📍 600 College ST, Portland, Sumner County, 37148
Portland High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Portland, Sumner County. The school has 1,199 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sumner County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 69.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 94%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Portland High School enrolls 1,199 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 69.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 5.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 939 | 78% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 136 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 66 | 5.5% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 10 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 10 | <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.
Portland High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-60, state senate district 18, state house district 44.
Portland High School is one of 52 schools in Sumner County, based in Gallatin, Tennessee. The district serves 30,719 students district-wide and employs 2,072 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,199 students, Portland High School is larger than the district average of about 591 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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