Algood Elementary

Algood Elementary is one of the moderately sized elementary schools in Algood, Tennessee, part of Putnam County, with 495 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4.

Putnam County comprises 22 schools with combined enrollment of 11,776 students; Algood Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Algood Elementary shows that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 10% Hispanic, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Putnam County as a whole.

Across the wider county, census data for Putnam County shows the typical household earns roughly $58,912 per year, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Algood Elementary is one of 22 public schools in Putnam County (combined enrollment of about 11,776 students).

Nearest neighbor: Algood Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 13%: 567 students in 2018 compared to 495 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.