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Sweetwater High School

Q: Is Sweetwater High School a good school?

Sweetwater High School ranks 270 th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

270^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 31% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Sweetwater High School is a public high school located in Sweetwater, Tennessee, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 582 students. The school is part of the Monroe County School District, which is ranked 128 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sweetwater High School's academic performance has fluctuated over the years, ranging from a statewide ranking of 141st out of 358 Tennessee high schools in 2021-2022 to 270th out of 389 in 2024-2025, with a consistent 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on TNReady assessments is generally below the state and county averages, with proficiency rates ranging from around 20-40% across different subjects and grade levels. Sweetwater High School's performance is particularly low in Algebra I, Algebra II, and US History, where proficiency rates are often 10-20 percentage points below the state and county averages. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 83.1% to 89.2% over the past few years, which is generally lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has also been higher than the state average, ranging from 3.9% to 8.9% in recent years.

Interestingly, Sweetwater High School's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. While Sweetwater High School outperforms some nearby schools, such as Midtown Educational Center and Meigs County High School, it generally performs lower than other nearby schools, such as Tellico Plains High School and Sequoyah High School, which are also part of the Monroe County School District. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 17.2% to 22.1% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

610

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,949

Per pupil spending ?

63.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

414 South High ST
Sweetwater, TN 37874

(423) 337-7881

District: Monroe County

Feeder schools for Sweetwater High School:

Elementary:	Coker Creek Elementary
	Madisonville Intermediate School
	Madisonville Primary
	Rural Vale Elementary
	More...
	Tellico Plains Elementary
	Vonore Elementary
Middle:	Madisonville Middle School
	Tellico Plains Junior High School
	Vonore Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.5%

Hispanic:

13.3%

African American:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 61st percentile in 2022 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Tennessee average (90%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 61st-percentile peak (2022) to 31st (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg28%

Tennessee avg41%

270^th of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the Monroe County

128^th of 139Monroe 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	31.4	270 of 389	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	249 of 392	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	203 of 384	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.8	141 of 358	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.4	176 of 347	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.1	250 of 342	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.0	159 of 341	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	36.1	173 of 273	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.8	220 of 351	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.6	234 of 300	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.9	256 of 296	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.1	232 of 285	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	45.7	185 of 269	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	27.8	231 of 273	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.9	242 of 267	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	101 of 233	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	95 of 240	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.4	44 of 208	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	45.0	83 of 187	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.8	114 of 199	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	269 of 365	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	254 of 365	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	234 of 366	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	184 of 350	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.4	218 of 340	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.9	272 of 337	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	199 of 213	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	160 of 209	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.2	90 of 202	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	67 of 189	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.0	113 of 180	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.1	150 of 153	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	121 of 159	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	265 of 324	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.9	204 of 337	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	186 of 330	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.9	154 of 322	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.7	184 of 317	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.7	248 of 302	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.3	119 of 308	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	235 of 368	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	224 of 366	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	164 of 359	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	110 of 349	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.5	123 of 332	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.4	230 of 329	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	44.7	76 of 183	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	19.3	144 of 154	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	137 of 151	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	247 of 323	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	230 of 326	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	208 of 325	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	154 of 312	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.2	173 of 306	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.5	248 of 301	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.4	147 of 307	52.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)58th percentile+22 vs school

African American (2025)57th percentile+26 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English II41%-13 vs state

Biology I38%-8 vs state

English I34%-5 vs state

Algebra II22%-12 vs state

US History22%-17 vs state

Algebra I21%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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)				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 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 10th Grade	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History 12th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I 10th 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sweetwater High School	Public	9-12	414 South High ST	Sweetwater	37874	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	No	(423) 337-7881	582	34	17.0		455 (78.2%)	20 (3.4%)	85 (14.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	31.4	270^th of 389 public high schools	30.6%		35.5	249^th of 392 public high schools	36.5%	21	21.1	20.9	22.4	23.2	22.3		27.4		37.7		21.6		21.6	34.1		34.1	41.1	41.1					$11,949	$693	$10,570
Sequoyah High School	Public	9-12	3128 Hwy 411	Madisonville	37354	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	No	(423) 442-9230	801	50	16.0		663 (82.8%)	13 (1.6%)	88 (11.0%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.5%)	36.4	240^th of 389 public high schools	38.3%		48.7	177^th of 392 public high schools	54.8%	63	25.8	25.8		21.6	21.3	75.0	29.7		32.4		19.4	30.0	20.5	28.0		28.0	41.6	40.7		24.6	9.1	23.7	$12,495	$726	$10,681
Loudon High School	Public	9-12	1039 Mulberry ST	Loudon	37774	Loudon County	Loudon County	No	No	No	No	(865) 458-4326	750	53	14.2		532 (70.9%)	16 (2.1%)	176 (23.5%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.3%)	52.8	158^th of 389 public high schools	59.4%		57.8	131^st of 392 public high schools	66.6%	27	15.0	14.8	92.9	29.9	37.2	78.3		31.1	37.7		39.0		40.1	30.8		31.2	62.5	60.1		35.8		34.0	$12,496	$569	$11,453
Midway High School	Public	9-12	530 Loudon HWY	Kingston	37763	Roane County	Roane County	No	No	No	No	(865) 376-5645	222	19	11.8		203 (91.4%)	2 (0.9%)	9 (4.1%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	87.3	28^th of 389 public high schools	92.8%		68.1	80^th of 392 public high schools	79.6%	52	50.0	41.7	82.4	54.5	64.3		50.0		50.0		58.5		57.1	53.2		53.2	72.7	69.5		53.3		45.5	$16,296	$616	$14,788
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%)	44.3	201^st of 389 public high schools	48.3%		47.1	188^th of 392 public high schools	52.0%	13	17.2	17.1	90.3	27.3	32.4	84.4	32.0	19.0	36.6		10.5		11.1	40.7		40.6	47.8	47.6	85.2	20.2		23.3	$10,890	$645	$9,441
Central High School	Public	9-12	145 Co Road 461	Englewood	37329	McMinn County	McMinn County	No	No	No	No	(423) 263-5541	619	46	13.6		520 (84.0%)	16 (2.6%)	51 (8.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.8%)	63.2	104^th of 389 public high schools	73.3%		66.8	88^th of 392 public high schools	77.6%	16	24.6	23.7	86.7	51.3	48.3	94.1	38.8		46.2					35.8		34.3	62.2	60.3		29.1		30.2	$12,506	$511	$11,159
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	21.0		791 (64.2%)	23 (1.9%)	358 (29.0%)	16 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (3.4%)	69.5	79^th of 389 public high schools	79.7%		64.2	99^th of 392 public high schools	74.7%	20	28.8	27.9	88.9	25.5	35.4		53.6		53.4	60.0	42.6		43.0	51.7		51.0	64.8	60.7		33.5		39.7	$12,326	$379	$11,579
Tellico Plains High School	Public	9-12	9180 Hwy 68	Tellico Plains	37385	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	No	(423) 253-2550	442	26	17.1		409 (92.5%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	37.4	233^rd of 389 public high schools	40.1%		44.4	200^th of 392 public high schools	49.0%	33	22.4	22.4		31.0	34.4		28.0		30.3					30.3		30.3	39.8	40.4		16.7	21.1	18.2	$13,040	$731	$11,387
Meigs County High School	Public	9-12	105 Abel Avenue	Decatur	37322	Meigs County	Meigs County	No	No	No	No	(423) 334-5797	554	36	15.3		514 (92.8%)	5 (0.9%)	15 (2.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	54.8	151^st of 389 public high schools	61.2%		43.6	207^th of 392 public high schools	47.2%	56	19.7	18.0		33.7	31.5		46.0		45.1		40.2		40.0	38.9		38.9	52.1	50.8		27.6		26.5	$11,777	$475	$10,789
Roane County High School	Public	9-12	540 W. Cumberland ST	Kingston	37763	Roane County	Roane County	No	No	No	No	(865) 376-6534	630	41	15.4		547 (86.8%)	18 (2.9%)	27 (4.3%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.2%)	61.3	114^th of 389 public high schools	70.7%		64.6	98^th of 392 public high schools	75.0%	16	23.0	20.0	82.6	21.6	33.8	90.0	25.0	16.7	49.7		42.1		41.7	46.8	16.7	44.0	64.0	62.4	92.6	37.4		42.2	$13,596	$589	$12,373

Frequently Asked Questions about Sweetwater High School

What is the racial makeup of Sweetwater High School?

Students at Sweetwater High School are 80% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Sweetwater High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 610 students attended Sweetwater High School.

What district is Sweetwater High School in?

Monroe County

What schools feed into Sweetwater High School?

Sweetwater High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Coker Creek Elementary
Elementary : Madisonville Intermediate School
Elementary : Madisonville Primary
Elementary : Rural Vale Elementary
Elementary : Tellico Plains Elementary
Elementary : Vonore Elementary
Middle : Madisonville Middle School
Middle : Tellico Plains Junior High School
Middle : Vonore Middle School

Is Sweetwater High School a good school?

Sweetwater High School ranks 270^th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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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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