Mt Carmel Elementary

As a cozy elementary campus in Mt Carmel, Tennessee, Mt Carmel Elementary enrolls 306 students from grades pre-K through 4, operated by Hawkins County. That puts it 35% smaller than the typical public school in Tennessee, which averages around 470 students.

Hawkins County runs 17 schools in total, collectively educating 6,414 students. Mt Carmel Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Mt Carmel Elementary lists that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

Across the wider county, Hawkins County reports that the typical household earns roughly $56,936 per year, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mt Carmel Elementary is one of 20 public schools in Hawkins County (combined enrollment of about 7,572 students).

George Washington Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Mt Carmel Elementary.

Mt Carmel Elementary operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 303 students in 2018 compared to 306 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 93% to 89%.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Mt Carmel Elementary typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.