Loretto High School

Loretto High School is one of the compact high schools in Loretto, Tennessee, run under Lawrence County, with 452 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 754 students each, so Loretto High School sits 40% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Lawrence County, which oversees 14 schools and 6,867 students, Loretto High School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Loretto High School lists that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Lawrence County put the typical household earns roughly $54,706 per year, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lawrence County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,867 students), Loretto High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is South Lawrence Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 16%: 536 students in 2018 compared to 452 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.