Karns High School

Karns High School operates as a big high school in Knoxville, Tennessee, one of the schools within Knox County. Current enrollment sits at 1,365 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 754 students per school, that is 81% above typical.

Within Knox County, which oversees 93 schools and 60,185 students, Karns High School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Karns High School reports that White students make up the majority at 65%. The remainder breaks down as 20% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Across the wider county, census data for Knox County shows the typical household earns roughly $74,222 per year, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Knox County's 103 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,014 students), Karns High School is one campus in the mix.

Ball Camp Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Karns High School has rose 5%, going from 1,294 students in 2018 to 1,365 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 77% to 65%.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.