Walter J. Baird Middle School

Walter J. Baird Middle School operates as a moderately sized junior high in Lebanon, Tennessee, one of the schools within Lebanon. Current enrollment sits at 757 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 37% above the state mean of about 554.

Across the 7 schools in Lebanon (4,628 students total), Walter J. Baird Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Walter J. Baird Middle School shows that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 22% Black, 19% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Wilson County shows the typical household earns roughly $95,839 per year, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Wilson County runs 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,331 students), of which Walter J. Baird Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Coles Ferry Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 38%: 550 students in 2018 compared to 757 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 69% to 50%.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.