Sweetwater Jr High School

Sweetwater Jr High School is a small intermediate school in Sweetwater, Tennessee, run under Sweetwater. The school caters to 316 students in grades 7 through 8. That puts it 43% below the typical public school in Tennessee, which averages around 554 students.

Sweetwater runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,532 students. Sweetwater Jr High School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Sweetwater Jr High School shows that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 88%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Monroe County indicate median household earnings sit near $56,895, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Monroe County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,538 students), of which Sweetwater Jr High School is one.

Sweetwater High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Sweetwater Jr High School.

Sweetwater Jr High School operates from a town-center location.

Five-year trend. Sweetwater Jr High School's enrollment has ticked down 3% since 2018, when it stood at 326 (now 316). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 10% to 18%.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.