Best public high schools in Tennessee

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A class of high schoolers as viewed from the rear.
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- Location: McKenzie Special School District, TN
- Enrollment: 341 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#30. McKenzie High School
A student filling out a scantron form for a multiple choice test.
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- Location: Dyersburg City School District, TN
- Enrollment: 702 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#29. Dyersburg High School
A student talking to a teacher in the hallway.
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- Location: Williamson County Schools, TN
- Enrollment: 165 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#28. Renaissance High School
A student standing next to their backpack as seen from the knee down.
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- Location: Washington County School District, TN
- Enrollment: 604 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#27. University School
Students walking down a hallway with their backs facing the camera.
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- Location: Madison County School District, TN
- Enrollment: 453 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#26. Madison Academic Magnet High School
A high school student doing a chemical experiment.
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- Location: Williamson County Schools, TN
- Enrollment: 1,569 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#25. Centennial High School
A high school student sitting at a desk writing on a piece of paper.
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- Location: Alcoa City Schools, TN
- Enrollment: 690 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#24. Alcoa High School
A student raising their hand in class.
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- Location: Oak Ridge School District, TN
- Enrollment: 1,517 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#23. Oak Ridge High School
An empty school hallway lined with red lockers.
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- Location: Williamson County Schools, TN
- Enrollment: 2,057 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#22. Independence High School
A student solving a math equation on a whiteboard.
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- Location: Maryville City Schools, TN
- Enrollment: 1,244 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#21. Maryville High School
A row of empty desks with notebooks and pencils on them.
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- Location: Greeneville City Schools, TN
- Enrollment: 920 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#20. Greeneville High School
A hallway lined with green lockers.
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- Location: Rutherford County Schools, TN
- Enrollment: 1,998 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#19. Blackman High School
A side view of a person using a laptop in the school library.
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- Location: Collierville Schools, TN
- Enrollment: 2,827 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#18. Collierville High School
An empty classroom as viewed from the back.
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- Location: Johnson City Schools, TN
- Enrollment: 2,258 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#17. Science Hill High School
A pencil case full of pens, pencils, and highlighters spilling on a table.
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- Location: Madison County School District, TN
- Enrollment: 239 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#16. Jackson Central-Merry Early College High School
A group of students walking down the hall with their backs facing the camera.
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- Location: Knox County Schools, TN
- Enrollment: 617 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#15. L&N STEM Academy
An overhead view of high school pupils in group study sitting around circular tables.
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- Location: Williamson County Schools, TN
- Enrollment: 1,332 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#14. Nolensville High School
Students using microscopes in science class.
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- Location: Kingsport City Schools, TN
- Enrollment: 2,414 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#13. Dobyns-Bennett High School
High school students studying and reading together in their school library.
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- Location: Metro Nashville Public Schools, TN
- Enrollment: 1,360 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#12. Valor Flagship Academy
Students raising their hands for class participation.
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- Location: Hamilton County School District, TN
- Enrollment: 659 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#11. Chattanooga School for the Arts & Sciences (CSAS) - Upper School
A stack of textbooks with pens on top of them next to an open notebook.
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- Location: Williamson County Schools, TN
- Enrollment: 1,746 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#10. Franklin High School
Two students sharing a book.
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- Location: Shelby County Schools, TN
- Enrollment: 1,851 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#9. White Station High School
A high school student doing classwork on their laptop.
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- Location: Knox County Schools, TN
- Enrollment: 2,067 (20:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#8. Farragut High School
A teacher writing an equation on a blackboard using chalk.
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- Location: Hamilton County School District, TN
- Enrollment: 614 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#7. Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts
Students' backpacks sitting on a hallway floor.
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- Location: Hamilton County School District, TN
- Enrollment: 277 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#6. STEM School Chattanooga
Bookshelves at a high school's library.
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- Location: Sumner County Schools, TN
- Enrollment: 665 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#5. Merrol Hyde Magnet School
A stack of spiral noteboooks in front of a wooden background.
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- Location: Williamson County Schools, TN
- Enrollment: 1,756 (20:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#4. Brentwood High School
Two rows of red lockers.
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- Location: Metro Nashville Public Schools, TN
- Enrollment: 1,252 (22:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#3. Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet High School
Empty desks in a high school classroom.
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- Location: Williamson County Schools, TN
- Enrollment: 1,880 (20:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#2. Ravenwood High School
A closeup of a student taking notes in class.
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- Location: Metro Nashville Public Schools, TN
- Enrollment: 894 (20:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

This story features data reporting and writing by Emma Rubin and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 50 states.

#1. Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet School
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