John Hay Elementary

John Hay Elementary is one of the cozy elementary campuss in Morristown, Tennessee, one of the schools within Hamblen County, with 269 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 470 students each, so John Hay Elementary sits 43% below that benchmark.

Hamblen County runs 18 schools in total, collectively educating 10,300 students. John Hay Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, John Hay Elementary records that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 36% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Hamblen County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Across the wider county, Hamblen County reports that median household earnings sit near $55,454, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. John Hay Elementary is one of 18 public schools in Hamblen County (combined enrollment of about 10,300 students).

Hamblen County Alternative School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around John Hay Elementary.

John Hay Elementary operates from an inner-city location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at John Hay Elementary has ticked down 9%, going from 295 students in 2018 to 269 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the John Hay Elementary community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.