John Overton High

John Overton High is one of the heavily attended four-year high schools in Nashville, Tennessee, one of the schools within Davidson County, with 1,942 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 158% bigger than the typical public school in Tennessee, which averages around 754 students.

John Overton High is one of 160 schools operated by Davidson County, a district that educates 81,532 students overall.

Demographically, John Overton High records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 22% White, 19% Black, 6% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

Around the school, Davidson County reports that median household income runs about $77,853, roughly 48% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Davidson County runs 177 public schools (combined enrollment of about 86,005 students), of which John Overton High is one.

Crieve Hall 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.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 4%: 2,027 students in 2018 compared to 1,942 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 34% to 51% across the same window.

On this page, members of the John Overton High community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.