East Jr. High School

Set in Somerville, Tennessee, East Jr. High School is a modestly sized middle-grades school, one of the schools within Fayette County Public Schools. It educates 243 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 554 students each, so East Jr. High School sits 56% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 7 schools in Fayette County Public Schools (2,909 students total), East Jr. High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, East Jr. High School records that Black students make up the majority at 65%; the rest reads as 26% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Fayette County as a whole is about 25% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Fayette County indicate median household income runs about $88,456, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Fayette County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,941 students), East Jr. High School is one campus in the mix.

Fayette Ware Comprehensive High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at East Jr. High School has edged down 26%, going from 329 students in 2018 to 243 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 30% to 26%.

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