Cookeville High School
Cookeville High School | |
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Address | |
1 Cavalier Drive Cookeville, Tennessee 38501 United States | |
Coordinates | 36°11′34″N 85°29′14″W / 36.192806°N 85.487355°WCoordinates: 36°11′34″N 85°29′14″W / 36.192806°N 85.487355°W |
Information | |
School type | Public school (government funded), High school |
Opened | 1996 |
School district | Putnam County Schools |
NCES District ID | 4703480[1] |
NCES School ID | 470348001457[2] |
Principal | Lane Ward |
Faculty | 104.92 (on an FTE basis)[2] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | Approx. 2186[2] (2012–2013 school year) |
• Grade 9 | 605[2] |
• Grade 10 | 530[2] |
• Grade 11 | 514[2] |
• Grade 12 | 511[2] |
• Pre-K | 26[2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 20.74[2] |
Color(s) | Red, white and blue |
Nickname | Cavaliers |
Newspaper | The Charger |
Website | School website |
Cookeville High School in Cookeville, Tennessee, United States, is a public high school, part of the Putnam County School System. The head principal of Cookeville High School is Lane Ward.[3]
History
Cookeville High School opened in the 1890s on W. 10th St. in Cookeville. Its second building on U.S. 70 N. was of the pod concept; it opened in 1966 and closed in 1996. It was originally known as Central High School and then Putnam County Senior High School. The name was changed to Cookeville High School during the 1981-1982 academic year.
Demographics
According to the school's website, the demographic breakdown of the student population (as of 2009) was as follows:[4]
- White – 89.8%
- African American – 2.8%
- Hispanic – 5.5%
- Native American/Alaskan – 0.4%
- Asian – 1.88%
- Statistics as of 2012
Notable alumni
- Robin Clark - early 1960s pop singer, known as Ilo Hershiser while attending school
- Predrag Danilović - NBA basketball player
- Rich Froning Jr. - Crossfit athlete
References
- ↑ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Putnam County". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Cookeville High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
- ↑ Cookeville High School - Cookeville, Tennessee
- ↑ About CHS
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