Preschool

As a low-enrollment primary school in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Preschool works with 225 students from grade pre-K, operated by Oak Ridge. That puts it 52% smaller than the typical public school in Tennessee, which averages around 470 students.

Across the 8 schools in Oak Ridge (5,078 students total), Preschool accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Preschool reports that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 19% Hispanic, 18% Black, 12% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

Around the school, census data for Anderson County shows the typical household earns roughly $66,183 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Preschool is one of 30 public schools in Anderson County (combined enrollment of about 12,059 students).

Nearest neighbor: Robertsville Middle School, around 1.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Preschool.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

On the community side, members of the Preschool community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.