Volunteer High School

Volunteer High School is a 9-12 campus of average-sized scale in Church Hill, Tennessee, one of the schools within Hawkins County, hosting 953 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 754 students each, so Volunteer High School sits 26% above that benchmark.

Volunteer High School is one of 17 schools operated by Hawkins County, a district that enrolls 6,414 students overall.

On demographics, Volunteer High School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%); the rest is composed of 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Hawkins County indicate the typical household earns roughly $56,936 per year, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Hawkins County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,572 students), Volunteer High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Church Hill Middle, roughly 3.7 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Volunteer High School has ticked down 15%, going from 1,124 students in 2018 to 953 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 95% to 89% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Volunteer High School typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.