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Union County High School

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Union County High School ranks 200 th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

200^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 49% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Union County High School is a public high school located in Maynardville, Tennessee, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 798 students. The school is part of the Union County School District, which is ranked 124 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Union County High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Tennessee high schools, with a ranking between 200-254 out of 384-392 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on TNReady assessments is significantly below the state average across all subjects and grade levels, particularly for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and students with special needs. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 80.3% to 89.2% over the past few years, which is below the state average, and the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.6% to 27.4% over the past few years, significantly above the state average.

Compared to nearby schools in the Knox County and Jefferson County districts, Carter High School and Central High School outperform Union County High School on most academic measures, with higher proficiency rates in core subjects and better student outcomes. The school's low performance and high rates of chronic absenteeism and dropout may be related to the socioeconomic challenges faced by the student population, as well as the overall low-performing nature of the Union County School District.

806

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,019

Per pupil spending ?

63.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

150 Main ST
Maynardville, TN 37807

(865) 992-5232

District: Union County

Feeder schools for Union County High School:

Elementary:	Big Ridge Elementary
	Luttrell Elementary
	Maynardville Elementary
	Paulette Elementary School
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	Sharps Chapel Elementary
	Tennessee Virtual Academy
Middle:	H Maynard Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.9%

Hispanic:

5.0%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (33% vs 40% meeting standards)

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

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg29%

Tennessee avg40%

200^th of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

124^th of 139Union 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	44.8	200 of 389	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	240 of 392	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	254 of 384	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	252 of 358	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.3	149 of 347	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.9	216 of 342	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.4	255 of 341	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.6	263 of 273	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	40.2	224 of 351	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.7	187 of 300	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.7	193 of 296	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.8	169 of 285	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.4	221 of 269	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	46.0	181 of 273	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.1	176 of 267	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	185 of 365	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.2	201 of 365	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	236 of 366	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	250 of 350	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.2	200 of 340	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	166 of 337	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	178 of 213	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	154 of 324	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.6	201 of 337	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	203 of 330	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	250 of 322	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.0	115 of 317	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.9	175 of 302	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	170 of 308	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	209 of 368	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	271 of 366	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	249 of 359	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	240 of 349	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.4	106 of 332	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.6	239 of 329	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	153 of 198	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	142 of 183	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	152 of 154	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	151 of 151	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	208 of 323	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	259 of 326	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	268 of 325	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	266 of 312	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.9	168 of 306	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	230 of 301	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	272 of 307	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile~ school

Male (2025)43rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile-26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English II53%~ state avg

US History40%~ state avg

Algebra II36%~ state avg

Biology I35%-11 vs state

English I28%-12 vs state

Geometry27%-10 vs state

Algebra I13%-16 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 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	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 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 All Grades	TNReady US History 11th 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 11th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	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
Union County High School	Public	9-12	150 Main ST	Maynardville	37807	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 992-5232	798	44	18.0		750 (94.0%)	7 (0.9%)	27 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.4%)	44.8	200^th of 389 public high schools	48.6%		36.4	240^th of 392 public high schools	38.8%	40					13.1	13.1		37.1		36.5	71.4	24.1		35.1	39.7	39.7	27.7		27.7	52.4		52.7		28.0		26.8					$16,019	$665	$14,684
Union County Alternative Center	Public	6-12	115 Wilson LN	Maynardville	37807	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	No	(865) 992-7747	27	5	5.7		26 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															10.0	10.0
Gibbs High School	Public	9-12	7628 Tazewell PIKE	Corryton	37721	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-9130	1,047	70	14.9		895 (85.5%)	40 (3.8%)	58 (5.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (4.8%)	42.9	206^th of 389 public high schools	47.0%		36.6	237^th of 392 public high schools	39.5%	31					18.8	18.2	54.2	8.6		19.4		62.9	48.1	51.5	24.7	24.8	38.4		38.4	46.3		46.3	78.2	16.9	20.8	30.4					$13,296	$792	$12,060
Halls High School	Public	9-12	4321 East Emory RD	Knoxville	37938	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 922-7757	1,252	72	17.3		1,034 (82.6%)	25 (2.0%)	147 (11.7%)	13 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (2.6%)	41.9	210^th of 389 public high schools	46.0%		43.7	206^th of 392 public high schools	47.4%	4					7.9	7.0	80.0	17.3	12.5	32.5	77.4	21.8	16.7	33.0	41.7	41.8	36.7		36.0	53.3		51.9	77.5	23.3	10.0	33.3					$12,421	$795	$11,320
Jefferson Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	5-12	3081 West Old AJ HWY	Strawberry Plains	37871	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	Yes	No	(865) 397-0780	58	9	6.2		48 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (12.1%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)								(n/a)	27.3	27.3	27.3	40.9											10.0	10.0											27.3	45.5	18.2	27.3	$8,637	$163	$8,352
Central High School	Public	9-12	5321 Jacksboro PIKE	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1400	1,296	86	15.0		707 (54.6%)	223 (17.2%)	257 (19.8%)	16 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (7.0%)	43.1	205^th of 389 public high schools	47.3%		32.4	266^th of 392 public high schools	32.1%	61					11.2	9.1	93.6	14.1		27.7		64.0	30.0	56.9	26.9	26.2	40.4	26.7	39.7	53.2	13.6	50.2	93.0	20.3		29.6					$13,026	$718	$11,854
Richard Yoakley School	Public	6-12	4415 Washington PIKE	Knoxville	37917	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-3790	105	19	5.5		46 (43.8%)	34 (32.4%)	17 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.6%)	12.8	355^th of 389 public high schools	8.7%		6.4	385^th of 392 public high schools	1.8%	30												23.1		13.0		7.7				23.8		21.7									$46,952	$2,986	$43,119
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
Grainger Academy	Public	9-12	232 Pioneer DR	Rutledge	37861	Grainger County	Grainger County	No	No	No	No	(865) 828-6330	11	1	11.0		10 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																															$45,825	$2,163	$43,604
Anderson County High School	Public	9-12	130 Maverick CIR	Clinton	37716	Anderson County	Anderson County	No	No	No	No	(865) 457-4716	1,029	58	17.6		951 (92.4%)	15 (1.5%)	30 (2.9%)	10 (1.0%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	18 (1.7%)	46.9	189^th of 389 public high schools	51.4%		43.8	205^th of 392 public high schools	47.7%	16					26.1	24.9	83.8	23.9		30.7	87.3	17.8	5.6	42.1			36.0		35.7	49.2		48.6	88.5	22.7		28.8					$12,557	$598	$11,512

Frequently Asked Questions about Union County High School

Is Union County High School a good school?

Union County High School ranks 200^th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Union County High School?

Union County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Big Ridge Elementary
Elementary : Luttrell Elementary
Elementary : Maynardville Elementary
Elementary : Paulette Elementary School
Elementary : Sharps Chapel Elementary
Elementary : Tennessee Virtual Academy
Middle : H Maynard Middle School

What district is Union County High School in?

Union County

What is the racial makeup of Union County High School?

Students at Union County High School are 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Union County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 806 students attended Union 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.