Halls Junior High School

Halls Junior High School is an one-room-style middle school in Halls, Tennessee, operated by Lauderdale County. The school enrolls 143 students in grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 554 students per school, that is 74% below typical.

Within Lauderdale County, which oversees 7 schools and 3,277 students, Halls Junior High School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Halls Junior High School shows that the largest single group is White, at 80% of enrollment; the rest looks like 13% Black, 5% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Lauderdale County as a whole is about 59% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Lauderdale County indicate the typical household earns roughly $49,879 per year, roughly 12% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. Halls Junior High School is one of 7 public schools in Lauderdale County (combined enrollment of about 3,277 students).

The closest other public school is Halls High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Halls Junior High School.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 23%: 185 students in 2018 compared to 143 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share increased from 69% to 80%.

On allk12, members of the Halls Junior High School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.