Austin East High/Magnet

Austin East High/Magnet, a medium-sized senior high in Knoxville, Tennessee, overseen by Knox County, teaches 663 students, covering grades 9 through 12.

Knox County runs 93 schools in total, collectively educating 60,185 students. Austin East High/Magnet is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Austin East High/Magnet records that Black students make up the majority at 74%. Beyond that, the school records 13% Hispanic, 7% White, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 8%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Knox County put median household income runs about $74,222, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Knox County runs 103 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,014 students), of which Austin East High/Magnet is one.

Nearest neighbor: Fair Garden Family/Community Center, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Austin East High/Magnet's enrollment has expanded 3% since 2018, when it stood at 643 (now 663). The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 6% to 13% over that span.

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