Total enrollment
3,178
+640 (+25%) vs SY 2020-21
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 school).
4-year change in Smithville
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
+1 (+25%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
5,288
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
3,178
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
6
public K-12
| 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 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment grew 25%: 2,538 students in SY 2020-21 versus 3,178 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 4 to 5 across the same 4-year 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.