Blackman High School

Blackman High School is one of the expansive four-year high schools in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, overseen by Rutherford County, with 2,301 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 754 students each, so Blackman High School sits 205% larger than that benchmark.

Rutherford County runs 53 schools in total, collectively educating 52,127 students. Blackman High School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Blackman High School reports that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 22% Black, 19% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Around the school, Rutherford County reports that median household income runs about $85,470, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Rutherford County's 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 61,904 students), Blackman High School is one campus in the mix.

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

Blackman High School operates from an urban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 2,314 students in 2018 compared to 2,301 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 63% to 47%.

On the community side, members of the Blackman High School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.