Cosby Elementary

Cosby Elementary is one of the reasonably sized elementary-level communitys in Cosby, Tennessee, operated by Cocke County, with 429 students on its rolls from grades K through 8.

Within Cocke County, which oversees 12 schools and 4,202 students, Cosby Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Cosby Elementary reports that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Cocke County as a whole.

In the surrounding community, Cocke County reports that the typical household earns roughly $48,016 per year, roughly 11% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. Cosby Elementary is one of 13 public schools in Cocke County (combined enrollment of about 4,932 students).

Cosby High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 9%: 472 students in 2018 compared to 429 in 2025.

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