West Ridge High School is a

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(

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9–12) located in

Blountville, Tennessee Blountville is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 3,074 at the 2010 census. It is the only Tennessee county seat not to be an incorporated city or town. Blo ...

which operates under the administration of Sullivan County Schools. It was founded as a merger of Sullivan South High School,

Sullivan North High School Sullivan North High School was a public high school ( grades 9–12) located in Kingsport, Tennessee under the authority of Sullivan County Schools. Opened in 1980, the school had a student body of approximately 1500 students. However, due to de ...

, and

Sullivan Central High School Sullivan Central High School was a public high school ( grades 9–12) located in Blountville, Tennessee Blountville is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Sullivan County, Tennessee, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United State ...

in 2021. Dr. Josh Davis was announced as principal in July 2020 and has presided since the opening of the school in August 2021.

History

West Ridge High School officially opened in 2021, becoming the first new public high school to be opened in Sullivan County since the formation of the Sullivan North and Sullivan South high schools in 1980. The construction of the campus, which spans over 300,000 square feet and is known as the Ridge, cost about $75 million. The construction of the new campus accompanied the closure of the Sullivan North and South high schools as well as

and accommodated students from those schools. The opening of the school was intended for August 2020, but though construction persisted in spite of the

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, it was nonetheless delayed for a year due to rain.

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* {{Authority control Public high schools in Tennessee Schools in Sullivan County, Tennessee Blountville, Tennessee 2021 establishments in Tennessee Educational institutions established in 2021