Memphis Business Academy High School

As a low-enrollment four-year high school in Memphis, Tennessee, Memphis Business Academy High School educates 521 students from grades 9 through 12, part of Memphis-Shelby County Schools. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 754 students each, so Memphis Business Academy High School sits 31% smaller than that benchmark.

Memphis Business Academy High School is one of 211 schools operated by Memphis-Shelby County Schools, a district that educates 111,979 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Memphis Business Academy High School shows that the largest single group is Black, at 74% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 25% Hispanic. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 52%.

Across the wider county, census data for Shelby County shows median household income runs about $63,767, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Shelby County runs 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students), of which Memphis Business Academy High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Memphis Business Academy Middle, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Memphis Business Academy High School.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting. Memphis Business Academy High School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 13%: 460 students in 2018 compared to 521 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 18% to 25% over that span.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.