📍 2550 Days RD, Lafayette, Macon County, 37083
Macon County High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lafayette, Macon County. The school has 967 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Macon County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 54.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Macon County High School enrolls 967 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 54.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 1.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 793 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 149 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 1.7% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 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.
Macon County High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-60, state senate district 17, state house district 38.
Macon County High School is one of 8 schools in Macon County, based in Lafayette, Tennessee. The district serves 4,216 students district-wide and employs 258 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 967 students, Macon County High School is larger than the district average of about 527 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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