Overton High

Overton High is one of the sizable four-year high schools in Memphis, Tennessee, operated by Memphis-Shelby County Schools, with 1,417 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 754 students each, so Overton High sits 88% larger than that benchmark.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Overton High logs that 47% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 47% Black, 3% multiracial, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 9% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Shelby County shows median household earnings sit near $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. Across Shelby County's 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students), Overton High is one campus in the mix.

The Excel Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Overton High operates from a metropolitan location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 23%: 1,156 students in 2018 compared to 1,417 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 22% to 47%.

On the community side, members of the Overton High community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.