Powell Valley Elementary

As a close-knit elementary campus in Speedwell, Tennessee, Powell Valley Elementary caters to 280 students from grades pre-K through 8, part of Claiborne County. That puts it 40% below the typical public school in Tennessee, which averages around 470 students.

Claiborne County runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 3,967 students. Powell Valley Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Powell Valley Elementary lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (99%).

In the surrounding community, Claiborne County reports that median household income runs about $49,379, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Claiborne County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,967 students), Powell Valley Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Cumberland Gap High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 6.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Powell Valley Elementary has contracted 10%, going from 311 students in 2018 to 280 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.