University High School

Set in Memphis, Tennessee, University High School is a tiny senior high, run under University Schools. It enrolls 280 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 63% below the typical public school in Tennessee, which averages around 754 students.

Across the 3 schools in University Schools (957 students total), University High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, University High School logs that 51% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 36% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. Compared to Shelby County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Shelby County) records that median household income runs about $63,767, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, Shelby County runs 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students), of which University High School is one.

University Middle 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 an urban area.

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