Macon County Junior High School

Macon County Junior High School is one of the mid-sized junior highs in Lafayette, Tennessee, one of the schools within Macon County, with 778 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 554 students each, so Macon County Junior High School sits 40% larger than that benchmark.

Macon County comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 4,216 students; Macon County Junior High School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Macon County Junior High School records that the largest single group is White, at 80% of enrollment. Other groups include 18% Hispanic. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Macon County put median household earnings sit near $59,177, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Macon County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,216 students), Macon County Junior High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Macon County High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Over the past 7-year window. Macon County Junior High School's enrollment has grew 9% since 2018, when it stood at 713 (now 778). Hispanic enrollment moved from 11% to 18% across the same window.

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