Dogwood Elementary

Dogwood Elementary, a mid-sized primary school in Knoxville, Tennessee, one of the schools within Knox County, caters to 581 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 24% larger than the typical public school in Tennessee, which averages around 470 students.

Knox County comprises 93 schools with combined enrollment of 60,185 students; Dogwood Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Dogwood Elementary records that the largest single group is White at 46%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 29% Black, 13% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. By comparison, Knox County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Knox County indicate median household earnings sit near $74,222, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Knox County's 103 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,014 students), Dogwood Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is South Doyle Middle School, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

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

Five-year trend. Dogwood Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 648 (now 581). White enrollment moved from 55% to 46% across the same window.

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