Buckley-Carpenter Elementary School

Buckley-Carpenter Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Somerville, Tennessee, overseen by Fayette County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 491 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Within Fayette County Public Schools, which oversees 7 schools and 2,909 students, Buckley-Carpenter Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Buckley-Carpenter Elementary School reports that 57% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder looks like 35% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 25% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

In the broader community, census data for Fayette County shows the typical household earns roughly $88,456 per year, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Fayette County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,941 students), of which Buckley-Carpenter Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Barbara Ward Cooper Education Center, roughly 3.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Buckley-Carpenter Elementary School has edged down 28%, going from 686 students in 2018 to 491 in 2025.

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