Camden Elementary

Set in Camden, Tennessee, Camden Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school, one of the schools within Benton County. It serves 442 students across grades pre-K through 2.

Camden Elementary is one of 6 schools operated by Benton County, a district that serves 2,150 students overall.

On demographics, Camden Elementary records that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school records 4% multiracial, 3% Black, 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Benton County indicate median household income runs about $51,746, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Camden Elementary is one of 8 public schools in Benton County (combined enrollment of about 2,150 students).

The closest other public school is Camden Jr High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 438 students in 2018 compared to 442 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.