Bulls Gap School

Bulls Gap School is an elementary school of modestly sized scale in Bulls Gap, Tennessee, run under Hawkins County, educateing 357 students in grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 24% smaller than the typical public school in Tennessee, which averages around 470 students.

Within Hawkins County, which oversees 17 schools and 6,414 students, Bulls Gap School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Bulls Gap School logs that nearly all students (94%) are White; the rest breaks down as 3% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In the broader community, Hawkins County reports that median household earnings sit near $56,936, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Bulls Gap School is one of 20 public schools in Hawkins County (combined enrollment of about 7,572 students).

Nearest neighbor: Whitesburg Elementary, around 3.1 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Bulls Gap School operates from a rural location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 11%: 403 students in 2018 compared to 357 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.