Cookeville High School

Set in Cookeville, Tennessee, Cookeville High School is a substantial secondary school, operated by Putnam County. It works with 2,241 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 754 students each, so Cookeville High School sits 197% above that benchmark.

Across the 22 schools in Putnam County (11,776 students total), Cookeville High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Cookeville High School shows that 72% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 21% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Putnam County shows median household earnings sit near $58,912, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Cookeville High School is one of 22 public schools in Putnam County (combined enrollment of about 11,776 students).

Jere Whitson Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Cookeville High School operates from a town-center location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 2,235 students in 2018 compared to 2,241 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 15% to 21% over that span.

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