Weakley County Center For Adult Continuing Education
Dresden · TN · Weakley County · Public
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Dresden High School → Gleason School → Westview High School → Greenfield School → McKenzie High School → Bradford High School → South Fulton Middle / High School → West Carroll Junior/Senior High School →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Weakley County Center For Adult Continuing Education compares for families
What families should know about Weakley County Center For Adult Continuing Education.
- ▸ LocallyTN sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Dresden High School, Gleason School, Westview High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: 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
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
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.
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.
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 ↗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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden High School Dresden |
Public | 1.7 | 301 | -4.7% |
| Gleason School Gleason |
Public | 6.5 | 112 | -10.4% |
| Westview High School Martin |
Public | 8.5 | 611 | +14.0% |
| Greenfield School Greenfield |
Public | 10.7 | 158 | -4.8% |
| McKenzie High School McKenzie |
Public | 15.5 | 366 | +7.3% |
| Bradford High School Bradford |
Public | 15.5 | 166 | -8.3% |
| South Fulton Middle / High School South Fulton |
Public | 18.7 | 173 | -3.9% |
| West Carroll Junior/Senior High School Atwood |
Public | 21.2 | 198 | -30.3% |