Carthage Elementary

Carthage Elementary is a mid-tier elementary-level community in Carthage, Tennessee, part of Smith County. The school works with 465 students in grades pre-K through 4.

Carthage Elementary is one of 9 schools operated by Smith County, a district that enrolls 3,056 students overall.

Demographically, Carthage Elementary shows that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 9% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 90%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Smith County put median household earnings sit near $66,293, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Smith County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,056 students), Carthage Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Smith County High School, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. Carthage Elementary's enrollment has edged up 24% since 2018, when it stood at 375 (now 465). Over the same period, the White share declined from 89% to 81%.

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