Parris South Elementary

Parris South Elementary is a tight-knit elementary-level community in Savannah, Tennessee, run under Hardin County. The school enrolls 389 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Parris South Elementary is one of 7 schools operated by Hardin County, a district that hosts 3,294 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Parris South Elementary records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%); the rest comes out to 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 5% Black. By comparison, Hardin County as a whole is about 92% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Hardin County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $49,956 per year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. In all, Hardin County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,294 students), of which Parris South Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Hardin County Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Parris South Elementary.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Parris South Elementary has shrank 18%, going from 475 students in 2018 to 389 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 86% to 81% across the same window.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.