Harrison Elementary School

Harrison Elementary School operates as an expansive K-5 school in Chattanooga, Tennessee, overseen by Hamilton County. Current enrollment sits at 775 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 65% bigger than the typical public school in Tennessee, which averages around 470 students.

Hamilton County runs 82 schools in total, collectively educating 45,981 students. Harrison Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Harrison Elementary School reports that 62% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder looks like 16% White, 11% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 17%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Hamilton County shows median household income runs about $76,183, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Harrison Elementary School is one of 82 public schools in Hamilton County (combined enrollment of about 45,981 students).

Brown Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 89%: 411 students in 2018 compared to 775 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 52% to 16% across the same window.

On allk12, members of the Harrison Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.