Rock Creek Elementary

Set in Erwin, Tennessee, Rock Creek Elementary is a close-knit primary school, operated by Unicoi County. It hosts 190 students across grades K through 5. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 470 students each, so Rock Creek Elementary sits 60% below that benchmark.

Across the 7 schools in Unicoi County (2,074 students total), Rock Creek Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Rock Creek Elementary lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%); the rest looks like 13% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 91% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Unicoi County) reports that median household income runs about $52,218, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Rock Creek Elementary is one of 7 public schools in Unicoi County (combined enrollment of about 2,074 students).

Love Chapel Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rock Creek Elementary has ticked down 10%, going from 211 students in 2018 to 190 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 92% to 83% over that span.

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