Bargerton Elementary

Bargerton Elementary is one of the cozy elementary campuss in Lexington, Tennessee, run under Henderson County, with 263 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 470 students per school, that is 44% below typical.

Henderson County runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 3,900 students. Bargerton Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Bargerton Elementary logs that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Henderson County as a whole.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Henderson County indicate the typical household earns roughly $55,136 per year, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Bargerton Elementary is one of 12 public schools in Henderson County (combined enrollment of about 4,793 students).

The closest other public school is Westover Elementary, roughly 4.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 6%: 280 students in 2018 compared to 263 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 95% to 88%.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.