Unaka Elementary

Located at 120 Unaka DR, in Elizabethton, Tennessee, Unaka Elementary is a compact primary school that teaches 194 students (grades pre-K through 8), overseen by Carter County. That puts it 59% smaller than the typical public school in Tennessee, which averages around 470 students.

Carter County comprises 15 schools with combined enrollment of 4,539 students; Unaka Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Unaka Elementary records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). Other groups include 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Carter County put median household income runs about $50,135, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Carter County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,217 students), Unaka Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Carter County Online Academy, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Unaka Elementary.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Unaka Elementary's enrollment has edged down 29% since 2018, when it stood at 272 (now 194).

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