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What's one thing Hendersonville High School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,410
High
DISTRICT 843 · STATE 754
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUMNER COUNTY·NCES 470402001662
Hendersonville High School
123 Cherokee RD, Hendersonville, TN 37075 · (615) 824-6162 · Sumner County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,410 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 87% of Tennessee public high schools
- ATest 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
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
1
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 374 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 333 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 388 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 315 | 22% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 61% · US 70%
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
Test scores
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
62.1%
TN avg 40.9% . +10.3pp since 2022
Math
50.4%
TN avg 39.3% . +6.7pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 7 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.1% | 50.4% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 46.9% |
| 2022-23 | 51.8% | 43.7% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Hendersonville High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Sumner County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #43 of 339 ▲ 1 | #3 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #40 of 337 ▲ 15 | #3 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,410 | #59 of 381 | #3 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.4% | #129 of 332 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #132 of 200 | N/A |
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 2024-25Enrollment
1,410
-161 (-10%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 1,373
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,410 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,447 | 94.7 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,537 | 93 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,571 | 93 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,541 | 90 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 1,571 | 97 | 16.2:1 | 21% (324) |
| 2010-11 | 1,469 | 89 | 16.5:1 | 21% (304) |
| 2000-01 | 1,605 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,373 | 62 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hendersonville High School.
About Hendersonville High School
Hendersonville High School is a large high school in Sumner County, located in Hendersonville, Tennessee. A federal count lists 1,410 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Tennessee is about 754, so this school runs 87% bigger than that.
The district, Sumner County, operates 53 schools serving 30,719 students.
At 71%, White students outnumber all other groups at Hendersonville High School combined. The school is also 12% Hispanic, 11% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 80%. Hendersonville High School has a diversity index of 46%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
allk12 grades Hendersonville High School an A. The grade compares the school only with Tennessee public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Within Sumner County, median household income is about $90,301, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Sumner County number 53 and enroll about 30,719.
The shortest distance from Hendersonville High School to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Robert E Ellis Middle. The five-mile area around Hendersonville High School holds at least 8 other public schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Hendersonville High School went from 1,571 students to 1,410.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Sumner County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
204,424
Census ACS
Median income
$90,301
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
30,719 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sumner County
- Gallatin Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,644 students
- Beech Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,477 students
- Portland High SchoolHigh · 1,151 students
- Station Camp High SchoolHigh · 1,137 students
- Liberty Creek High SchoolHigh · 993 students
- Station Camp ElementaryElementary · 974 students
Other schools in Hendersonville
- Beech Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,477 students
- Jack Anderson ElementaryElementary · 829 students
- Dr. William Burrus Elementary at Drakes CreekElementary · 789 students
- Merrol Hyde Magnet SchoolCombined · 670 students
- Knox Doss Middle School at Drakes CreekMiddle · 641 students
- Nannie Berry ElementaryElementary · 553 students
Other Hendersonville High schools
One other US public school is named Hendersonville High. Hendersonville High School is the largest of the 2.
- Hendersonville HighHendersonville, NC · 794 students
Nearby schools
- Robert E Ellis Middle0.2 mi · 509
- Nannie Berry Elementary0.2 mi · 553
- Gene W. Brown Elementary1.3 mi · 391
- V G Hawkins Middle School1.7 mi · 403
- Merrol Hyde Magnet School1.7 mi · 670
- George A Whitten Elementary1.8 mi · 430
Frequently asked questions
About Hendersonville High SchoolHow many students attend Hendersonville High School?
Hendersonville High School enrolls approximately 1,410 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Hendersonville High School serve?
Hendersonville High School serves grades 09-12.
How diverse is Hendersonville High School?
Hendersonville High School reports a student body of 71% White, 12% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Hendersonville High School?
Hendersonville High School is overseen by Sumner County in Sumner County.
Where is Hendersonville High School located?
Hendersonville High School is located at 123 Cherokee RD, Hendersonville, TN 37075.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.