Central Elementary

As a modestly sized elementary-level community in Johnson City, Tennessee, Central Elementary enrolls 267 students from grades pre-K through 8, one of the schools within Carter County. That puts it 43% leaner than the typical public school in Tennessee, which averages around 470 students.

Central Elementary is one of 15 schools operated by Carter County, a district that instructs 4,539 students overall.

Demographically, Central Elementary logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). Beyond that, the school logs 7% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Carter County indicate median household income runs about $50,135, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Carter County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,217 students), Central Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Happy Valley Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Central Elementary.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Central Elementary has stayed largely flat, going from 264 students in 2018 to 267 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 96% to 89%.

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