Total enrollment
4,450
-840 (-16%) vs SY 2017-18
16 schools in Carter County
Tennessee · 4,539 students · 5 cities
Of all public K-12 schools in Tennessee, 16 sit under Carter County, with combined enrollment of roughly 4,539 students (8 elementary, 1 middle, and 5 high).
7-year change in Carter County
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
14
-1 (-7%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
91%
was 95%
% Hispanic
5%
was 3%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton Elementary | Hampton | Elementary | PK-08 | 662 |
| Happy Valley Elementary | Johnson City | Elementary | PK-04 | 506 |
| Hunter Elementary | Elizabethton | Elementary | KG-08 | 498 |
| Happy Valley High School | Elizabethton | High | 09-12 | 449 |
| Hampton High School | Elizabethton | High | 09-12 | 368 |
| Happy Valley Middle School | Elizabethton | Middle | 05-08 | 354 |
| Unaka High School | Elizabethton | High | 09-12 | 284 |
| Central Elementary | Johnson City | Elementary | PK-08 | 267 |
| Cloudland Elementary School | Roan Mountain | Elementary | PK-06 | 262 |
| Cloudland High School | Roan Mountain | High | 07-12 | 236 |
| Unaka Elementary | Elizabethton | Elementary | PK-08 | 194 |
| Valley Forge Elementary | Elizabethton | Elementary | PK-05 | 186 |
| Carter County Online Academy | Elizabethton | Combined | KG-12 | 123 |
| Little Milligan | Butler | Elementary | PK-05 | 89 |
| Carter County Alternative School | Elizabethton | High | 05-12 | 61 |
| Keenburg Elementary | Elizabethton | Combined | M-M | · |
About Carter County
Carter County is a rural-scale Tennessee school district running 16 campuses with combined enrollment near 4,539.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Carter County covers 8 elementary, 1 middle, 5 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 284 in this district, below the Tennessee typical of 537.
Over the past 7-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Carter County has contracted 16% since SY 2017-18, moving from about 5,290 students to 4,450. Carter County now counts 14 public schools, down from 15 in SY 2017-18. The White share of public-school enrollment fell from 95% to 91%.
On this page, the community for Carter County discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.