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The fastest-declining public high schools by enrollment in Tennessee

200 public high schools in Tennessee appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public high schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Hancock High School leads the list at -51.9%, against a median of -12.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
200
Tennessee
Best Enrollment change
-51.9%
Median Enrollment change
-12.7%
FASTEST DECLINING · TENNESSEE
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1Hancock High SchoolSneedville, TNHancock County513247-51.9%
2Ridgeway HighMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools1,289695-46.1%
3Summertown High SchoolSummertown, TNLawrence County668367-45.1%
4East Nashville Magnet High SchoolNashville, TNDavidson County748432-42.2%
5Liberty Technology Magnet High SchoolJackson, TNMadison County1,028604-41.2%
6Heritage High SchoolMaryville, TNBlount County1,525911-40.3%
7Adamsville High SchoolAdamsville, TNMcNairy County738460-37.7%
8Pigeon Forge High SchoolPigeon Forge, TNSevier County713448-37.2%
9Bolton HighArlington, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools1,050661-37.0%
10Seymour High SchoolSeymour, TNSevier County1,086693-36.2%
11City University School Of Liberal ArtsMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools273179-34.4%
12Central High SchoolHarrison, TNHamilton County924617-33.2%
13KIPP Memphis Collegiate High SchoolMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools513346-32.6%
14Sheffield HighMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools756516-31.7%
15Copper Basin High SchoolCopperhill, TNPolk County338231-31.7%
16Sequoyah High SchoolSoddy Daisy, TNHamilton County343235-31.5%
17Gatlinburg Pittman HighGatlinburg, TNSevier County588409-30.4%
18Station Camp High SchoolGallatin, TNSumner County1,6191,137-29.8%
19West Carroll Junior/Senior High SchoolAtwood, TNWest Carroll Sp Dist429302-29.6%
20Polk County High SchoolBenton, TNPolk County567400-29.5%
21Raleigh-Egypt HighMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools1,017725-28.7%
22Grundy County High SchoolCoalmont, TNGrundy County678486-28.3%
23Manassas HighMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools512369-27.9%
24Ripley High SchoolRipley, TNLauderdale County843614-27.2%
25Stratford STEM Magnet SchoolNashville, TNDavidson County1,106810-26.8%
26East Hamilton High SchoolOoltewah, TNHamilton County1,7571,293-26.4%
27Obion County Central High SchoolTroy, TNObion County879652-25.8%
28Collinwood High SchoolCollinwood, TNWayne County297223-24.9%
29North Greene High SchoolGreeneville, TNGreene County389294-24.4%
30Smith County High SchoolCarthage, TNSmith County630476-24.4%
31Central High SchoolEnglewood, TNMcMinn County766583-23.9%
32Halls High SchoolHalls, TNLauderdale County445339-23.8%
33McGavock HighNashville, TNDavidson County2,4171,844-23.7%
34Sequatchie Co High SchoolDunlap, TNSequatchie County710542-23.7%
35Harpeth High SchoolKingston Springs, TNCheatham County556425-23.6%
36Cheatham Co CentralAshland City, TNCheatham County667514-22.9%
37Pearl-Cohn HighNashville, TNDavidson County679526-22.5%
38Covington High SchoolCovington, TNTipton County829643-22.4%
39Unicoi Co High SchoolErwin, TNUnicoi County785609-22.4%
40West Greene High SchoolMosheim, TNGreene County635494-22.2%
41Brighton High SchoolBrighton, TNTipton County1,3161,031-21.7%
42Kirby HighMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools892699-21.6%
43Cloudland High SchoolRoan Mountain, TNCarter County301236-21.6%
44Carter High SchoolStrawberry Plains, TNKnox County954749-21.5%
45Mt. Juliet High SchoolMt Juliet, TNWilson County2,1801,712-21.5%
46Ooltewah High SchoolOoltewah, TNHamilton County1,5561,233-20.8%
47Scott High SchoolHuntsville, TNScott County823653-20.7%
48Spring Hill High SchoolColumbia, TNMaury County1,142907-20.6%
49Middleton High SchoolMiddleton, TNHardeman County Schools514410-20.2%
50Clarkrange High SchoolClarkrange, TNFentress County289231-20.1%
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