📍 210 N Carter School RD, Strawberry Plains, Knox County, 37871
Carter High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Strawberry Plains, Knox County. The school has 769 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Knox County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 56.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 11 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Carter High School enrolls 769 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 56.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 6.9% Black or African American and 5.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 639 | 83% |
| Black or African American | 53 | 6.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 40 | 5.2% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 4% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Carter High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-20, state senate district 6, state house district 19.
Carter High School is one of 93 schools in Knox County, based in Knoxville, Tennessee. The district serves 60,185 students district-wide and employs 4,127 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 769 students, Carter High School is larger than the district average of about 647 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe