Baxter Primary

Baxter Primary operates as a tight-knit elementary campus in Baxter, Tennessee, overseen by Putnam County. Current enrollment sits at 327 students spanning grades pre-K through 1. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 470 students each, so Baxter Primary sits 30% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 22 schools in Putnam County (11,776 students total), Baxter Primary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Baxter Primary reports that nearly all students (90%) are White. The remainder consists of 6% Hispanic, 2% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Putnam County) shows that median household income runs about $58,912, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Putnam County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,776 students), Baxter Primary is one campus in the mix.

Cornerstone Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Baxter Primary operates from a town-center location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 7%: 305 students in 2018 compared to 327 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 97% to 90%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.