KCS seniors offered $44.6 million in scholarships
Students graduating this year from Knox County’s 12 public high schools have been offered approximately $44,616,194.00 in scholarship money to help fund their post secondary education goals.
The total is based on academic and athletic scholarships offered. It does not include State of Tennessee Hope Scholarships or any educational grants that students may receive based on economic need.
“This is the most money our graduates have been offered as a group since we began to keep these statistics a number of years ago,” said Laurie Driver, supervisor of guidance and testing coordinator for Knox County Schools. “This is over $6.7 million more than last year. Powell and Fulton High Schools led the way with the largest gains over last year. Powell had over a 150 percent increase and Fulton had over a 300 percent increase from 2006.”
“While Fulton and Powell had the largest percentage gains, Farragut High had the largest total dollar increase,” said Driver. “Farragut students were offered about $3 million more in scholarships this year than last year. That amounts to a total of about $14 million for the school as a whole.”
Knox County high schools reported that 1,138 students received scholarship offers. This represents about one-third of the school system’s 3,277 graduates for 2007.
According to Driver, 1,422 students qualified for Tennessee Hope Scholarships. This represents over $5.3 million in additional funding for post secondary study.
Congratulations seniors!
Students graduating this year from Knox County’s 12 public high schools have been offered approximately $44,616,194.00 in scholarship money to help fund their post secondary education goals.
The total is based on academic and athletic scholarships offered. It does not include State of Tennessee Hope Scholarships or any educational grants that students may receive based on economic need.
“This is the most money our graduates have been offered as a group since we began to keep these statistics a number of years ago,” said Laurie Driver, supervisor of guidance and testing coordinator for Knox County Schools. “This is over $6.7 million more than last year. Powell and Fulton High Schools led the way with the largest gains over last year. Powell had over a 150 percent increase and Fulton had over a 300 percent increase from 2006.”
“While Fulton and Powell had the largest percentage gains, Farragut High had the largest total dollar increase,” said Driver. “Farragut students were offered about $3 million more in scholarships this year than last year. That amounts to a total of about $14 million for the school as a whole.”
Knox County high schools reported that 1,138 students received scholarship offers. This represents about one-third of the school system’s 3,277 graduates for 2007.
According to Driver, 1,422 students qualified for Tennessee Hope Scholarships. This represents over $5.3 million in additional funding for post secondary study.
Congratulations seniors!
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