📍 4851 Elvis Presley Blvd, Memphis, Shelby County, 38116
Whitehaven High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Memphis, Shelby County. The school has 1,587 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 94.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. 20% of students are proficient in reading. 2% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 84 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Whitehaven High enrolls 1,587 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 94.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% Black or African American, 4.3% Two or more races and 1.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1,491 | 94% |
| Two or more races | 68 | 4.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 1.2% |
| White | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Whitehaven High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 29, state house district 87.
Whitehaven High is one of 222 schools in Memphis-Shelby County Schools, based in Memphis, Tennessee. The district serves 111,124 students district-wide and employs 6,885 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,587 students, Whitehaven High is larger than the district average of about 501 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large