📍 2136 West Emory RD, Powell, Knox County, 37849
Powell High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Powell, Knox County. The school has 1,347 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Knox County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 77.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 2% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 94%. The school offers 13 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Powell High School enrolls 1,347 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 77.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 911 | 68% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 235 | 17% |
| Black or African American | 121 | 9% |
| Two or more races | 59 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 19 | 1.4% |
| 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.
Powell 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 5, state house district 16.
Powell 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 1,347 students, Powell 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