Homes for Sale in the Karns High School Zone

Q: How do I check which schools a home is zoned for?

Use the Knox County Schools zone search at knoxschools.org, or text Mike Durham at Keyo Homes the address to confirm it before you write an offer.

Buying in Karns or Northwest Knox County and want your kids at Karns High? Here's what trips buyers up: Karns High pulls from five elementary schools and five middle schools, and two of those middle schools send some homes to Hardin Valley Academy instead. Here's how the zone works, which neighborhoods go where, and how to check an address before you make an offer.

Karns High School at a Glance

Address: 2710 Byington Solway Road, Knoxville, TN 37931
District: Knox County Schools
Grades: 9–12
Students: about 1,365 (2024–25)
Mascot: Karns Beavers (royal blue and gold)
Phone: (865) 539-8670

Schools That Feed Karns High

Based on the current Knox County school zone maps (KGIS, November 2026):

Elementary schools: Karns, Amherst, Mill Creek, Pleasant Ridge and Powell
Middle schools: Karns Middle, Northwest Middle, Powell Middle, Hardin Valley Middle and Bearden Middle

Here's roughly where Karns High students live, by elementary zone (share of homes in the Karns High zone):

Karns Elementary: about 39%
Amherst Elementary: about 23%
Mill Creek Elementary: about 14%
Pleasant Ridge Elementary: about 13%
Powell Elementary: about 10%

And by middle school: Karns Middle about 57%, Northwest Middle about 25%, Powell Middle about 10%, Hardin Valley Middle about 7% and Bearden Middle about 1%.

Which Elementary Zones Go All the Way to Karns High

On current county maps:

Karns Elementary: 100% of homes go to Karns High.
Amherst Elementary: 100% go to Karns High, but through three different middle schools (Karns, Northwest or Bearden).
Pleasant Ridge Elementary: about 76% go to Karns High. The rest go to West High.
Mill Creek Elementary: about 46% go to Karns High. The rest go to Hardin Valley Academy.
Powell Elementary: about 26% go to Karns High (Belltown and nearby neighborhoods). The rest go to Powell High.

The Two Traps: Karns Middle and Hardin Valley Middle

Karns Middle doesn't always mean Karns High. About 86% of Karns Middle homes go on to Karns High. The other 14%, in the Ball Camp Elementary zone, go to Hardin Valley Academy. That includes Chips Crossing, Summer Place, Waynesboro, Jenkins Creek, Richland Colony, Canby Hills, Landmark, Andes Hill, Westop, Hawks Landing, Coventry and Brentwood.

And it works the other way too. Part of the Mill Creek Elementary zone goes to Hardin Valley Middle, then Karns High. That includes Reagan Landing, Highgate, Coward Mill, Burchfield Heights, Terra Vista, Hardin Fields, Magnolia Pointe and Pellissippi Village.

So the middle school name alone won't tell you the high school. Always check the exact address with the Knox County Schools zone search before you write an offer.

Neighborhoods in the Karns High Zone

Each of these sits in the Karns High zone on current county maps, grouped by elementary and middle school.

Karns Elementary, then Karns Middle and Karns High:

Hunting Hills West
Hidden Meadows
Camelot
Hatties Place
Barrington and Villas of Barrington
Golden Meadows
Meredith Place
Maitland Woods
Emory Orchard
Cascade Falls
Painter Farms
Dorchester
Denton Place
Wyndham Pointe
Oxmoor Hills
Brookhaven
Heather Heights
Windbrook

Amherst Elementary, then Karns Middle and Karns High:

Millers Plantation
Spring Lake Farms
Lobetti Landing
Oakleigh
Glenlake
Bakertown Woods
Foxfield
Shadow Brook
Ivybridge
Huntcrest

Amherst Elementary, then Northwest Middle and Karns High:

Hidden Hills
Wooded Acres
Fair Oaks
Cumberland Estates (South)
Brierley Heights
Vineyard Crest
Rolling Ridge
Glenmay

Amherst Elementary, then Bearden Middle and Karns High:

Seven Springs

Mill Creek Elementary, then Karns Middle and Karns High:

Wexford Downs
Creek Bend Farms
Emory Green
Emory Fields
Walkers Reserve
Eagle Ridge

Mill Creek Elementary, then Hardin Valley Middle and Karns High:

Reagan Landing
Highgate
Coward Mill
Burchfield Heights
Terra Vista
Hardin Fields
Magnolia Pointe
Pellissippi Village

Pleasant Ridge Elementary, then Northwest Middle and Karns High:

Cumberland Estates (North)
Holiday Hills
Walnoaks
Pleasant Ridge Estates
Deer Creek
Spradlin Place
Springfield
Windsor Park

Powell Elementary, then Powell Middle and Karns High (Belltown moves to Karns Elementary in 2027–28):

Belltown
Boulder Point
Hunters Crossing
Lazy Acres
Washington Heights (West)
Glenstone
Neely Landing
Nottingham Estates

Yes, Belltown has a Powell address but is zoned for Karns High. Mailing addresses don't decide school zones.

Is the Karns High Zone Changing?

No change to the Karns High boundary has been announced, but some lines inside it change in 2027–28:

Powell Elementary rezoning: On March 5, 2026, the Knox County Board of Education voted to move about 300 students out of overcrowded Powell Elementary, starting in the 2027–28 school year. Belltown moves to Karns Elementary (it stays zoned for Karns High), Amherst Elementary takes some Powell Elementary students too, and the Powell Middle and Karns Middle lines get adjusted. Students can stay at their current school through its last grade, with parents providing transportation. See our Powell High School Zone guide for details.
Mill Creek Elementary opened in 2023 to take students from Karns, Hardin Valley and Ball Camp Elementary. Since then, Karns Elementary has had room: about 200 open seats as of spring 2026, according to Knox County Schools' budget presentation.
A new K-8 school at the former Rule High site is in the Knox County Schools capital plan. It could draw from Northwest Middle, but its zones haven't been set. If you're in the Northwest Middle part of the Karns zone, keep an eye on it.

Karns High School Zone FAQ

Which elementary schools feed Karns High?

Karns, Amherst, Mill Creek, Pleasant Ridge and Powell Elementary. Only Karns and Amherst send all of their homes to Karns High; Mill Creek, Pleasant Ridge and Powell split with Hardin Valley Academy, West High or Powell High.

Does every home in the Karns Middle zone go to Karns High?

No. About 86% of Karns Middle homes go to Karns High. The Ball Camp Elementary part of Karns Middle, about 14%, goes to Hardin Valley Academy.

Is Belltown zoned for Karns High?

Yes. On current county maps, Belltown is Powell Elementary, then Powell Middle, then Karns High, even though it has a Powell address. Starting in 2027–28, Belltown moves to Karns Elementary and stays zoned for Karns High.

Where is Karns High School?

2710 Byington Solway Road, Knoxville, TN 37931, in Karns in Northwest Knox County.

How do I check which schools a home is zoned for?

Use the Knox County Schools zone search, or text me the address and I'll confirm it before you write an offer.

Thinking About Buying in the Karns High Zone?

I'm Mike Durham, Principal Broker at Keyo Homes, with 10+ years selling homes across East Tennessee. Text me any address in Karns and I'll tell you the elementary, middle and high school, plus what similar homes nearby actually sold for.

865-548-7676 · mike@keyohomes.com

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More: Karns · Hardin Valley · Halls High School Zone · Powell High School Zone · Knox County School Zones guide

Sources: Knox County school zone maps and subdivision boundaries via KGIS (November 2026); Karns High enrollment, address and phone from SchoolDigger (2024–25); mascot and colors from TSSAA; Mill Creek Elementary from Knox County Schools; Karns Elementary open seats and the Rule K-8 plan from WVLT (March 25, 2026); Knox County Board of Education vote of March 5, 2026. Percentages are shares of residential address points in each zone. School zones change, so always confirm with Knox County Schools.

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