Christiana Elementary

Christiana Elementary is one of the mid-sized elementary schools in Christiana, Tennessee, part of Rutherford County, with 659 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 470 students each, so Christiana Elementary sits 40% above that benchmark.

Within Rutherford County, which oversees 53 schools and 52,127 students, Christiana Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Christiana Elementary logs that White students make up the majority at 64%. Beyond that, the school reports 14% Hispanic, 13% Black, 7% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Rutherford County as a whole.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Rutherford County indicate median household earnings sit near $85,470, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Christiana Elementary is one of 69 public schools in Rutherford County (combined enrollment of about 61,904 students).

The closest other public school is Christiana Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Christiana Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 21% since 2018, when it stood at 833 (now 659). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 77% to 64%.

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