Brainerd High School

Brainerd High School is a secondary school of average-sized scale in Chattanooga, Tennessee, part of Hamilton County, caters to 739 students in grades 9 through 12.

Hamilton County comprises 82 schools with combined enrollment of 45,981 students; Brainerd High School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Brainerd High School shows that Black students make up the majority at 68%. Other groups include 22% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% White. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 17%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Hamilton County indicate the typical household earns roughly $76,183 per year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hamilton County runs 82 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,981 students), of which Brainerd High School is one.

The closest other public school is Woodmore Elementary School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Brainerd High School has ticked up 20%, going from 617 students in 2018 to 739 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment declined from 93% to 68% over that span.

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