Pelham Elementary

Located at 2402 SR 50, in Pelham, Tennessee, Pelham Elementary is a rural-scale elementary school that works with 165 students (grades pre-K through 8), one of the schools within Grundy County. That puts it 65% below the typical public school in Tennessee, which averages around 470 students.

Grundy County comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,711 students; Pelham Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Pelham Elementary records that nearly all students (98%) are White. Other groups include 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Grundy County as a whole.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Grundy County) records that the typical household earns roughly $47,593 per year, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Grundy County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,711 students), of which Pelham Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Monteagle Elementary, around 5.7 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pelham Elementary has stayed largely flat, going from 166 students in 2018 to 165 in 2025.

On this page, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.