McKenzie High School

Located at 23292 Highway 22, in McKenzie, Tennessee, McKenzie High School is a cozy senior high that works with 366 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by McKenzie. Compared to the state average of about 754 students per school, that is 51% leaner than typical.

McKenzie runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,296 students. McKenzie High School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, McKenzie High School logs that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 8% Black, 8% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 85% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Carroll County shows the typical household earns roughly $51,787 per year, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Carroll County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,364 students), of which McKenzie High School is one.

McKenzie Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around McKenzie High School.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 15%: 431 students in 2018 compared to 366 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 14% to 8%.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.