Alvin C. York Institute was founded by World War I hero Sergeant Alvin C. York in 1926 in order to bring educational opportunities to the boys and girls of Fentress County, Tennessee. Today [1998] the school serves 675 students in grades 9-12 and has a very active community education program. A public high school governed directly by the Tennessee State Department of Education, York Institute is organized around a block schedule and is recognized for its innovation and use of instructional technology. The campus consists of over 400 acres utilized as an agricultural teaching site and an Ecology and Conservation area.

Alvin C. York Institute is an official Eisenhower National Clearinghouse Access site for Math and Science and an Appalachian Rural Systemic Initiative catalyst school.

Source: https://web.archive.org/web/19980113003157/http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/York/york.html