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Smithville Elementary

221 E Bryant ST, Smithville, TN 37166 · (615) 597-4415 · DeKalb County
GRADES PK–02ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL535 STUDENTS
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Not graded

This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
535
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 470
Student : Teacher
,
Teacher data unavailable
STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K7514%
Kindergarten18835%
Grade 115830%
Grade 211421%
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 61% · US 70%
White
41778%
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 56% · US 43%
Hispanic
9317%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 16% · US 30%
Black
51%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
173%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
27752%
Female
25848%

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Where Smithville Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Tennessee
Enrollment
ranked largest first
535#361 of 1,044
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
36.1%#507 of 962
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-10.1%#293 of 537
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
535
-28 (-5%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 766
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25535N/AN/AN/A
2023-2455344.312.5:1N/A
2022-235994613.0:1N/A
2020-215634213.4:1N/A
2017-185954313.8:1N/A
2015-165904513.1:178% (460)
2010-116204513.8:168% (424)
2000-01480N/AN/AN/A
1990-917663919.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Smithville Elementary.

About Smithville Elementary

Smithville Elementary sits in Smithville, Tennessee, and is classified as an elementary school. The school teaches pre-K through 2 and enrolls 535 students.

DeKalb County runs 6 schools with a combined 3,644 students. Smithville Elementary is one of them.

The share of White students at Smithville Elementary is 78%, a majority. The remaining students are 17% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census figures show DeKalb County is about 88% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 36, compared with 70 nationally.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for DeKalb County show that the median household earns about $53,153 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. DeKalb County has 7 public schools with about 3,644 students, including Smithville Elementary.

Of the public schools around it, Smithville Elementary is closest to DeKalb County Schools Adult Education Virtual School, about 0.6 miles away. Smithville Elementary has 4 other public schools within five miles.

Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Smithville Elementary had a net loss of 28 students, or 5%.

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DeKalb County at a glance

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Population
20,959
Census ACS
Median income
$53,153
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
3,644 students

Quick facts

School name
Smithville Elementary
District
DeKalb County
Address
221 E Bryant ST, Smithville, TN 37166
Phone
(615) 597-4415
County
DeKalb County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–02
Total enrollment
535
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
470099000324
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in DeKalb County
Other schools in Smithville
Other Smithville Elementary schools

4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Smithville Elementary. Smithville Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 5.

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Frequently asked questions

About Smithville Elementary
How many students attend Smithville Elementary?
Smithville Elementary enrolls approximately 535 students in grades PK-02.
What age range does Smithville Elementary serve?
Smithville Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 02.
What is the student diversity at Smithville Elementary?
Student demographics at Smithville Elementary are roughly 78% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Smithville Elementary in?
Smithville Elementary is part of DeKalb County.
Where is Smithville Elementary located?
Smithville Elementary is located at 221 E Bryant ST, Smithville, TN 37166.
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