Original Research by School Decision on Clarksville High
Clarksville High is a regular public high school serving grades nine through twelve in the city of Clarksville, Tennessee’s fifth-most populous city. Located in Montgomery County, the school is part of the county’s single school district, meaning the comparison available for academic positioning is within the county itself—a single-district county, so no cross-district comparisons are possible in the data. The school is situated at 151 Richview Road, in the residential fabric of a city that has been growing fast. Clarksville’s character is shaped by a major military installation, Fort Campbell, about ten miles from downtown; a significant industrial base that includes Trane, Bridgestone, Hankook, LG, and newer distribution centers for Amazon and FedEx; and Austin Peay State University, which is integrated into the downtown core. The city blends a historic riverfront downtown with extensive suburban-style subdivisions and commercial corridors across a large geographic area. This is a context of steady growth.
The student body at Clarksville High is about 1,600 students, a size that is substantial for a high school. In terms of racial and ethnic composition, just over six in ten students are white. Students who are Black or African American account for about one in six, and Hispanic or Latino students account for roughly one in seven. Students who are Asian, who are American Indian or Alaska Native, who are Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and who identify as two or more races together make up the rest. Data on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, on students with disabilities served under an IEP, and on English learners was not reported in the available records, so a parent would need to ask the school directly about the range of economic and learning support services available and the proportion of students who rely on them.
The data for this school was notably thin on the measures many families look to for a quick read of academic performance. State testing results across subjects were not present in the profile, so there is no proficiency index or trend data to work from. The four-year graduation rate was also absent. Because the school serves the standard high school grades, the absence of these metrics is not a function of grade band. A parent may want to ask the school or the Montgomery County district office directly for current test results and graduation outcomes, since the public record as provided does not include them. The same gap applies to other common indicators: there is no chronic absenteeism rate, no course access data such as the number of Advanced Placement or dual-credit offerings, and no staffing ratios. The civil rights and discipline data section was also empty. In short, the profile gives a picture of a large comprehensive public high school in a growing mid-sized city, but the evidence about how students perform academically, how many graduate on time, and what programs are available between the classroom and a career pathway is not in the data.
The housing market in the area that includes Clarksville High’s zip code shows home values sitting above the national median and roughly in line with Tennessee's statewide figure. Rents are at a level that, relative to the national median household income, make renting somewhat less burdensome than the national average. The national unemployment rate has been steady around low-to-mid single digits, and home values nationally have seen modest year-over-year growth. For a family considering moving into the school’s attendance zone, the local housing numbers point to a market that is not inexpensive but is broadly consistent with the region.
The district brief for Montgomery County turned up no recent major parent-relevant changes—no boundary shifts, program launches, or policy overhauls reported in the search—so families should rely on direct inquiry with the district office for current initiatives or upcoming adjustments. The city of Clarksville itself has been adding residents at a notable clip, with a population increase from the 2020 census to a 2025 estimate that makes it one of Tennessee’s faster-growing cities. That growth brings new subdivisions, new logistics employers, and continued pressure on school capacity, though no specific capacity information is in the record for this high school.
For a parent or resident trying to get a read on Clarksville High, the takeaway is grounded in what is and is not present. The school is a large, regular public high school in a city whose economy is anchored by the military, manufacturing, logistics, and a public university. The student population is majority white with a meaningful share of Black and Hispanic students. The academic performance data, the graduation rate, and the array of program offerings are all unreported in the public data available here, so a family wanting to compare this school to others or to assess its academic strength will need to go to the school or district for those specifics. There is nothing in the record to suggest weakness, but there is also nothing to confirm strength in the usual academic metrics. The setting is a growing mid-sized city with a diverse economic base and a suburban form, and the school appears to be a straightforward neighborhood high school within that community, serving a large student body across the standard high school grades.
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