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Sevier County High School

Q: Is Sevier County High School a good school?

Sevier County High School ranks 285 th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 10-12

285^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 27% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Sevier County High School is a public high school serving grades 10-12 in Sevierville, Tennessee, with a student population of 925. The school is part of the Sevier County School District, which is ranked 96 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sevier County High School faces several challenges, including lower-than-average test scores on TNReady/Algebra II, English II, and Geometry exams compared to state and county averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 27.2% of Sevier County High School students were proficient or better in Algebra II, compared to 28.1% in the Sevier County district and 34.6% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low in Geometry, with only 7.3% of students proficient or better, compared to 28.3% in the Sevier County district and 36.8% statewide. Additionally, Sevier County High School has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 18.9% to 28.8% in recent years, which is higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Sevier County High School's performance is generally lower than that of nearby high schools, such as Seymour High School, Gatlinburg Pittman High, and Pigeon Forge High School, which are also part of the Sevier County School District. These nearby schools tend to have higher test scores, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to Sevier County High School. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has declined over the past several years, suggesting that its performance may be declining relative to other high schools in the state.

950

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,285

Per pupil spending ?

46.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1200 Dolly Parton PKWY
Sevierville, TN 37862

(865) 453-5525

District: Sevier County

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.9%

Hispanic:

33.7%

African American:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (27% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 18% Tennessee)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg34%

Tennessee avg42%

285^th of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6High Schools in the Sevier County

96^th of 139Sevier 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	27.4	285 of 389	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	270 of 392	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	208 of 384	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	220 of 358	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.5	174 of 347	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.0	151 of 342	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.1	198 of 341	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.7	175 of 273	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.4	163 of 351	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.4	136 of 300	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.2	151 of 296	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.9	175 of 285	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.4	147 of 269	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.4	142 of 273	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.6	126 of 267	52.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2022	85.3	2 of 13	84.6%	★★★★★
2021	18.0	5 of 7	28.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	274 of 365	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	265 of 365	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.5	185 of 366	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.1	187 of 350	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.9	145 of 340	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.8	172 of 337	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	209 of 213	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	202 of 209	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	175 of 202	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	157 of 189	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	139 of 180	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	113 of 153	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	140 of 159	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	158 of 324	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.5	274 of 337	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.1	171 of 330	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	233 of 322	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.3	162 of 317	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.8	148 of 302	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.1	217 of 308	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	283 of 368	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	258 of 366	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	218 of 359	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	231 of 349	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	152 of 332	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.7	132 of 329	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	107 of 198	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.8	166 of 183	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	148 of 151	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	79 of 125	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	82 of 159	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	230 of 323	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	221 of 326	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	196 of 325	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	216 of 312	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.2	166 of 306	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	164 of 301	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	209 of 307	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2022)85th percentile+46 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile+19 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English II43%-11 vs state

Algebra II27%-7 vs state

US History26%-13 vs state

Geometry7%-29 vs state

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Schools Near Sevier County High School

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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 12th 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 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 12th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	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
Sevier County High School	Public	10-12	1200 Dolly Parton PKWY	Sevierville	37862	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	No	No	No	(865) 453-5525	925	66	14.0		592 (64.0%)	21 (2.3%)	286 (30.9%)	14 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.1%)	27.4	285^th of 389 public high schools	26.7%		30.6	270^th of 392 public high schools	31.1%	15			67.5	13.1	6.7	27.2				23.9	31.1	25.6			46.4	7.4	43.1	7.8		7.3	$16,285	$475	$15,268
Whites Adult High School	Public	9-12	226 Cedar ST	Sevierville	37862	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	No	No	No	(865) 429-5243	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Pigeon Forge High School	Public	10-12	414 Tiger DR	Pigeon Forge	37863	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	No	No	No	(865) 774-5790	455	42	10.9		259 (56.9%)	6 (1.3%)	176 (38.7%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	26.4	297^th of 389 public high schools	23.7%		33.4	261^st of 392 public high schools	33.4%	36			85.7	12.8		23.3				18.2		17.9			41.1		41.1	21.7		21.5	$20,277	$475	$18,891
Northview Senior Academy	Public	10-12	2719 Northview Academy LN	Kodak	37764	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	No	No	No	(865) 933-5880	612	42	14.4		519 (84.8%)	9 (1.5%)	66 (10.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.3%)	26	299^th of 389 public high schools	23.1%		27	290^th of 392 public high schools	26.0%	9			63.2	6.5		18.2				25.9		25.8			47.3		46.8	10.5		9.7	$16,719	$475	$15,467
Gary Hardin Academy	Public	6-12	2540 Boyds Creek RD	Sevierville	37876	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	No	No	No	(865) 453-8338	90	12	7.2		68 (75.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	6.2	386^th of 389 public high schools	0.8%					(n/a)										8.7		9.7			23.5		28.6				$12,723	$475	$12,186
Gatlinburg Pittman High	Public	10-12	150 Proffitt RD	Gatlinburg	37738	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	No	No	No	(865) 436-5637	418	33	12.6		310 (74.2%)	3 (0.7%)	83 (19.9%)	14 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	42.5	207^th of 389 public high schools	46.8%		48.4	179^th of 392 public high schools	54.3%	28			65.3	13.8		31.7				32.4		32.9			56.3		56.2	22.7		23.3	$19,317	$475	$18,153
Greenbrier Alternative Learning Center	Public	6-12	2851 Webb Creek RD	Sevierville	37876	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	No	No	No	(865) 453-8338	1	2	.4		1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Seymour High School	Public	10-12	732 Boyds Creek RD	Seymour	37865	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	No	No	No	(865) 577-7040	730	59	12.3		656 (89.9%)	5 (0.7%)	46 (6.3%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.2%)	56	143^rd of 389 public high schools	63.2%		51.4	161^st of 392 public high schools	58.9%	18			86.1	20.8		42.0			25.0	42.1		42.3			63.2		63.6	22.8	18.2	22.4	$15,829	$475	$14,546
Jefferson County Adult High School	Public	11-12	419 West Dumplin Valley RD	Jefferson City	37760	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(865) 397-9385	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Jefferson County High School	Public	9-12	115 W Dumplin Valley RD	Dandridge	37725	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(865) 397-3182	1,959	121	16.1		1,596 (81.5%)	30 (1.5%)	260 (13.3%)	9 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	59 (3.0%)	66.6	88^th of 389 public high schools	77.4%		60.9	114^th of 392 public high schools	70.9%	26	27.7	27.5	77.4	29.6		31.4	84.1	40.9	54.2	41.9	33.3	41.5	52.3	51.9	55.9		55.8	42.0	12.5	40.3	$10,693	$315	$9,708

Frequently Asked Questions about Sevier County High School

What schools feed into Sevier County High School?

Sevier County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Boyds Creek Elementary School
Elementary : Catlettsburg Elementary School
Elementary : Catons Chapel Elementary
Elementary : Jones Cove Elementary
Elementary : New Center Elementary
Elementary : Northview Primary
Elementary : Pi Beta Phi Elementary
Elementary : Pigeon Forge Primary
Elementary : Pittman Center Elementary
Elementary : Sevierville Primary
Elementary : Seymour Primary
Elementary : Wearwood Elementary
Middle : Northview Intermediate School
Middle : Pigeon Forge Junior High School
Middle : Sevierville Intermediate
Middle : Seymour Intermediate
Middle : Seymour Junior High

What district is Sevier County High School in?

Sevier County

Is Sevier County High School a good school?

Sevier County High School ranks 285^th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Sevier County High School?

Students at Sevier County High School are 62% White, 34% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Sevier County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 950 students attended Sevier 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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.