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White County High School

Q: Is White County High School a good school?

White County High School ranks 72 nd of 400 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend White County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,014 students attended White County High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of White County High School?

Students at White County High School are 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into White County High School?

White County High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Bon De Croft Elementary School Elementary : Cassville Elementary School Elementary : Doyle Elementary School Elementary : Findlay Elementary School Elementary : Northfield Elementary School Elementary : Woodland Park Elementary School Middle : White County Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

72^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 400 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 82% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

White County High School in Sparta, Tennessee, is a mid-size rural high school serving approximately 1,014 students in grades 9–12. The school currently ranks 72nd out of 400 Tennessee high schools — placing it in the 82nd percentile with a 4-star rating — and its district, White County Schools, ranks 17th out of 141 districts statewide. The school's trajectory is clearly upward: after a difficult 2-star year in 2016–2017, it has climbed to consistent 4-star ratings, including an 84th-percentile finish in both 2023–2024 and 2024–2025. Among its immediate geographic neighbors, it is the highest-ranked traditional high school, outpacing Van Buren County High School (84th), Cookeville High School (113th), Upperman High School (180th), and Monterey High School (206th).

Academically, the strongest subject is mathematics. In Integrated Math III, proficiency reached 70.4% in 2025–2026, more than double the state average of 33.0%, and the school has outpaced the state by roughly 40 to 50 percentage points in this subject for three consecutive years. Biology results are also consistently above state averages. The school's performance with economically disadvantaged students is a standout — placing in the 86th percentile statewide — and is a differentiator compared with many rural schools in the region.

There are a few cautionary signals worth monitoring. The most striking is U.S. History proficiency, which fell to 7.1% in 2025–2026 versus a 42.4% state average — a dramatic drop not evident in prior years and worth investigating. The graduation rate also dipped to 89.4% in 2024–2025, slightly below the state average of 90.5% and lower than nearby Van Buren County High School (98.0%) and Cookeville High School (95.2%), though the school's dropout rates remain very low. Chronic absenteeism sits at 17.2%, better than the state average and several nearby schools like Cookeville (26.4%) and Upperman (23.0%), but above White County's own district average of 12.4%. Overall, this is a strong, improving school with excellent math outcomes and notable success supporting economically disadvantaged students — but families should watch how the school addresses its U.S. History results and graduation rate in the coming year.

1,014

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,944

Per pupil spending ?

24.9%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

267 Allen Drive
Sparta, TN 38583

(931) 836-3214

District: White County Schools

Feeder schools for White County High School:

Elementary:	Bon De Croft Elementary School
	Cassville Elementary School
	Doyle Elementary School
	Findlay Elementary School
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	Northfield Elementary School
	Woodland Park Elementary School
Middle:	White County Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.3%

Hispanic:

3.6%

African American:

3.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 78th percentile in 2016 → 82nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Tennessee high schools

Worth a look

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

!US History scores 35 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg49%

Tennessee avg46%

72^nd of 400

Tennessee public high schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 22% (2016) to top 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 141White County Schools 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
2026	73.5	72 of 400	82.0%	★★★★☆
2025	73.6	62 of 389	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	63 of 392	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	59.4	117 of 384	69.5%	★★★★☆
2022	65.1	83 of 358	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	56.4	107 of 347	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.0	146 of 342	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.7	117 of 341	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.4	145 of 273	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	66.6	77 of 351	78.1%	★★★★☆
2015	62.4	124 of 300	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	68.3	57 of 296	80.7%	★★★★☆
2013	64.0	94 of 285	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.2	95 of 269	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.9	123 of 273	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.2	100 of 267	62.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	73 of 233	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.1	52 of 240	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	62.4	53 of 239	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	55.7	64 of 222	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	57.5	52 of 208	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	36.1	109 of 187	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.2	164 of 199	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	39 of 365	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	53 of 365	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	62.0	94 of 366	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	63.6	78 of 350	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	58.7	89 of 340	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	55.6	116 of 337	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	18.1	206 of 229	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	64.8	42 of 209	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	30.9	114 of 159	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	5 of 26	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	29.2	21 of 23	8.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	72.5	44 of 308	85.7%	★★★★☆
2025	70.4	55 of 324	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	51 of 337	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	56.3	96 of 330	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	49 of 322	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	61.9	63 of 317	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	59.7	80 of 302	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	53.6	88 of 308	71.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	89 of 368	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	84 of 366	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	56.6	119 of 359	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.2	86 of 349	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	58.2	93 of 332	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	41.3	177 of 329	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	51.5	63 of 210	70.0%	★★★★☆
2025	17.7	196 of 198	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	158 of 183	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	62.2	21 of 151	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	54.0	47 of 127	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.0	144 of 159	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	65.8	91 of 330	72.4%	★★★★☆
2025	66.0	78 of 323	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	73 of 326	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	52.3	128 of 325	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.7	92 of 312	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	48.8	125 of 306	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.2	162 of 301	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	139 of 307	54.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)89th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)86th percentile+4 vs school

Homeless (2025)81st percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)72nd percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2026)70th percentile-12 vs school

African American (2025)69th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)10th percentile-72 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Integrated Math III70%+37 vs state

English II60%~ state avg

Biology I53%+4 vs state

Integrated Math II45%+13 vs state

English I40%~ state avg

Integrated Math I37%+7 vs state

US History7%-35 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)				TNReady English Language Arts (2026)				TNReady Algebra I (2026)						TNReady Algebra II (2026)				TNReady Biology I (2026)					TNReady Integrated Math I (2026)					TNReady Integrated Math II (2026)					TNReady Integrated Math III (2026)				TNReady US History (2026)			TNReady English I (2026)					TNReady English II (2026)					TNReady Geometry (2026)					TNReady Science (2026)				TNReady Social Studies (2026)				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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 12th 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 12th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady Integrated Math I 9th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math I 10th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math I 11th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math I 12th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math I All Grades	TNReady Integrated Math II 9th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math II 10th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math II 11th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math II 12th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math II All Grades	TNReady Integrated Math III 10th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math III 11th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math III 12th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math III 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 10th Grade	TNReady English I 11th Grade	TNReady English I 12th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 9th Grade	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II 11th Grade	TNReady English II 12th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry 12th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	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
White County High School	Public	9-12	267 Allen Drive	Sparta	38583	White County	White County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 836-3214	1,067	75	14.1	24.9%	947 (88.8%)	34 (3.2%)	43 (4.0%)	13 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.6%)	73.5	72^nd of 400 public high schools	82.0%		73.6	62^nd of 389 public high schools	84.1%	10																				57.8	7.1		53.3	38.3				37.3		49.2		6.3	44.8	≥ 95%	68.7		70.4			7.1	40.4				39.8		61.8			60.5														$11,944	$493	$10,636
Van Buren County High School	Public	6-12	337 Sparta Street	Spencer	38585	Van Buren County	Van Buren County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 946-2442	386	33	11.6	33.3%	376 (97.4%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	70.4	84^th of 400 public high schools	79.0%		64.5	100^th of 389 public high schools	74.3%	16	38.6	39.3	60.0	46.0	43.2	25.0	26.0	30.7		25.5				25.5		41.9		40.9		56.4			56.8																		45.1				45.1		63.6			63.6		44.2			44.2	50.0	37.5	18.0	34.7	43.2	50.0	28.0	40.7	$13,937	$813	$12,208
Cookeville High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1 Cavalier Drive	Cookeville	38501	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(931) 520-2287	2,202	136	16.2	40.1%	1,592 (72.3%)	75 (3.4%)	448 (20.3%)	47 (2.1%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	36 (1.6%)	62.5	113^th of 400 public high schools	71.8%		68.8	82^nd of 389 public high schools	78.9%	31										20.2	9.1			20.0	91.4	31.2	< 5%	41.3		88.5	60.8	60.0	62.5																		35.1				34.3	≥ 95%	65.2	8.7		67.3	≥ 95%	41.2	26.1		50.0									$11,130	$633	$9,795
Putnam County Adult High School	Public	9-12	268 East Main Street	Cookeville	38506	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 528-8685	29	0	76.3	59.1%	7 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (75.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Upperman High School	Public	9-12	6950 Nashville Highway	Baxter	38544	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 858-3112	918	46	19.8	44.6%	807 (87.9%)	23 (2.5%)	61 (6.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.5%)	52.1	180^th of 400 public high schools	55.0%		37.5	232^nd of 389 public high schools	40.4%	52										20.6				20.6	≥ 95%	29.1		39.6			50.3		50.9																		28.2				28.6	89.5	55.8	36.4		58.2	75.9	34.9	30.0		41.1									$11,388	$675	$10,117
Monterey High School	Public	7-12	710 East Commercial Avenue	Monterey	38574	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 839-2970	544	41	13.3	54.8%	349 (64.2%)	2 (0.4%)	189 (34.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	46.8	206^th of 400 public high schools	48.5%		51.8	164^th of 389 public high schools	57.8%	42		38.5	58.2	47.5		40.5	35.4	38.1	90.0	18.3				32.4		25.6		31.2			32.1		32.6																		26.0		< 5%		23.0		58.2			58.2		50.8			54.8		51.4	56.1	53.6		52.7	43.9	48.6	$13,505	$693	$12,042
DeKalb County Schools Adult Education Virtual School	Public, Virtual	9-12	110 South Public Square	Smithville	37166	DeKalb County	DeKalb County Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(615) 597-4084	0			—															(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about White County High School

What district is White County High School in?

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How many students attend White County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,014 students attended White County High School.

What is the racial makeup of White County High School?

Students at White County High School are 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Is White County High School a good school?

White County High School ranks 72^nd of 400 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into White County High School?

White County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bon De Croft Elementary School
Elementary : Cassville Elementary School
Elementary : Doyle Elementary School
Elementary : Findlay Elementary School
Elementary : Northfield Elementary School
Elementary : Woodland Park Elementary School
Middle : White County Middle School

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