Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State
Chattanooga · TN · Hamilton County · Public
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STEM School Chattanooga → Bethel Christian Academy → Berean Academy → Chattanooga School For The Liberal Arts → Hixson High School → Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts → Boyd Buchanan School → Red Bank High School →📋 At a glance
- ✅ Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 18% of US high schools
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: 66th percentile by test-taker volume
- 🎓 4-yr grad rate: 95% (75th percentile nationally)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State compares for families
What families should know about Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State.
- ▸ 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: STEM School Chattanooga, Bethel Christian Academy, Berean Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-2166th percentile by test-taker volume
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.
🎓 4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
75th percentile nationally
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
👩🏫 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.
Counselor capacity
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.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -4.5%/year, projecting from 2024's 141 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEM School Chattanooga Chattanooga |
Public | 0.5 | 296 | +6.9% |
| Bethel Christian Academy Hixson |
Private | 2.5 | 21 | — |
| Berean Academy Hixson |
Private | 3.2 | 321 | +19.8% |
| Chattanooga School For The Liberal Arts Chattanooga |
Public | 3.2 | 282 | +432.1% |
| Hixson High School Hixson |
Public | 3.8 | 920 | -1.1% |
| Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts Chattanooga |
Public | 4.2 | 404 | +9.8% |
| Boyd Buchanan School Chattanooga |
Private | 4.3 | 992 | +10.2% |
| Red Bank High School Chattanooga |
Public | 4.3 | 772 | -3.3% |