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Best High Schools in Zip Code 37849


At a glance
1
School
1,292
Students
Top rankedPowell High School171st of 389 Tennessee high schools
Biggest riser
Powell High School up 15 spots statewide this year
Summary:

The 37849 zip code area is home to a single high school, Powell High School, which serves grades 9-12 and is part of the Knox County school district. While Powell High School's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with a 3-star rating in 2024-2025 and a 2-star rating in 2022-2023, the school has demonstrated some academic strengths and areas for improvement.

Powell High School's enrollment stands at 1,292 students, and the school has a student-teacher ratio of 16.1 to 1. Academically, the school's 4-year graduation rate was 89.2% in 2023-2024, with a 6.7% dropout rate. Proficiency rates vary across subject areas, with strengths in Biology I (44.4% proficient or better) and weaknesses in Algebra I (10.8% proficient or better). The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 18.9% in 2023-2024 may be an area of concern that the school and district should investigate further.

In terms of resources, Powell High School's per-student spending was $11,726 in 2023-2024, and the school is part of the Knox County school district, which is ranked 77 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. While the data provides a detailed snapshot of Powell High School's performance and characteristics, further analysis and comparison to similar schools or district/state averages could yield additional insights to guide improvement efforts.

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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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