Little Milligan

Little Milligan operates as an one-room-style primary school in Butler, Tennessee, part of Carter County. Current enrollment sits at 89 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 81% smaller than the typical public school in Tennessee, which averages around 470 students.

Across the 15 schools in Carter County (4,539 students total), Little Milligan accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Little Milligan logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). Other groups include 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Carter County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.7:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Carter County indicate median household income runs about $50,135, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Little Milligan is one of 21 public schools in Carter County (combined enrollment of about 7,217 students).

Carter County Alternative School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 7.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 6 years, enrollment at Little Milligan has decreased 41%, going from 151 students in 2018 to 89 in 2024. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2024.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.