Total enrollment
5,195
-27 (-1%) vs SY 2017-18
15 schools in Elizabethton
Tennessee · Public K-12
The Elizabethton public-school footprint covers 15 campuses and about 5,195 K-12 students, with an average school size near 346.
7-year change in Elizabethton
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
14
+1 (+8%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
90%
was 93%
% Hispanic
5%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carter County Alternative School | High | 05-12 | 61 |
| Carter County Online Academy | Combined | KG-12 | 123 |
| East Side Elementary | Elementary | PK-05 | 465 |
| Elizabethton High School | High | 09-12 | 886 |
| Hampton High School | High | 09-12 | 368 |
| Happy Valley High School | High | 09-12 | 449 |
| Happy Valley Middle School | Middle | 05-08 | 354 |
| Harold McCormick Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 341 |
| Hunter Elementary | Elementary | KG-08 | 498 |
| Keenburg Elementary | Combined | M-M | · |
| T A Dugger Junior High School | Middle | 06-08 | 619 |
| Unaka Elementary | Elementary | PK-08 | 194 |
| Unaka High School | High | 09-12 | 284 |
| Valley Forge Elementary | Elementary | PK-05 | 186 |
| West Side Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 367 |
About Elizabethton
Public education in Elizabethton, Tennessee runs across 15 schools that hosts roughly 5,195 students. By footprint, Elizabethton sits in the medium-population bracket.
On the school-mix side, the city is built around 6 elementary, 2 middle, 5 high, and 2 other.
Per-campus enrollment runs near 346, noticeably below the state mean of about 537.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 5,195 students, stayed largely flat from the 5,222 reported in SY 2017-18. Over that span, Elizabethton added 1 school, going from 13 to 14. The White share of public-school enrollment shrank from 93% to 90%.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Elizabethton discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.