B. T. Washington High

B. T. Washington High operates as a low-enrollment high school in Memphis, Tennessee, run under Memphis-Shelby County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 436 students spanning grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 42% below the state mean of about 754.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools comprises 211 schools with combined enrollment of 111,979 students; B. T. Washington High is among them.

On the student-mix side, B. T. Washington High lists that 98% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 52%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Shelby County put median household income runs about $63,767, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Shelby County's 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students), B. T. Washington High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Larose Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around B. T. Washington High.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 10%: 487 students in 2018 compared to 436 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.