Summary:
Zip code 37863 in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee is served by a single public high school: Pigeon Forge High School, which enrolls 448 students in grades 10–12 as part of Sevier County Schools. Since this is the only high school in the area, all local families are served by this one school, making its performance the sole indicator of secondary education in this zip code.
Pigeon Forge High School shows a mixed picture. On the positive side, it graduates 94.6% of its students, beating the statewide graduation rate of 90.5%, and its dropout rate of 3.9% is well below Tennessee's 6.7% average. However, academic proficiency on state tests tells a different story. In every tested subject—Algebra II, Geometry, English II, and US History—the school falls below both the district and state averages. For example, only 18.2% of students are proficient in Algebra II compared to 37.3% statewide, and just 22.0% are proficient in Geometry versus 42.3% statewide. The school's state ranking has also slipped over the past three years, from the 33rd percentile in 2023–2024 down to the 20th percentile in 2025–2026. One bright spot is US History, which improved by 10.7 percentage points year over year, though it still trails state averages.
Perhaps the most pressing concern is chronic absenteeism. At 27.9%, roughly one in four students misses significant school time—far above the district rate of 23.2% and the state rate of 18.3%. This likely contributes to the academic struggles. There is also a stark grade-level gap in Algebra II: 10th graders score 45.8% proficient while 11th graders score just 12.6%, suggesting that only advanced students take the subject early. Notably, per-student spending is high at $20,277, yet outcomes remain below average. With English II as the school's strongest subject at 41.7% proficiency—still 16 points below the state—the key priorities for Pigeon Forge High School should be reducing absenteeism and strengthening math instruction across all grade levels.
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