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Copper Basin High School

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Copper Basin High School ranks 89 th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

89^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 77% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Copper Basin High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in Copperhill, Tennessee, with a total enrollment of 244 students. The school is part of the Polk County School District, which is ranked 107 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Copper Basin High School has consistently outperformed the Polk County district and the state of Tennessee on standardized tests, particularly in subjects like Algebra II, English II, and US History. The school has also shown strong performance for specific student subgroups, such as female students and low socioeconomic status students. Additionally, Copper Basin High School has maintained relatively high graduation rates and lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to the district.

Interestingly, the nearby Polk County High School, which is also part of the Polk County district, has generally lower academic performance, graduation rates, and student-teacher ratios compared to Copper Basin High School. This suggests that Copper Basin High School is a standout institution within the district, with a focus on academic excellence, equity, and student support.

231

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,864

Per pupil spending ?

73%

Free/discounted lunch ?

205 Cougar DR
Copperhill, TN 37317

(423) 496-3291

District: Polk County

Feeder schools for Copper Basin High School:

Elementary:

Copper Basin Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.2%

Two or more races:

2.2%

African American:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Tennessee high schools

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Tennessee average (90%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 64 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!Algebra I scores 17 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg34%

Tennessee avg43%

Middle school

198^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

89^th of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 64 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Polk County

107^th of 139Polk 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	198 of 583	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	222 of 587	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.8	164 of 594	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	123 of 569	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	71.1	104 of 576	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	31.5	421 of 574	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.5	370 of 563	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.6	298 of 362	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	54.9	249 of 492	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.9	350 of 485	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.7	427 of 475	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.9	352 of 466	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.9	325 of 462	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.3	361 of 435	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	282 of 546	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.2	232 of 554	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	213 of 560	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.2	162 of 552	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	71.7	95 of 538	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	20.4	442 of 529	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	134 of 490	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	39 of 510	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	83.7	31 of 514	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	73.9	67 of 495	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	77.1	40 of 483	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	46.4	245 of 490	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.5	359 of 481	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	163 of 550	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	53.5	228 of 560	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.9	100 of 557	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	94 of 540	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	66.6	118 of 529	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	58.0	177 of 523	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2019	39.7	121 of 222	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	156 of 279	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	233 of 492	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.2	270 of 504	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.0	178 of 503	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.3	151 of 500	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.7	138 of 496	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	21.0	434 of 484	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	376 of 481	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	89 of 389	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	70 of 392	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	59.5	115 of 384	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	53.3	127 of 358	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.2	144 of 347	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.5	143 of 342	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.4	136 of 341	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.0	147 of 273	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.8	231 of 351	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.0	260 of 300	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	46.4	186 of 296	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.8	224 of 285	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.5	228 of 269	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	66.0	93 of 273	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.1	73 of 267	72.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	66 of 365	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	73 of 365	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	57.5	116 of 366	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.4	198 of 350	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	249 of 340	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.4	164 of 337	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	30 of 324	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.9	3 of 337	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	51.2	123 of 322	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.1	170 of 317	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.9	184 of 302	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	202 of 308	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	143 of 368	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.3	87 of 366	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	62.7	87 of 359	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	58.9	102 of 349	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	69.2	45 of 332	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	56.8	103 of 329	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2018	73.7	10 of 159	93.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	107 of 323	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.3	88 of 326	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	51.4	131 of 325	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.8	157 of 312	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.2	183 of 306	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.8	158 of 301	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	158 of 307	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)70th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile-13 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2019)45th percentile+19 vs school

High school

Special Education (2018)94th percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)82nd percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)67th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2025)61st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English II62%+8 vs state

Social Studies59%+10 vs state

Algebra II52%+17 vs state

Biology I46%~ state avg

US History45%+7 vs state

Science41%-6 vs state

English I38%~ state avg

Mathematics38%-5 vs state

English Language Arts36%-3 vs state

Geometry26%-11 vs state

Algebra I12%-17 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 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	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 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th 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 All Grades	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	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
Copper Basin High School	Public	7-12	205 Cougar DR	Copperhill	37317	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 496-3291	244	26	9.2		235 (96.3%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	66.6	89^th of 389 public high schools	77.1%		70.8	70^th of 392 public high schools	82.1%	19	34.4	40.6	37.5	37.5	34.4	35.9	16.7	12.2	51.9	51.9		46.7	45.7	48.3	45.2	42.9	38.5	69.7	62.2	28.6	25.8	40.6	40.6	40.6	62.5	56.3	59.4	$16,864	$410	$15,224
Polk County High School	Public	9-12	7200 Highway 411 North	Benton	37307	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 299-0078	446	29	15.6		422 (94.6%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	58.6	133^rd of 389 public high schools	65.8%		53.2	147^th of 392 public high schools	62.5%	14							20.5	19.0	22.0	22.1	63.6	56.8	55.1	43.0	42.9	28.9	27.9	61.3	61.1	40.0	38.0							$12,807	$592	$11,221

Frequently Asked Questions about Copper Basin High School

What district is Copper Basin High School in?

Polk County

How many students attend Copper Basin High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 231 students attended Copper Basin High School.

What is the racial makeup of Copper Basin High School?

Students at Copper Basin High School are 95% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Copper Basin High School a good school?

Copper Basin High School ranks 89^th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Copper Basin High School?

Copper Basin High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Copper Basin Elementary School

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2024–25 attendance dataDec 18, 2025

2024–25 graduation ratesOct 28, 2025

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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