Total enrollment
2,909
-651 (-18%) vs SY 2017-18
7 schools in Fayette County Public Schools
Tennessee · 2,909 students · 4 cities
Fayette County Public Schools runs 7 public K-12 schools per the latest NCES data, with combined enrollment near 2,909 and an average school size of 416.
7-year change in Fayette County Public Schools
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
0 (0%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
29%
was 38%
% Hispanic
11%
was 6%
% Black
57%
was 54%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fayette Ware Comprehensive High School | Somerville | High | 09-12 | 724 |
| Oakland Elementary | Oakland | Elementary | PK-05 | 621 |
| Buckley-Carpenter Elementary School | Somerville | Elementary | PK-05 | 491 |
| West Junior High School | Oakland | Middle | 06-08 | 340 |
| Southwest Elementary | Williston | Elementary | PK-05 | 294 |
| East Jr. High School | Somerville | Middle | 06-08 | 243 |
| La Grange Moscow Elementary | Moscow | Elementary | PK-05 | 196 |
About Fayette County Public Schools
Across 7 schools, Fayette County Public Schools enrolls about 2,909 students in Tennessee. By footprint it is a low-population district.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Fayette County Public Schools is built around 4 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
Per-school enrollment averages around 416 in this district, lower than the Tennessee typical of 537.
Over the past 7-year window. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 18%: 3,560 students in SY 2017-18 versus 2,909 in SY 2024-25. On the demographic side, White enrollment moved from 38% to 29% over the same window.
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