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Marion County High School

Q: Is Marion County High School a good school?

Marion County High School ranks 217 th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

217^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 44% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Marion County High School is a public high school located in Jasper, Tennessee, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 514 students. The school is part of the Marion County School District, which is ranked 99 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Marion County High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Tennessee high schools over the past several years, with rankings ranging from 56th to 296th out of 300-400 schools. The school's performance on state assessments (TNReady) is generally below the state and county averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Algebra I (18%), Algebra II (14%), and English I (37%) were significantly lower than the state averages (29.4%, 34.6%, and 39.2%, respectively). The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 85.3% to 89.2% over the past few years, which is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate has fluctuated between 4.5% and 8.1%, which is higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Whitwell High School and South Pittsburg High School, Marion County High School generally performs worse on academic measures, with lower proficiency rates and lower statewide rankings. However, the school performs better than some other nearby schools, such as Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence High, which is a charter school in a different district.

543

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,296

Per pupil spending ?

55.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

160 Ridley DR
Jasper, TN 37347

(423) 942-5120

District: Marion County

Feeder schools for Marion County High School:

Elementary:	Jasper Elementary School
	Monteagle Elementary
	South Pittsburg Elementary
	Whitwell Elementary
Middle:	Jasper Middle School
	Whitwell Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.8%

African American:

4.2%

Hispanic:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (29% vs 40% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 18% Tennessee)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg28%

Tennessee avg40%

217^th of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Marion County

99^th of 139Marion 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	40.7	217 of 389	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	233 of 392	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.4	296 of 384	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.3	157 of 358	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.8	133 of 347	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.3	167 of 342	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.4	152 of 341	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.9	71 of 273	74.0%	★★★★☆
2016	70.5	56 of 351	84.0%	★★★★☆
2015	61.4	126 of 300	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.7	93 of 296	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	79.2	23 of 285	91.9%	★★★★★
2012	84.3	19 of 269	92.9%	★★★★★
2011	89.7	13 of 273	95.2%	★★★★★
2010	82.0	34 of 267	87.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	70 of 233	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	43.2	103 of 208	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	190 of 365	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	202 of 365	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.1	308 of 366	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.7	193 of 350	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.3	163 of 340	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.7	151 of 337	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	120 of 324	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.7	90 of 337	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	47.7	148 of 330	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	100 of 322	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.4	91 of 317	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	54.4	97 of 302	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.9	122 of 308	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	239 of 368	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	223 of 366	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	239 of 359	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.3	136 of 349	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.7	105 of 332	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.6	189 of 329	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	36 of 198	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	35.0	109 of 183	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.2	27 of 127	78.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	238 of 323	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	256 of 326	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	301 of 325	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	39.8	191 of 312	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	142 of 306	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.8	210 of 301	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	180 of 307	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)82nd percentile+38 vs school

African American (2025)70th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English II44%-10 vs state

English I37%~ state avg

Biology I37%-9 vs state

US History33%-6 vs state

Geometry21%-16 vs state

Algebra I18%-11 vs state

Algebra II14%-21 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 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I 12th 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 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
Marion County High School	Public	9-12	160 Ridley DR	Jasper	37347	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	No	(423) 942-5120	514	33	15.5		449 (87.4%)	24 (4.7%)	24 (4.7%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	40.7	217^th of 389 public high schools	44.2%		37.7	233^rd of 392 public high schools	40.6%	16										18.9	18.0			14.5		14.0		38.8			36.8	29.5	47.8	33.0	37.2	37.0	45.1	44.4		22.6		21.0									$11,296	$843	$9,682
Central Prep Academy	Public	10-12	230 Ridley DR	Jasper	37347	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	No	(423) 805-9861	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Marion Virtual High School	Public, Virtual	6-12	204 Betsy Pack DR	Jasper	37347	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	Yes	(n/a)	(423) 942-3434	28	29	.9		27 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																																									$3,553	$468	$3,085
South Pittsburg High School	Public	7-12	717 Elm AVE	South Pittsburg	37380	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	No	(423) 837-7561	420	28	14.9		304 (72.4%)	69 (16.4%)	26 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.8%)	21.7	321^st of 389 public high schools	17.5%		30	273^rd of 392 public high schools	30.4%	48		10.5	26.4	19.4		33.3	18.1	24.8		9.2	8.5							24.5	9.1		21.7	15.3	20.0	17.1	30.9	30.0	40.0	39.2		10.9		11.1		42.1	38.9	40.3		42.1	41.7	41.9	$12,146	$630	$10,451
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%)	54.5	154^th of 389 public high schools	60.4%		60	120^th of 392 public high schools	69.4%	34										13.1	12.1			21.3		21.0		55.2			54.4	46.2		45.3	40.6	40.6	47.9	47.9		36.9		31.6									$14,007	$764	$12,329
Lookout Valley Middle / High School	Public	6-12	350 Lookout High ST	Chattanooga	37419	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 825-7352	332	24	13.8		194 (58.4%)	62 (18.7%)	31 (9.3%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.7%)	35.8	243^rd of 389 public high schools	37.5%		40.6	218^th of 392 public high schools	44.4%	25	24.5	25.0	20.8	24.0	22.0	20.8	25.0	22.4	50.0	6.3	16.7			9.4		11.4		55.2			48.6				25.6	25.0	53.1	47.2		21.7		34.3	24.0	22.9	41.7	28.4	38.8	39.6	58.3	44.4	$21,067	$966	$19,053
Signal Mountain Middle/High School	Public, Magnet	6-12	2650 Sam Powell TRL	Signal Mountain	37377	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	Yes	No	No	(423) 886-0880	1,383	81	17.0		1,179 (85.2%)	10 (0.7%)	78 (5.6%)	25 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (6.6%)	90.2	21^st of 389 public high schools	94.6%		86.2	25^th of 392 public high schools	93.6%	4	80.8	75.3	48.8	71.2	77.6	68.4	63.3	69.6		34.0	66.1	95.0	88.1	42.2		63.6	82.7				80.1	71.2		71.9	74.7	73.8	83.9	84.0		57.4		73.0	79.9	79.4	76.8	78.6	85.0	84.7	77.7	82.3	$15,627	$728	$14,565
Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts	Public, Magnet	6-12	1301 Dallas RD	Chattanooga	37405	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	Yes	No	No	(423) 498-7365	688	39	17.6		434 (63.1%)	93 (13.5%)	60 (8.7%)	21 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (11.6%)	89.3	22^nd of 389 public high schools	94.3%		87.9	21^st of 392 public high schools	94.6%	1	71.3	69.6	74.3	71.5	76.2	70.6	59.6	68.7		46.3	64.0		64.1	40.0		61.5			87.0		87.0				82.1	82.1	94.1	94.1	90.0	58.8		82.4	81.0	81.4	80.8	81.0	72.0	78.4	76.0	75.5	$15,767	$626	$14,753
The Howard School	Public	9-12	2500 South Market ST	Chattanooga	37408	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 498-6850	1,501	99	15.1		20 (1.3%)	499 (33.2%)	935 (62.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.0%)	11.1	363^rd of 389 public high schools	6.7%		9.9	368^th of 392 public high schools	6.1%	5										9.8	9.7							14.1	14.3	7.1	13.7				12.3	9.6	22.8	18.1		11.4		11.4									$19,360	$1,381	$17,452
Red Bank High School	Public	9-12	640 Morrison Springs RD	Chattanooga	37415	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 874-1900	819	51	16.2		336 (41.0%)	221 (27.0%)	163 (19.9%)	12 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (10.4%)	29.2	276^th of 389 public high schools	29.0%		22.6	315^th of 392 public high schools	19.6%	39										12.0	11.6		28.6	14.2	5.3	16.2		43.0	26.7	18.2	39.0	21.4	23.1	22.6	29.9	26.6	38.4	37.4	57.1	10.6	18.2	16.4									$17,181	$805	$15,773

Frequently Asked Questions about Marion County High School

What schools feed into Marion County High School?

Marion County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Jasper Elementary School
Elementary : Monteagle Elementary
Elementary : South Pittsburg Elementary
Elementary : Whitwell Elementary
Middle : Jasper Middle School
Middle : Whitwell Middle School

Is Marion County High School a good school?

Marion County High School ranks 217^th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Marion County High School in?

Marion County

What is the racial makeup of Marion County High School?

Students at Marion County High School are 89% White, 4% African American, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Marion County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 543 students attended Marion County High School.

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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.

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