Barbara Ward Cooper Education Center

Barbara Ward Cooper Education Center is one of the minimally staffed secondary schools in Somerville, Tennessee, part of Department Of Children's Services Education Division, with 32 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 754 students each, so Barbara Ward Cooper Education Center sits 96% leaner than that benchmark.

Barbara Ward Cooper Education Center sits inside Department Of Children's Services Education Division, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Demographically, Barbara Ward Cooper Education Center records that the largest single group is Black at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 44% White, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 25% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

In the surrounding community, Fayette County reports that median household earnings sit near $88,456, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Fayette County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,941 students), of which Barbara Ward Cooper Education Center is one.

The closest other public school is East Jr. High School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Barbara Ward Cooper Education Center.

The school occupies a rural site.

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