Beaver Elementary

As a compact elementary campus in Wildersville, Tennessee, Beaver Elementary enrolls 296 students from grades pre-K through 8, run under Henderson County. That puts it 37% smaller than the typical public school in Tennessee, which averages around 470 students.

Across the 10 schools in Henderson County (3,900 students total), Beaver Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Beaver Elementary records that 66% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 15% multiracial, 14% Black, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 87% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Henderson County) records that median household earnings sit near $55,136, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Beaver Elementary is one of 12 public schools in Henderson County (combined enrollment of about 4,793 students).

Bargerton Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 6.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Beaver Elementary has decreased 11%, going from 334 students in 2018 to 296 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment contracted from 34% to 14% over that span.

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