Townsend Elementary

As an one-room-style primary school in Townsend, Tennessee, Townsend Elementary enrolls 108 students from grades K through 5, run under Blount County. Compared to the state average of about 470 students per school, that is 77% leaner than typical.

Blount County comprises 21 schools with combined enrollment of 10,270 students; Townsend Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Townsend Elementary reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Beyond that, the school lists 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Blount County as a whole.

In the area at large, census data for Blount County shows the typical household earns roughly $77,365 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Townsend Elementary is one of 34 public schools in Blount County (combined enrollment of about 18,257 students).

Nearest neighbor: Walland Elementary School, around 5.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Townsend Elementary has edged down 17%, going from 130 students in 2018 to 108 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 92% to 87% across the same window.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.