📍 3318 Cosby HWY, Cosby, Cocke County, 37722
Cosby High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Cosby, Cocke County. The school has 326 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cocke County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Cosby High School enrolls 326 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 4.9% Two or more races and 2.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 297 | 91% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 4.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 2.5% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Cosby High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-10, state senate district 1, state house district 11.
Cosby High School is one of 12 schools in Cocke County, based in Newport, Tennessee. The district serves 4,202 students district-wide and employs 294 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 326 students, Cosby High School is close to the district average of about 350 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant