Rhea County High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Evensville, Tennessee
Rhea County High School in Evensville, Tennessee enrolled 1,332 students in 2024-25. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 28% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Tennessee: 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 88% (Tennessee: 87.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2023-24; full-time teachers rose 3%
1,500 students in 2022-23, 1,389 students in 2023-24. Full-time teachers went from 86.5 to 89.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,500 | 86.5 | 17.3 |
| 2023-24 | 1,389 | 89.1 | 15.6 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24.
One counselor per 384 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Rhea County High School enrolled 1,535 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 125 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 384 of the 1,535 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions125
- Chronically absent27.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
80.6% of students were White, 13.7% Hispanic, 2.5% Black in 2024-25.
- White80.6%
- Hispanic13.7%
- Black2.5%
- Two or more races2.4%
- Asian0.8%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Rhea County High School scored proficient or above: 28% in math, against 34.3% in math across Tennessee. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Tennessee, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Tennessee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 28% | 36‑40% (2021-22) | 34.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
88% of the 359 students in Rhea County High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.3% across Tennessee. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Tennessee | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 88% | 88% | 87.3% |
| Students in the class | 359 | 359 | 71,510 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
What to look at next about Rhea County High School
- Meigs County High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 9.7 miles away: 527 students, 15.9 per teacher (2024-25).9.7 mi
- Bledsoe County High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 15 miles away: 457 students, 15.7 per teacher (2024-25).15 mi
- Compare Rhea County High School with Meigs County High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Rhea County spends per student$11,563 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,563
- The largest public schools in TennesseeRhea County High School is the number 69 by size of 384 Tennessee high schools open in 2024-25.#69 of 384
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Rhea County High School
How many students attend Rhea County High School?
1,332 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,500 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Evensville, TN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Rhea County High School?
17.3 students per full-time teacher (2022-23). A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Rhea County High School a Title I school?
Rhea County High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Rhea County High School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Rhea County High School scored proficient or above: 28% in math, against 34.3% in math across Tennessee. Tennessee's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Rhea County High School?
88% of the 359 students in Rhea County High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.3% across Tennessee. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Rhea County High School in?
Rhea County, NCES district ID 4703510. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 470351001467 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.