Springs Public Schools Tennessee Empower Academy

Springs Public Schools Tennessee Empower Academy is a primary school of micro-enrollment scale in Smyrna, Tennessee, part of Rutherford County, serveing 178 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 470 students per school, that is 62% below typical.

Across the 53 schools in Rutherford County (52,127 students total), Springs Public Schools Tennessee Empower Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Springs Public Schools Tennessee Empower Academy lists that White students make up the majority at 56%. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 15% Black, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Rutherford County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In the broader community, census data for Rutherford County shows median household income runs about $85,470, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Rutherford County's 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 61,904 students), Springs Public Schools Tennessee Empower Academy is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Thurman Francis Arts Academy/Magnet School for the Arts, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Springs Public Schools Tennessee Empower Academy.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area. Springs Public Schools Tennessee Empower Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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