Dresden Elementary

Located at 759 Linden ST, in Dresden, Tennessee, Dresden Elementary is a mid-sized primary school that serves 440 students (grades pre-K through 4), overseen by Weakley County.

Weakley County comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 3,993 students; Dresden Elementary is among them.

On the student-mix side, Dresden Elementary reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Other groups include 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Weakley County as a whole.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Weakley County put the typical household earns roughly $51,880 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Weakley County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,993 students), of which Dresden Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Dresden Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dresden Elementary has shrank 7%, going from 472 students in 2018 to 440 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 92% to 87% over that span.

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