Daniel McKee Alternative School

Daniel McKee Alternative School is a micro-enrollment senior high in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, part of Rutherford County. The school enrolls 63 students in grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 92% leaner than the state mean of about 754.

Across the 53 schools in Rutherford County (52,127 students total), Daniel McKee Alternative School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Daniel McKee Alternative School records that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 29% Black, 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In the broader community, census data for Rutherford County shows median household income runs about $85,470, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Rutherford County's 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 61,904 students), Daniel McKee Alternative School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Reeves-Rogers Elementary, roughly 1.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 34%: 47 students in 2018 compared to 63 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 51% to 29% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.