📍 2710 Byington Solway RD, Knoxville, Knox County, 37931
Karns High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Knoxville, Knox County. The school has 1,394 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Knox County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 91.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 94%. The school offers 15 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Karns High School enrolls 1,394 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 91.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 9.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 961 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 211 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 135 | 9.7% |
| Two or more races | 63 | 4.5% |
| Asian | 16 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 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.
Karns High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-20, state senate district 7, state house district 89.
Karns 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 1,394 students, Karns 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: Suburb - Large