Smoky Mountain Elementary

Located at 135 South 32 HWY, in Cosby, Tennessee, Smoky Mountain Elementary is a micro-enrollment primary school that instructs 176 students (grades pre-K through 8), operated by Cocke County. Compared to the state average of about 470 students per school, that is 63% below typical.

Cocke County comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 4,202 students; Smoky Mountain Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Smoky Mountain Elementary logs that 97% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Cocke County indicate median household income runs about $48,016, 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. Across Cocke County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,932 students), Smoky Mountain Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Cosby Elementary, roughly 3.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Smoky Mountain Elementary.

Smoky Mountain Elementary operates from a rural location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 7%: 164 students in 2018 compared to 176 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Smoky Mountain Elementary community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.