Germantown High

Located at 7653 Old Poplar Pike, in Germantown, Tennessee, Germantown High is a sprawling secondary school that educates 1,719 students (grades 9 through 12), part of Memphis-Shelby County Schools. That puts it 128% larger than the typical public school in Tennessee, which averages around 754 students.

Across the 211 schools in Memphis-Shelby County Schools (111,979 students total), Germantown High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Germantown High shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (80%). Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% White, 2% Asian. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 52%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Shelby County) reports that median household income runs about $63,767, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Shelby County's 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students), Germantown High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Germantown Elementary, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Germantown High's enrollment has decreased 15% since 2018, when it stood at 2,017 (now 1,719). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 13% to 2%.

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