📍 8352 Kingston PIKE, Knoxville, Knox County, 37919
Bearden High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Knoxville, Knox County. The school has 1,997 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Knox County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 123.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 9% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers 23 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bearden High School enrolls 1,997 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 123.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 7.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,477 | 74% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 214 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 144 | 7.2% |
| Two or more races | 89 | 4.5% |
| Asian | 68 | 3.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <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.
Bearden High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-20, state senate district 7, state house district 18.
Bearden 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 1,997 students, Bearden 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: City - Midsize
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