Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts

Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts is a secondary school of mid-sized scale in Chattanooga, Tennessee, operated by Hamilton County, serveing 717 students in grades 6 through 12.

Across the 82 schools in Hamilton County (45,981 students total), Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts records that White students make up the majority at 62%. Beyond that, the school lists 13% Black, 11% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 4% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Hamilton County) logs that median household income runs about $76,183, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts is one of 82 public schools in Hamilton County (combined enrollment of about 45,981 students).

Nearest neighbor: Normal Park Museum Magnet School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts has increased 20%, going from 597 students in 2018 to 717 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 72% to 62% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.