Tenn School For Blind

Set in Nashville, Tennessee, Tenn School For Blind is an intimate all-grades campus, part of Tennessee School for Blind. It hosts 100 students across grades pre-K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 243 students per school, that is 59% smaller than typical.

Tennessee School for Blind is the operating authority for Tenn School For Blind, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

In terms of who attends, Tenn School For Blind records that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 26% Black, 11% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 3% multiracial. Compared to Davidson County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In the surrounding community, Davidson County reports that median household income runs about $77,853, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Davidson County's 177 public schools (combined enrollment of about 86,005 students), Tenn School For Blind is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Tennessee School for the Deaf Nashville, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Tenn School For Blind.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Tenn School For Blind has decreased 24%, going from 131 students in 2018 to 100 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 66% to 52% across the same window.

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