Bolton High

Bolton High is a reasonably sized 9-12 campus in Arlington, Tennessee, one of the schools within Memphis-Shelby County Schools. The school educates 661 students in grades 9 through 12.

Within Memphis-Shelby County Schools, which oversees 211 schools and 111,979 students, Bolton High is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Bolton High reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (85%). The remainder consists of 6% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Shelby County as a whole is about 52% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Shelby County put median household income runs about $63,767, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Shelby County runs 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students), of which Bolton High is one.

Barret's Chapel Elementary/Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

Bolton High operates from a rural location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bolton High has decreased 37%, going from 1,050 students in 2018 to 661 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share ticked up from 75% to 85%.

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