Dorothy And Noble Harrelson School

Dorothy And Noble Harrelson School is a mid-sized elementary school in Puryear, Tennessee, run under Henry County. The school caters to 425 students in grades pre-K through 8.

Within Henry County, which oversees 6 schools and 2,924 students, Dorothy And Noble Harrelson School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Dorothy And Noble Harrelson School logs that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Henry County as a whole.

Zooming out to the county, Henry County reports that the typical household earns roughly $50,613 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Dorothy And Noble Harrelson School is one of 10 public schools in Henry County (combined enrollment of about 4,462 students).

Nearest neighbor: Lakewood Elementary, around 8.1 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Dorothy And Noble Harrelson School operates from a rural location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 20%: 529 students in 2018 compared to 425 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.