📍 414 South High ST, Sweetwater, Monroe County, 37874
Sweetwater High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Sweetwater, Monroe County. The school has 559 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Monroe County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sweetwater High School enrolls 559 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 4.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 447 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 73 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 4.1% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 3 | <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.
Sweetwater High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-30, state senate district 9, state house district 21.
Sweetwater High School is one of 13 schools in Monroe County, based in Madisonville, Tennessee. The district serves 5,006 students district-wide and employs 295 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 559 students, Sweetwater High School is larger than the district average of about 385 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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