Decatur County Middle School

Decatur County Middle School, a low-enrollment middle-grades school in Parsons, Tennessee, operated by Decatur County, serves 424 students, covering grades 5 through 8. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 554 students each, so Decatur County Middle School sits 23% smaller than that benchmark.

Decatur County runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,492 students. Decatur County Middle School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Decatur County Middle School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%); the rest comes out to 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian, 2% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Decatur County as a whole.

Around the school, census data for Decatur County shows median household earnings sit near $45,375, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Decatur County Middle School is one of 6 public schools in Decatur County (combined enrollment of about 1,492 students).

Nearest neighbor: Decatur County Virtual Academy, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Decatur County Middle School.

Decatur County Middle School operates from a countryside location.

Looking at the recent track record. Decatur County Middle School's enrollment has shrank 11% since 2018, when it stood at 478 (now 424).

On this page, members of the Decatur County Middle School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.