Summary:
Zip code 38375 is served by exactly one high school: McNairy Central High School, which enrolls 673 students in grades 9-12 within the McNairy County Schools district. The district ranks 92nd out of 141 Tennessee districts, placing it at the 35th percentile with a two-star rating. The school's state ranking has slipped noticeably, from 195th (50th percentile) in 2023-2024 to 262nd (34th percentile) in 2025-2026, even as some test scores improved — meaning other Tennessee schools are improving faster.
McNairy Central posts a graduation rate of 91.6%, slightly above the statewide average of 90.5%, and its dropout rate of just 1.8% is far below the state's 6.7%. However, academic proficiency trails the state in every tested subject, with the largest gap in Biology I (33.3% vs. 49.8% statewide) and the smallest in U.S. History (33.0% vs. 42.4%). Chronic absenteeism is a serious concern at 22.9% — roughly one in four students — compared to 18.3% statewide. Per-student spending at the school is $12,073, though socioeconomic data and class sizes are not available.
On a positive note, the school improved from 2024-2025 to 2025-2026 in five of seven subjects, headlined by a 5.0-point gain in Biology I. Math is a relative local strength: the school outperforms its own district in Algebra I (+2.3 points), Algebra II (+1.4), and Geometry (+5.3). English II posts the school's highest proficiency rate at 43.4%, though the state's 58.1% leaves a wide 14.7-point gap, and the school fell in that subject while the state improved. Addressing chronic absenteeism and targeting support in Biology I and English II are the most logical priorities for reversing the school's downward ranking trend.
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