Pigeon Forge High School Explained

Pigeon Forge High School
Motto:Forging Tomorrow's Leaders Today[1]
Streetaddress:414 Tiger Drive
Coordinates:35.8047°N -83.5869°W
Zipcode:37863
Country:U.S.
Type:Public secondary
Enrollment:432 (2022-23)[2]
Grade10:150
Grade11:159
Grade12:123
Staff:40.83 (FTE)
Team Name:Tigers
Budget:8,039,697[3]
Superintendent:Stephanie Huskey[4]
Principal:Benjamin Clabo

Pigeon Forge High School is a public, coeducational high school located in Sevier County, Tennessee. Part of the Sevier County Board of Education, the school is administrated by a Director of Schools (Stephanie Huskey) who oversees the school's Principal (Benjamin Clabo) who conducts school operations. As of 2021, the school had a total student body of 442 pupils across grades 10 through 12.

Campus & structure

Pigeon Forge High School is located at 414 Tiger Drive, near the Parkway that serves as the main transportation artery of the city of Pigeon Forge. The high school was established in 1999[5] in a building that had previously been the Pigeon Forge Middle School. Beginning with only the seventh, eighth, and ninth grades, Pigeon Forge High School added one grade per year, graduating its first class in the 2002-2003 academic year.

Located on a campus of some, PFHS has added a number of athletic and scholastic facilities since its first year. Its proximity to facilities maintained by the city of Pigeon Forge, such as the city park and community center and library complex, make a variety of services available to students.

In August 2020, in compliance with a district-wide restructuring transition to an intermediate school system, PFHS discontinued the enrollment of students in the ninth grade, converting from a 4-year to a 3-year high school.[6]

Finance and budget

In the year 2020, total expenditures at Pigeon Forge High School totaled $8,039,697. Considering a total enrollment of 442 students in that year, the expenditures per student were $18,189.35.

Curriculum & extracurricular activities

A three-tier system of tracking is in place to allow learning in the skills, standard, and honors venues in order to best meet the needs of students at varying ability levels. To supplement all these offerings, the student body is also able to participate in a variety of extracurricular sports ranging from wrestling to biking and an array of intellectual pursuits including a Beta Club as well as many others.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pigeon Forge High School / Homepage . https://web.archive.org/web/20210306163154/https://www.sevier.org/pfh . March 6, 2021 . March 13, 2022 . www.sevier.org . en.
  2. Web site: Pigeon Forge High School. National Center for Education Statistics. July 4, 2024.
  3. Web site: Pigeon Forge High School / Finance / Tennessee Department of Education . https://web.archive.org/web/20220313160522/https://reportcard.tnedu.gov/schools/780-46/finance . March 13, 2022 . March 13, 2022 . reportcard.tnedu.gov.
  4. Web site: Sevier County School System Administration / Home . https://web.archive.org/web/20220313153003/https://www.sevier.org/domain/1765 . March 13, 2022 . March 13, 2022 . www.sevier.org . en.
  5. Web site: Thomas . Chris . January 19, 2017 . Adrian Watson hired as Pigeon Forge football coach . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210415170552/https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/high-school/2017/01/19/adrian-watson-hired-pigeon-forge-football-coach/96804384/ . April 15, 2021 . March 14, 2022 . Knoxville News Sentinel . en-US.
  6. Web site: Crawford . Kirstie . August 14, 2020 . Two new Sevier County schools nearly ready in time for upcoming school year . https://web.archive.org/web/20220314024236/https://www.wate.com/news/two-new-sevier-county-schools-nearly-ready-in-time-for-upcoming-school-year/ . March 14, 2022 . March 14, 2022 . WATE 6 On Your Side . en-US.