Whitworth-Buchanan Middle School

Whitworth-Buchanan Middle School is an average-sized 6-8 campus in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, operated by Rutherford County. The school works with 755 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 554 students per school, that is 36% bigger than typical.

Whitworth-Buchanan Middle School is one of 53 schools operated by Rutherford County, a district that works with 52,127 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Whitworth-Buchanan Middle School records that the largest single group is White at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 30% Hispanic, 20% Black, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Across the wider county, census data for Rutherford County shows median household earnings sit near $85,470, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Rutherford County's 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 61,904 students), Whitworth-Buchanan Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Buchanan Elementary, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools.

Whitworth-Buchanan Middle School operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Whitworth-Buchanan Middle School's enrollment has declined 5% since 2018, when it stood at 796 (now 755). Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 16% to 30%.

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