Ralph Askins School

Ralph Askins School, a reasonably sized primary school in Fayetteville, Tennessee, operated by Fayetteville, instructs 565 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 20% above the typical public school in Tennessee, which averages around 470 students.

Fayetteville comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,080 students; Ralph Askins School is among them.

On demographics, Ralph Askins School shows that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder comes out to 27% Black, 18% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 85%.

In the area at large, Lincoln County reports that median household income runs about $64,667, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ralph Askins School is one of 11 public schools in Lincoln County (combined enrollment of about 4,979 students).

Nearest neighbor: Fayetteville Middle School, around 1.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 14%: 659 students in 2018 compared to 565 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 58% to 47% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Ralph Askins School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.