The Excel Center

The Excel Center is one of the cozy secondary schools in Memphis, Tennessee, part of Memphis-Shelby County Schools, with 457 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 754 students each, so The Excel Center sits 39% below that benchmark.

Across the 211 schools in Memphis-Shelby County Schools (111,979 students total), The Excel Center accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, The Excel Center lists that 79% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 52% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Shelby County indicate median household earnings sit near $63,767, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, Shelby County runs 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students), of which The Excel Center is one.

The closest other public school is Overton High, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at The Excel Center has grew 36%, going from 335 students in 2018 to 457 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment decreased from 89% to 79% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.