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Grundy County High School

24970 SR 108, Coalmont, TN 37313 · (931) 692-5400 · Grundy County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL486 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Tennessee public high schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Tennessee public high schools

Enrollment
486
High
DISTRICT 342 · STATE 754
Student : Teacher
,
Teacher data unavailable
STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 912426%
Grade 1013127%
Grade 1111524%
Grade 1211624%
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 61% · US 70%
White
46997%
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 56% · US 43%
Hispanic
112%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 16% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Two+
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
26054%
Female
22647%

School pathway

Feeds from
North ElementaryPK–08Pelham ElementaryPK–08Swiss Memorial ElementaryPK–08Tracy ElementaryPK–08
Based on grade levels within Grundy County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or Mastered
English Language Arts
40.1%
TN avg 40.9% . -0.2pp since 2022
Math
15.8%
TN avg 39.3% . +1.5pp since 2022

What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.

TCAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2540.1%15.8%
2023-2433.6%23.4%
2022-2340.3%14.3%
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Grundy County High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Tennessee
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
15.8%#276 of 339
▼ 71
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
40.1%#194 of 337
▲ 20
Enrollment
ranked largest first
486#240 of 381
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
6.8%#322 of 332
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-28.3%#22 of 200
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
486
-122 (-20%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 800
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25486N/AN/AN/A
2023-245203614.4:1N/A
2022-2353436.514.6:1N/A
2020-216083517.4:1N/A
2017-1867842.715.9:1N/A
2015-167354815.3:132% (238)
2010-116994615.2:170% (488)
2000-01723N/AN/AN/A
1990-918004020.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grundy County High School.

About Grundy County High School

Grundy County High School, located in Coalmont, Tennessee, is a low-enrollment high school. Total enrollment is 486 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Tennessee enroll about 754 students on average.

The district, Grundy County, operates 5 schools serving 1,711 students.

White students are 97% of those enrolled at Grundy County High School. The rest of enrollment is 2% Hispanic. That is in line with Grundy County, where about 94% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 7, compared with 70 nationally.

Grundy County High School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 31% of Tennessee public high schools.

In Grundy County, median household income comes to about $47,593, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 14% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Grundy County counts 6 public schools with about 1,711 students.

Of the public schools around it, Grundy County High School is closest to North Elementary, about 2.8 miles away. Grundy County High School has 3 other public schools within ten miles.

The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).

By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 486, from 608 in 2020-21.

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Grundy County at a glance

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Population
13,819
Census ACS
Median income
$47,593
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,711 students

Quick facts

School name
Grundy County High School
District
Grundy County
Address
24970 SR 108, Coalmont, TN 37313
Phone
(931) 692-5400
County
Grundy County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
486
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
470153000469
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Grundy County
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Frequently asked questions

About Grundy County High School
How large is Grundy County High School?
Grundy County High School enrolls approximately 486 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Grundy County High School serve?
Grundy County High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student diversity at Grundy County High School?
Student demographics at Grundy County High School are roughly 97% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Grundy County High School in?
Grundy County High School is part of Grundy County.
What city is Grundy County High School in?
Grundy County High School is located in Coalmont, TN.
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