Ft Sanders Education Development Center

Set in Knoxville, Tennessee, Ft Sanders Education Development Center is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community, part of Knox County. It works with 509 students across grades pre-K through 6.

Ft Sanders Education Development Center is one of 93 schools operated by Knox County, a district that caters to 60,185 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Ft Sanders Education Development Center shows that 64% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 17% Black, 13% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 80%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Knox County) logs that median household income runs about $74,222, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ft Sanders Education Development Center is one of 103 public schools in Knox County (combined enrollment of about 63,014 students).

The closest other public school is Emerald Academy, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an urban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 63%: 312 students in 2018 compared to 509 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 73% to 64% across the same window.

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