Selmer Middle School

As a rural-scale middle-grades school in Selmer, Tennessee, Selmer Middle School instructs 197 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by McNairy County. That puts it 64% smaller than the typical public school in Tennessee, which averages around 554 students.

McNairy County runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 3,733 students. Selmer Middle School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Selmer Middle School shows that 77% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 15% Black, 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 90%.

In the area at large, census data for McNairy County shows the typical household earns roughly $53,473 per year, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, McNairy County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,733 students), of which Selmer Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Selmer Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Selmer Middle School.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Selmer Middle School has declined 53%, going from 416 students in 2018 to 197 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for Selmer Middle School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.