Overton High (Memphis-Shelby County Schools SCH DIST.), Tennessee - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Overton High is a High in Memphis, TN. It currently serves 1491 students (grades 09-12). The school is part of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Memphis-Shelby County Schools School District and all schools in Tennessee.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: High
Number of Students:1491
Number of Teachers: 79
Student/Teacher Ratio: 18.85

Location Info

Location: 1770 Lanier Ln, Memphis, TN 38117
Mailing Address: 1770 Lanier Ln, Memphis, TN 38117
Phone: (901)416-2136
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 10 101
Grade 11 664
Grade 12 313
Grade 9 413
Gender/Sex of Overton High Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 709 47.55
Female 782 52.45
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Overton High Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 9 0.60
Black or African American 736 49.36
Hispanic/Latino 666 44.67
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.07
Two or more races 49 3.29
White 30 2.01
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 4 0.56
Black or African American 308 43.44
Hispanic/Latino 353 49.79
Two or more races 25 3.53
White 19 2.68
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 5 0.64
Black or African American 428 54.73
Hispanic/Latino 313 40.03
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.13
Two or more races 24 3.07
White 11 1.41

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 10 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 43 42.57
Hispanic/Latino 47 46.54
Two or more races 8 7.92
White 3 2.97
Grade 11 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 0.30
Black or African American 342 51.51
Hispanic/Latino 283 42.62
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.15
Two or more races 23 3.46
White 13 1.96
Grade 12 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 4 1.28
Black or African American 172 54.95
Hispanic/Latino 125 39.94
Two or more races 8 2.56
White 4 1.28
Grade 9 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 3 0.73
Black or African American 179 43.34
Hispanic/Latino 211 51.09
Two or more races 10 2.42
White 10 2.42