Morristown East High

Set in Morristown, Tennessee, Morristown East High is a substantial high school, operated by Hamblen County. It works with 1,468 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 754 students each, so Morristown East High sits 95% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Hamblen County, which oversees 18 schools and 10,300 students, Morristown East High is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Morristown East High lists that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 40% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In the broader community, census data for Hamblen County shows median household income runs about $55,454, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. In all, Hamblen County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,300 students), of which Morristown East High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Hillcrest Elementary, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 3%: 1,520 students in 2018 compared to 1,468 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 20% to 40% across the same window.

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