Highland Elementary

Set in Greeneville, Tennessee, Highland Elementary is a rural-scale elementary school, overseen by Greeneville. It enrolls 147 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 470 students per school, that is 69% below typical.

Greeneville comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 2,977 students; Highland Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Highland Elementary reports that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 28% Hispanic, 17% multiracial, 8% Black. By comparison, Greene County as a whole is about 91% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In the broader community, Greene County reports that the typical household earns roughly $56,194 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Greene County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,065 students), of which Highland Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Greeneville High School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Highland Elementary.

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

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Highland Elementary has shrank 18%, going from 180 students in 2018 to 147 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 63% to 47% across the same window.

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