Hardin Valley Academy

Located at 11345 Hardin Valley RD, in Knoxville, Tennessee, Hardin Valley Academy is an expansive four-year high school that enrolls 1,916 students (grades 9 through 12), run under Knox County. Compared to the state average of about 754 students per school, that is 154% larger than typical.

Knox County runs 93 schools in total, collectively educating 60,185 students. Hardin Valley Academy is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Hardin Valley Academy shows that 68% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 15% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Black, 5% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 80%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Knox County) reports that median household income runs about $74,222, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Knox County runs 103 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,014 students), of which Hardin Valley Academy is one.

Hardin Valley Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 7%: 2,050 students in 2018 compared to 1,916 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 78% to 68% over that span.

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