Joe Shafer Middle School

Located at 240 Albert Gallatin BLVD, in Gallatin, Tennessee, Joe Shafer Middle School is a medium-sized middle school that hosts 670 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by Sumner County. That puts it 21% bigger than the typical public school in Tennessee, which averages around 554 students.

Sumner County comprises 53 schools with combined enrollment of 30,719 students; Joe Shafer Middle School is among them.

On demographics, Joe Shafer Middle School shows that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 21% Black, 19% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Sumner County shows median household income runs about $90,301, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Joe Shafer Middle School is one of 53 public schools in Sumner County (combined enrollment of about 30,719 students).

Nearest neighbor: Benny C. Bills Elementary School, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Joe Shafer Middle School's enrollment has expanded 3% since 2018, when it stood at 648 (now 670). Over the same period, the White share fell from 63% to 53%.

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