Washington County Adult High School

Johnson City · TN · Washington County · Public

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University School → Happy Valley High School → Daniel Boone High School → David Crockett High School → Elizabethton High School → Hampton High School → West Ridge High School → Unaka High School →

📋 At a glance

Programs & features

Academic signals

🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 22% of US high schools

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Washington County Adult High School compares for families

What families should know about Washington County Adult High School.

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▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: University School, Happy Valley High School, Daniel Boone High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

SAT/ACT test-takers

11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

👩‍🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)

Strong: experienced corps. New teachers rotate through but most have ≥3 years in.

% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)

0.0%

Strong attendance culture among teachers.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

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The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

46%

admit rate

$13,812

in-state tuition/yr · $33,256 out-of-state

1190–1340

SAT 25–75 · ACT 25–31

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $18,976/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

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Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

💰 Pay for college in Tennessee

Tennessee's public scholarships

Tennessee pairs a lottery-funded merit award (HOPE) with the well-known TN Promise, which makes community and technical college essentially free for any graduate.

Merit Tennessee HOPE Scholarship (TELS)

$4,500–$5,700/yr (4-yr) · $3,200/yr (2-yr)

GPA: 3.0 weighted GPA Test: OR SAT 1060 / ACT 21 Income: No income limit

Lottery-funded merit award — qualify with EITHER a 3.0 weighted GPA OR ACT 21 / SAT 1060. No income limit. (Qualify by either path; enroll within 16 months of graduating.)

Official program details ↗

Promise Tennessee Promise

Free community / technical college (last-dollar)

Income: No income limit

Tuition-free community or technical college for any TN grad — no GPA, test, or income requirement. (Apply senior year; FAFSA, mentor meeting, 8 hrs community service/term.)

Official program details ↗

Eligibility rules change yearly — confirm with the official program before relying on it. Amounts are recent published figures; awards cover tuition/fees, not housing or books unless noted. Verified 2026-06-14.

Counselor capacity

Counselor FTE

0.5

Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.

Teacher FTE

Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

School	Type	Miles	HS enrollment	Trend
University School Johnson City	Public	2.0	329	+11.9%
Happy Valley High School Elizabethton	Public	6.6	449	-4.5%
Daniel Boone High School Gray	Public	7.1	1,145	-7.3%
David Crockett High School Jonesborough	Public	7.5	1,122	-9.4%
Elizabethton High School Elizabethton	Public	8.9	886	+6.4%
Hampton High School Elizabethton	Public	12.7	368	-12.8%
West Ridge High School Blountville	Public	13.3	1,612	-10.9%
Unaka High School Elizabethton	Public	14.7	284	-17.7%