Piedmont Elementary

Piedmont Elementary is one of the tight-knit primary schools in Dandridge, Tennessee, one of the schools within Jefferson County, with 367 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 470 students per school, that is 22% smaller than typical.

Jefferson County comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 6,937 students; Piedmont Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Piedmont Elementary reports that 84% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 10% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put median household earnings sit near $66,114, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Piedmont Elementary is one of 14 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 6,937 students).

Nearest neighbor: Jefferson County Adult High School, around 2.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Piedmont Elementary.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Piedmont Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 403 (now 367). White enrollment moved from 92% to 84% across the same window.

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