Nolan Elementary School

Nolan Elementary School is one of the heavily attended elementary-level communitys in Signal Mountain, Tennessee, part of Hamilton County, with 729 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 470 students each, so Nolan Elementary School sits 55% larger than that benchmark.

Within Hamilton County, which oversees 82 schools and 45,981 students, Nolan Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Nolan Elementary School records that nearly all students (89%) are White; the rest reads as 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Zooming out to the county, Hamilton County reports that median household earnings sit near $76,183, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hamilton County runs 82 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,981 students), of which Nolan Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Signal Mountain Middle/High School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 14%: 639 students in 2018 compared to 729 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 94% to 89%.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.