Oakland Elementary

Located at 14925 Hwy 194 North, in Oakland, Tennessee, Oakland Elementary is a medium-sized K-5 school that caters to 621 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Fayette County Public Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 32% above the state mean of about 470.

Fayette County Public Schools runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 2,909 students. Oakland Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Oakland Elementary reports that the largest single group is Black at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 30% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Fayette County as a whole is about 25% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Fayette County) records that median household earnings sit near $88,456, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Fayette County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,941 students), Oakland Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: West Junior High School, around 1.9 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Oakland Elementary's enrollment has edged down 11% since 2018, when it stood at 700 (now 621). White enrollment moved from 53% to 30% across the same window.

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