Central Middle School

As a modestly sized 6-8 campus in Wartburg, Tennessee, Central Middle School instructs 317 students from grades 5 through 8, one of the schools within Morgan County. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 554 students each, so Central Middle School sits 43% below that benchmark.

Central Middle School is one of 8 schools operated by Morgan County, a district that instructs 2,800 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Central Middle School records that nearly all students (96%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 3% multiracial.

Zooming out to the county, Morgan County reports that median household earnings sit near $65,954, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Morgan County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,800 students), of which Central Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Morgan County Career and Technical Center, around 0.8 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 10%: 287 students in 2018 compared to 317 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.