Copper Basin High School is a
public high school in
Copperhill, Tennessee
Copperhill is a city in Polk County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 443 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Cleveland Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Copperhill is located in a geological region known as the Copper ...
. 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.
Description
Copper Basin High School primarily serves the area in eastern Polk County known as
Copper Basin, including the cities of Copperhill and
Ducktown. The school also enrolls grades 7 and 8 at the campus.
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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
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, 1.82% African American, and 1.22% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Athletics
Copper Basin offers football
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, baseball, softball, boys' and girls' basketball, boys' and girls' golf, and volleyball.
References
Public high schools in Tennessee
Education in Polk County, Tennessee
Copper Basin (Tennessee)
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