Coker Creek Elementary

As a very small K-5 school in Tellico Plains, Tennessee, Coker Creek Elementary caters to 55 students from grades K through 8, part of Monroe County. Compared to the state average of about 470 students per school, that is 88% below typical.

Monroe County runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 5,006 students. Coker Creek Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Coker Creek Elementary lists that nearly all students (95%) are White; the rest reads as 4% Hispanic.

In the surrounding community, Monroe County reports that the typical household earns roughly $56,895 per year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Monroe County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,538 students), of which Coker Creek Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Rural Vale Elementary, around 6.4 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Coker Creek Elementary has contracted 41%, going from 93 students in 2018 to 55 in 2025.

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