The Phoenix School

Located at 203 Taylor ST, in Crossville, Tennessee, The Phoenix School is an one-room-style 9-12 campus that hosts 72 students (grades 9 through 12), part of Cumberland County. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 754 students each, so The Phoenix School sits 90% below that benchmark.

Within Cumberland County, which oversees 12 schools and 6,970 students, The Phoenix School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, The Phoenix School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%); the rest consists of 7% Hispanic, 4% Black.

Around the school, Cumberland County reports that median household income runs about $60,375, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Cumberland County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,970 students), of which The Phoenix School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Cumberland County High School, around 0.3 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at The Phoenix School has fell 15%, going from 85 students in 2018 to 72 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 95% to 89% across the same window.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.