houston County High School	Public	9-12	2500 State Route 149	Erin	37061	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 289-4447	360	27	13.1		300 (83.3%)	7 (1.9%)	25 (6.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.2%)	39.6	227^th of 389 public high schools	41.6%		36	242^nd of 392 public high schools	38.3%	15									17.5	17.1		11.7	11.1		32.8	83.3	40.5	44.9		42.1	26.4	25.9		45.8	45.8		28.0		26.7									$13,526	$673	$12,151
Houston County Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	6420 Highway 13	Erin	37061	Houston County	Houston County	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(931) 289-4148	13	7	1.8		11 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)								(n/a)																																						$5,573	$471	$5,051
Stewart County High School	Public	9-12	120 Robertson Hill RD	Dover	37058	Stewart County	Stewart County	No	No	No	No	(931) 232-5179	589	35	16.9		543 (92.2%)	6 (1.0%)	24 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (2.0%)	47.5	186^th of 389 public high schools	52.2%		48.1	184^th of 392 public high schools	53.1%	2									16.7	15.5	70.7	22.4	40.7	46.8	18.2		44.7	36.8		36.7	41.1	41.3		57.0	56.9	91.2	26.6		48.1									$11,448	$508	$10,260
Stewart County Adult High School	Public	9-12	120 Robertson Hill RD	Dover	37058	Stewart County	Stewart County	No	No	No	No	(931) 232-5179	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Montgomery Central High	Public	9-12	3955 Highway 48	Cunningham	37052	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 387-3201	1,026	58	17.8		748 (72.9%)	112 (10.9%)	93 (9.1%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	62 (6.0%)	62.3	110^th of 389 public high schools	71.7%		68.3	79^th of 392 public high schools	79.8%	31									25.8	25.2	76.9	20.1	26.4	89.9	46.0		60.4	39.3	35.7	38.3	41.5	41.5		61.4	60.2	56.3	38.4		38.3									$12,761	$503	$11,715
Mc Ewen High School	Public	6-12	335 Melrose ST	Mc Ewen	37101	Humphreys County	Humphreys County	No	No	No	No	(931) 582-6950	522	37	14.3		488 (93.5%)	5 (1.0%)	14 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	55.3	146^th of 389 public high schools	62.5%		73.8	59^th of 392 public high schools	84.9%	87	31.4	25.9	51.5	35.5	28.6	27.2	19.7	25.3	15.3	13.6		25.0	25.8			61.3	61.3	36.2		36.2	40.8	40.8		53.9	53.9		31.3		31.4	32.4	42.0	53.0	42.3	29.4	37.0	34.8	34.0	$12,348	$634	$10,622
Northwest High	Public	9-12	800 Lafayette RD	Clarksville	37042	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 648-5675	1,432	75	19.1		610 (42.6%)	429 (30.0%)	215 (15.0%)	13 (0.9%)	6 (0.4%)	12 (0.8%)	147 (10.3%)	49.2	180^th of 389 public high schools	53.7%		42.5	213^th of 392 public high schools	45.7%	33									14.0	14.0	56.7	16.5	19.7	68.0	43.5		53.0	49.6		48.5	36.6	36.6	8.7	57.5	53.2	50.0	27.6	14.3	29.3									$11,451	$592	$10,362

Frequently Asked Questions about Houston County High School

How many students attend Houston County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 366 students attended Houston County High School.

What is the racial makeup of Houston County High School?

Students at Houston County High School are 82% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What schools feed into Houston County High School?

Houston County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Erin Elementary
Elementary : Tennessee Ridge Elementary
Middle : Houston County Middle School

Is Houston County High School a good school?

Houston County High School ranks 227^th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Houston County High School in?

Houston County

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