📍 4820 Franklin RD, Nashville, Davidson County, 37220
John Overton High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Nashville, Davidson County. The school has 2,016 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Davidson County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 114.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 1% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 80%. The school offers 18 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
John Overton High enrolls 2,016 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 114.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Hispanic or Latino, 24% White and 21% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 966 | 48% |
| White | 489 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 421 | 21% |
| Asian | 115 | 5.7% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
John Overton High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-50, state senate district 20, state house district 56.
John Overton High is one of 161 schools in Davidson County, based in Nashville, Tennessee. The district serves 81,021 students district-wide and employs 4,975 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,016 students, John Overton High is larger than the district average of about 503 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large