Copper Basin High School

Copper Basin High School
Location
300 Cougar Drive
Copperhill, Tennessee
37317

United States

35°01′11″N 84°23′14″W / 35.0198°N 84.3872°W / 35.0198; -84.3872
Information
TypePublic
School district
Polk County Schools
Principal
Holly Smith
Faculty36
Teaching staff
26.33 (FTE)[1]
Grades7-12
Enrollment244 (2023–2024)[2]
Student to teacher ratio
9.27[1]
Campus type
Rural
ColorsRed and gray     [3]
Athletics conference
Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA)
NicknameCougars[3]
Websitepolk-schools.com/copper-basin-high-school

Copper Basin High School is a public high school in Polk County, Tennessee, located between Copperhill and Ducktown. The school is one of two public high schools in the Polk County Schools district, the other being Polk County High School, of which it maintains a rivalry with. The school primarily serves the area in eastern Polk County known as Copper Basin. The school also enrolls grades 7 and 8 at the campus.[2]

Holly Smith is the current principal.[4]

Athletics

Copper Basin offers football, baseball, softball, boys' and girls' basketball, boys' and girls' golf, and volleyball.[3] Their sports teams are known as the Cougars.[5]

Demographics

As of the 2016–17 school year, Copper Basin High School enrolled 329 students. 51.67% of the students were male, and 48.33% were female. The racial and ethnic makeup of the student body was 96.96% non-Hispanic white, 1.82% African American, and 1.22% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Copper Basin High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Copper Basin High School". nces.gov. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "School Directory - Copper Basin High School". tssaa.org. Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Copper Basin High School Staff". Polk Schools. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
  5. ↑ "School Directory". portal.tssaa.org. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
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