Cora Howe School

Cora Howe School is an unified-grade school of micro-enrollment scale in Nashville, Tennessee, part of Davidson County, teacheing 78 students in grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 243 students per school, that is 68% below typical.

Across the 160 schools in Davidson County (81,532 students total), Cora Howe School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Cora Howe School logs that the largest single group is Black at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 35% White, 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Davidson County put the typical household earns roughly $77,853 per year, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Davidson County's 177 public schools (combined enrollment of about 86,005 students), Cora Howe School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Nashville Classical East, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cora Howe School has edged down 25%, going from 104 students in 2018 to 78 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 54% to 49%.

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