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Seymour High School

Q: Is Seymour High School a good school?

Seymour High School ranks 143 rd of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 10-12

143^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 63% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Seymour High School is a public high school in Seymour, Tennessee, serving grades 10-12 with a total enrollment of 730 students. The school is part of the Sevier County School District, which is ranked 96 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Seymour High School consistently outperforms the Sevier County and Tennessee state averages in several subject areas, including Algebra II, English II, and US History. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 86.1% of 10th-grade students at Seymour High School were proficient or better in Algebra II, compared to 72.6% in Sevier County and 61.1% statewide. The school also performs well in special education, ranking 40th out of 198 Tennessee high schools in this category for the 2024-2025 school year. However, Seymour High School has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 28.8% over the past few years, which is an area for improvement.

Compared to nearby high schools, Seymour High School generally outperforms Northview Senior Academy and Pigeon Forge High School in academic measures, graduation rates, and dropout rates. However, the school lags behind some high-performing schools in the Knox County district, such as Heritage High School and Career Magnet Academy, which consistently rank higher in the state.

693

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,829

Per pupil spending ?

32%

Free/discounted lunch ?

732 Boyds Creek RD
Seymour, TN 37865

(865) 577-7040

District: Sevier County

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.6%

Hispanic:

7.5%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Tennessee average (90%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Sevier County

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 18% Tennessee)

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

!Biology I scores 21 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg35%

Tennessee avg43%

143^rd of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	143 of 389	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	161 of 392	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.1	216 of 384	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.2	118 of 358	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.4	93 of 347	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	54.6	112 of 342	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.8	95 of 341	72.1%	★★★★☆
2017	52.8	112 of 273	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	75.6	36 of 351	89.7%	★★★★★
2015	58.0	144 of 300	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.7	81 of 296	72.6%	★★★★☆
2013	56.7	131 of 285	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.2	103 of 269	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.4	81 of 273	70.3%	★★★★☆
2010	74.7	53 of 267	80.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	175 of 365	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.8	149 of 365	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.8	211 of 366	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.1	139 of 350	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.6	67 of 340	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	51.6	132 of 337	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	130 of 213	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	106 of 209	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	162 of 324	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.0	180 of 337	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	218 of 330	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.2	130 of 322	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.7	103 of 317	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.2	154 of 302	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	137 of 308	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	113 of 368	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.9	171 of 366	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.3	197 of 359	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.2	161 of 349	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.1	128 of 332	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.9	97 of 329	70.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	40 of 198	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	66.3	15 of 151	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	36.3	84 of 127	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	117 of 159	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	160 of 323	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.6	175 of 326	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	227 of 325	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	139 of 312	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.3	95 of 306	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.3	130 of 301	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	117 of 307	61.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)80th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English II64%+9 vs state

US History42%+4 vs state

Algebra II42%+7 vs state

Biology I25%-21 vs state

Geometry22%-14 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 12th 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 11th 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
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
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
South Doyle High School	Public	9-12	2020 Tipton Station RD	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 577-4475	955	66	14.4		670 (70.2%)	125 (13.1%)	96 (10.1%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (6.2%)	43.8	203^rd of 389 public high schools	47.8%		37.3	234^th of 392 public high schools	40.3%	31			48.7	13.6	21.1		89.7	43.7	38.5	53.6	39.8	39.0	26.0	25.8	52.3	22.2	49.5	66.7	19.4		21.5	$14,965	$1,352	$13,011
Career Magnet Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	7201 Strawberry Plains PIKE	Knoxville	37914	Knox County	Knox County	No	Yes	No	No	(865) 594-1731	347	16	22.2		202 (58.2%)	58 (16.7%)	53 (15.3%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.8%)	60.7	116^th of 389 public high schools	70.2%		54.5	143^rd of 392 public high schools	63.5%	27	7.9	7.4	64.0	26.7	39.1	70.9				69.1	33.3	40.9	56.0	54.1	84.0		84.0	60.0	28.8		40.6	$11,973	$674	$10,970
Tennessee School for the Deaf High School	Public	9-12	2725 Island Home BLVD	Knoxville	37920	Knox County	Tennessee Schools for the Deaf	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 579-2500	63	20	3.1		19 (30.2%)	20 (31.7%)	12 (19.0%)	7 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	4 (6.3%)								(n/a)
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
Carter High School	Public	9-12	210 N Carter School RD	Strawberry Plains	37871	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 933-3434	794	53	14.9		644 (81.1%)	54 (6.8%)	56 (7.1%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.2%)	41.8	211^th of 389 public high schools	45.8%		36.5	238^th of 392 public high schools	39.3%	27	10.1	9.4	64.3	17.0	27.1		60.0	34.1		39.4	37.1	37.0	34.7	33.5	51.8		50.8	69.2	13.2		23.0	$14,475	$880	$13,070
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
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)
Heritage High School	Public	9-12	3741 E Lamar Alex Pkwy	Maryville	37804	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	No	(865) 984-8110	1,061	73	14.6		938 (88.4%)	16 (1.5%)	67 (6.3%)	5 (0.5%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (2.8%)	49.4	179^th of 389 public high schools	54.0%		59.1	125^th of 392 public high schools	68.1%	54	24.3	23.9		18.9	30.6	67.9	30.2			43.1	31.8	32.0	38.9	38.7	62.1		62.2		24.1	90.9	30.1	$14,277	$616	$13,094

Frequently Asked Questions about Seymour High School

What schools feed into Seymour High School?

Seymour 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 Seymour High School in?

Sevier County

What is the racial makeup of Seymour High School?

Students at Seymour High School are 89% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Is Seymour High School a good school?

Seymour High School ranks 143^rd of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Seymour High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 693 students attended Seymour 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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