Highland Rim School

Highland Rim School is one of the high-enrollment primary schools in Fayetteville, Tennessee, one of the schools within Lincoln County, with 717 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 53% bigger than the state mean of about 470.

Across the 8 schools in Lincoln County (3,899 students total), Highland Rim School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Highland Rim School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%); the rest looks like 10% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% multiracial.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Lincoln County put median household income runs about $64,667, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Lincoln County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,979 students), of which Highland Rim School is one.

Lincoln County High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Highland Rim School operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Highland Rim School has remained close to its prior level, going from 702 students in 2018 to 717 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 87% to 81%.

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