Top 5 Best Carter County Public High Schools (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 7 public high schools serving 2,481 students in Carter County, TN.

The top ranked public high schools in Carter County, TN are Elizabethton High School, Cloudland High School and Happy Valley High School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Carter County, TN public high schools have an average math proficiency score of 16% (versus the Tennessee public high school average of 23%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 40% statewide average). High schools in Carter County have an average ranking of 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Tennessee public high schools.

Carter County, TN public high school have a Graduation Rate of 86%, which is less than the Tennessee average of 90%.

The school with highest graduation rate is Elizabethton High School, with 90-94% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Tennessee or national school graduation rate statistics.

Minority enrollment is 7% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Tennessee public high school average of 39% (majority Black).