Power Center Academy High School

Power Center Academy High School is a 9-12 campus of mid-sized scale in Memphis, Tennessee, overseen by Memphis-Shelby County Schools, instructing 671 students in grades 9 through 12.

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

Looking at the student body, Power Center Academy High School records that the largest single group is Black, at 59% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 39% Hispanic.

In the area at large, 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. Power Center Academy High School is one of 287 public schools in Shelby County (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students).

The closest other public school is Power Center Academy Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting. Power Center Academy High School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 4%: 648 students in 2018 compared to 671 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 90% to 59% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Power Center Academy High School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.