Total enrollment
3,178
+543 (+21%) vs SY 2017-18
6 schools in Smithville
Tennessee · Public K-12
Smithville, Tennessee has 6 public K-12 schools in service today, teaching roughly 3,178 students (an average of 530 per campus).
7-year change in Smithville
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
+1 (+25%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
75%
was 81%
% Hispanic
14%
was 15%
% Black
8%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| De Kalb County Adult High School | High | 10-12 | 0 |
| De Kalb County High School | High | 09-12 | 781 |
| DeKalb County Schools Adult Education Virtual School | High | 09-12 | 784 |
| DeKalb Middle School | Middle | 06-08 | 534 |
| Northside Elementary | Elementary | 02-05 | 544 |
| Smithville Elementary | Elementary | PK-02 | 535 |
About Smithville
Smithville is a medium-population Tennessee city in terms of public-school footprint, with 6 schools and 3,178 students total.
On the school-mix side, the city is built around 2 elementary, 1 middle, and 3 high.
Trend over the past 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment grew 21%: 2,635 students in SY 2017-18 versus 3,178 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 4 to 5 across the same 7-year window. On the demographic side, White enrollment moved from 81% to 75% over the same window.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Smithville discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.