📍 6950 Nashville HWY, Baxter, Putnam County, 38544
Upperman High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Baxter, Putnam County. The school has 903 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Putnam County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 47.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.2:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 43 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Upperman High School enrolls 903 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 47.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 6.6% Hispanic or Latino and 2.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 794 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 60 | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 2.7% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 4 | <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.
Upperman High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-60, state senate district 15, state house district 42.
Upperman High School is one of 22 schools in Putnam County, based in Cookeville, Tennessee. The district serves 11,776 students district-wide and employs 727 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 903 students, Upperman High School is larger than the district average of about 535 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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