University School

University School is one of the roomy all-grades campuss in Johnson City, Tennessee, run under Washington County, with 635 students on its rolls from grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 161% larger than the state mean of about 243.

Within Washington County, which oversees 14 schools and 7,969 students, University School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, University School logs that the largest single group is White, at 80% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 7% Black, 5% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% multiracial.

In the surrounding community, census data for Washington County shows the typical household earns roughly $62,809 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. University School is one of 30 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 15,787 students).

South Side Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around University School.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 7%: 594 students in 2018 compared to 635 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 86% to 80% across the same window.

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