Whiteville Elementary

Set in Whiteville, Tennessee, Whiteville Elementary is a close-knit primary school, run under Hardeman County Schools. It educates 217 students across grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 470 students per school, that is 54% leaner than typical.

Across the 9 schools in Hardeman County Schools (3,157 students total), Whiteville Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Whiteville Elementary logs that 76% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest reads as 20% White. By comparison, Hardeman County as a whole is about 38% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Hardeman County) reports that median household earnings sit near $46,069, roughly 12% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hardeman County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,157 students), Whiteville Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Bolivar Elementary, around 9.0 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 11%: 244 students in 2018 compared to 217 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share fell from 81% to 76%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.