Central Elementary

Located at 29590 Broad ST, in Bruceton, Tennessee, Central Elementary is a low-enrollment primary school that hosts 281 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Hollow Rock - Bruceton. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 470 students each, so Central Elementary sits 40% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 2 schools in Hollow Rock - Bruceton (626 students total), Central Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Central Elementary shows that nearly all students (85%) are White. The remainder looks like 9% multiracial, 4% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Carroll County as a whole.

In the surrounding community, census data for Carroll County shows the typical household earns roughly $51,787 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Carroll County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,364 students), of which Central Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Central High School, around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Central Elementary has shrank 12%, going from 321 students in 2018 to 281 in 2025.

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