University High School

Located at 330 Innovation DR, in Memphis, Tennessee, University High School is a tiny secondary school that hosts 179 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by Memphis-Shelby County Schools. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 754 students each, so University High School sits 76% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 211 schools in Memphis-Shelby County Schools (111,979 students total), University High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, University High School reports that the largest single group is Black at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 35% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. Compared to Shelby County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.7:1. The state averages around 21.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, census data for Shelby County shows median household earnings sit near $63,767, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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), University High School is one campus in the mix.

University High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

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